DQ #3 What is the relationship between ideology and public policy? Please use at least one academic reference citation and be sure to provide XXXXXXXXXXwords in your response to receive credit.

Before going into the discussion regarding the relationship between political ideology
and public policy, first we have to determine that what is political ideology and what is public
policy. Political ideology as per the definition of Dr. Roger C. Lowery (“Political Ideology and
Public Policy Formation”, n.d.) is “a coherent & consistent set of beliefs about what ends or
goals government should pursue.” Public policy, on the other hand, can be defined as “a
purposive and consistent course of action produced as a response to a perceived problem of a
constituency, formulated by a specific political process, and adopted, implemented, and enforced
by a public agency” (“Defining Public Policy”, n.d.). So, from the definitions of both political
ideology and public policy one specific relationship can be established and that is, in both
political ideology and public policy the government is involved as it is the...