Question

The Philadelphia City Council decided to bar skateboarders from Love Park. Some of the council's actions are listed below in chronological order.

Which answer correctly matches policy cycle steps with the events?

1. The city council worried that skateboarding was damaging Love Park and discouraging development in the center of the city.

2. City council members proposed a total ban on skateboarding. Using private funding, skateboarders proposed to support skateboarding in city parks.

3. City officials resolved to enforce the ordinance banning skateboarding in all public parks.

4. Love Park was rebuilt to make it a less attractive place to go skateboarding.

Responses

agenda setting, policy formulation, policy adoption, policy implementation

agenda setting, policy formulation, policy adoption, policy implementation

policy formulation, agenda setting, policy evaluation, policy implementation

policy formulation, agenda setting, policy evaluation, policy implementation

policy adoption, policy implementation, policy evaluation, policy formulation

policy adoption, policy implementation, policy evaluation, policy formulation

agenda setting, policy formulation, policy implementation, policy evaluation

agenda setting, policy formulation, policy implementation, policy evaluation

Answer 1

Correct mapping: 1 = agenda setting, 2 = policy formulation, 3 = policy adoption, 4 = policy implementation.

Why: (1) identifies the problem (agenda setting), (2) describes competing proposals (policy formulation), (3) is the government's decision to enact the ordinance (policy adoption), and (4) are the concrete actions taken to change the park (policy implementation).