public policy controversy
C9175
concept
A public policy controversy is a sustained, often polarized dispute among stakeholders over the goals, design, implementation, or consequences of government actions or regulations.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| controversial legislation | 3 |
| controversial law | 2 |
| public policy controversy canonical | 2 |
| Canadian political controversy | 1 |
| LGBT-related policy | 1 |
| bioethics-related political effort | 1 |
| public policy debate | 1 |
| states’ rights controversy | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: public policy controversy
Generated description
A public policy controversy is a sustained, often polarized dispute among stakeholders over the goals, design, implementation, or consequences of government actions or regulations.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| SB 1070 | controversial legislation |
| Florida Parental Rights in Education Act | controversial law |
| Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization | LGBT-related policy |
| Georgia initially refused to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision | states’ rights controversy |
| weapons of mass destruction intelligence controversy | public policy debate |
| Internal improvements debates | — |
| Corn Laws debate | — |
| Dickey-Wicker Amendment repeal efforts | bioethics-related political effort |
| WE Charity controversy | Canadian political controversy |
|
Don’t Say Gay law
surface form:
Don't Say Gay law
|
controversial legislation |
| Hong Kong national security law | controversial legislation |
| Special Powers Act | controversial law |