What is the best summary of the full process of taking a major policy decision?

Correct answer: Problem identification, proposal, Cabinet decision, order, implementation and review

Correct answer: A. A major policy decision normally involves a sequence rather than a private impulse. First, a public problem is identified and information is collected. A proposal or recommendation is prepared. The competent political executive, often the Cabinet, considers the proposal and takes a decision. The decision must then be expressed through proper rules, an official order or another lawful instrument. Officials implement it through administration, and its results can later be monitored and reviewed. Option A includes these connected stages and recognises the role of institutions. Option B is wrong because public policy is not merely one person’s private wish. Option C is wrong because courts do not conduct election campaigns, and this is not the policy process. Option D is wrong because printing voter lists belongs to electoral administration, not to every major policy decision. Memory cue: identify, propose, decide, order, implement, review.