(1) what is social policy?
(2) what is the policy process?
(3) what is an opening statement?

A social policy is usually one referring to the people of a country and most commonly it is a progressive thing like social security or social welfare policies. The policy process is the process of making the policy, while the opening statement is the first public presentation of the idea of the policy in front of a committee or a jury or anything similar.

Athe rate increases as income increases