What is public policy? how is policy made? what is the policy process and how does it shape public policymaking? public policyo congressional statuteo presidential actiono court decisiono budgetary choiceso regulationeconomic policyo monetary and fiscalthe policy processo problem identificationo agenda settingo formulationo adoptiono and budgetingo implementationo evaluationwhat is a policy problem? what is policy agenda? o know types of agendaslinkage institutionso examples? the welfare stateo this story of the social welfare systemo foundations of the welfare stateo welfare reformo how do we pay for the welfare state? education policieshealth policieshousing policies