Worksheet4: Evaluating historical policies

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Your problem (phrase):

1. State one of the major historical policies that attempted to deal with the social problem:

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2. What were the advantages of this policy (consider effectiveness, intended and unintended consequences, costs, enforcement, public acceptance):

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3. What were the disadvantages of this policy? (consider effectiveness, intended and unintended consequences costs, enforcement, public acceptance):

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4. Based on your evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages, should a different policy have been implemented? Explain.

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