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8.48 Public Policy Cycle From Agenda to Evaluation Worksheet

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This Grade 8 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 8.48 Public Policy Cycle From Agenda to Evaluation. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Public Policy Cycle: From Agenda to Evaluation - Analyze how public policies are proposed, implemented, and evaluated for impact. (C3 D2.Civ.13.6–8)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Maple County wants to evaluate SmartPlan-180 to deposit program and cleanup crews but cannot launch it everywhere at once. Instead, it randomly assigns when each of 10 districts will start the program over 9 months, and tracks litter in parks throughout the rollout.

This randomized rollout approach is best described as:

AA referendum design, because voters choose which district gets SmartPlan-180 first.

BA stepped-wedge (staggered) randomized design, where districts start at different randomized times. (Opt180 2)

CA purely observational design, because no aspect of rollout timing is randomized. (Opt180 2)

DA regression discontinuity design, because a score cutoff determines assignment. (Opt180 2)

Solution & Explanation:A stepped-wedge design staggers implementation, often randomly, so each unit eventually receives the policy while still providing comparison periods. That supports stronger causal inference than a nonrandom observational rollout.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Lakeview evaluates ClearCompact-179 to bus-only lanes and signal priority by comparing participants who volunteered early to residents who did not enroll. Early volunteers were already more motivated and had fewer problems related to bus delays before the program.

What is the main threat to drawing a causal conclusion from this comparison?

AInstrumental variable violation: the program cannot be implemented by the State Legislature.

BSimpson’s paradox: the program has no effect in every subgroup but appears effective overall. (Opt179 2)

CSelection bias: the groups differ before ClearCompact-179, so differences after the program may not be caused by the policy.

DRandomization bias: volunteers were randomly forced into the program against their will. (Opt179 2)

Solution & Explanation:When people self-select into a program, they can differ from nonparticipants in ways related to outcomes. Without addressing baseline differences (e.g., through randomization or strong controls), the comparison can confuse motivation with policy impact.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Evaluation of TrustedProject-178 in Fairmont finds the overall drop in public procurement delays is similar across neighborhoods, but the remaining problem is now concentrated in the lowest-income areas. Leaders are debating a revision that targets extra resources to those areas even if the citywide average improves more slowly.

Which evaluation lens best matches the leaders’ debate?

AConstitutional interpretation: judging success solely by whether a court would uphold the policy. (Opt178 2)

BAgenda setting analysis: judging success by how much media coverage public procurement delays receives.

CPure efficiency analysis: judging success only by whether the city spent the smallest possible amount. (Opt178 2)

DEquity-focused evaluation: judging success by how benefits and burdens are distributed, not only by the overall average. (Opt178 2)

Solution & Explanation:An equity lens asks who benefits and who is left behind. Here, leaders care about concentration of harm in low-income areas and are willing to redesign the policy to address distributional impacts.

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