Worksheet4:
Evaluating existing public policies
Date: Group
Members:
Your
problem (phrase):
1. State one of the major existing policies that attempted to deal with
the social problem:
The
major policy became known as feudalism.—the granting of fiefs (land) by the
king to lords in exchange for political and military services
2. What were the advantages of this policy (consider effectiveness,
intended and unintended consequences, costs, enforcement, public acceptance):
Feudalism
provided for military protection and for some of the basic government services
on a decentralized basis.
3. What were the disadvantages of this policy? (consider
effectiveness, intended and unintended consequences costs, enforcement, public
acceptance):
The
majority of people—serfs and slaves—had no social mobility and little freedom. There was no strong central government to
support the growth of culture or progress.
4. Based on your evaluation of the
advantages and disadvantages, should a different policy have been
implemented? Explain.