The process by which policy decisions are made is known as politics. A country's political system is the framework for how politics is carried out in that country.
government
made policy decisions
Laws and decisions are made in a Dictatorship by a centralized individual. This is also known as the dictator.
Public policy is the decision made by government to tackle matters and issues affecting all and sun dry , this decision or rather these decisions has intend or unintended effects. While private policy are decisions made by and for private individuals.
Most are made by the cabinet and Prime Minister that then have to be ratified by Parliament. The Queen also makes some decisions. They tend not to be on major policy decisions though.
Decisions that have been made many times in the past and for which managers have rules and guidelines about how to make similar decisions in the future are known as: "Programmed Decisions"
the process that determines the decisions made by government
To buy the Louisiana Territory from France
To buy the Louisiana Territory from France
To buy the Louisiana Territory from France
It used intelligence to justify decisions already made.