As the United States is a federal system, a large number of decisions are made not only by the federal government, but also by state and local governments. The government uses various tools such as law, services, money, taxes, other economic instruments and persuasion to influence policies. These tools are specific to the government and may not be available to private parties. Peters suggests that a huge amount of money circulates through the government and is redistributed to different people in the form of goods and services (Peters, 2013). Since governments have the resources and rights to influence social programs, they must be involved in policymaking. Since public policies are the result of collaborations among diverse groups and backgrounds, environmental factors contribute as an uncontrollable attribute to policy making. These environmental factors that affect policy making