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It is indeed the purpose of such models to simplify aspects of the reality they represent. No one model best describes the features of policymaking in every area. Although the chapters that follow do not adhere strictly to any of these models, they draw upon the primary qualities of some political science models. Features of the institutional model appear in the description of the institutional context of public policy in Chapter 2. This model stresses the opportunities and constraints on policy that are part of the very structure of the American constitutional order: judiciary, bureaucracy, executives, legislatures, separation of powers, federalism, and so forth.
For example, if one can assume the right to produce and publish material with strong sexual content leads to greater sexual promiscuity, then that would be a cost for social conservatives. It may be less of a problem for social liberals, however. Evaluation, therefore, is always political. Progressives, conservatives, Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).