Question

The defining characteristics of a public policy are that it must affect many people, be accepted as legitimate, and have which of the following characteristics?

Responses

It must be created through a political process.

It must be created through a political process.

It must be enacted into law.

It must be enacted into law.

It must enforce itself.

It must enforce itself.

It must follow the rules of due process.

Answer 1

It must be created through a political process.

(Other options are wrong: public policy need not be a law or self‑enforcing, nor must every policy strictly follow due process — but it is a product of political decision‑making.)