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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy

• Public PolicyConsider and explain the following
  statement, Public policy is both what government
  does and what it does not do (TheodoulouKofinis,
  2012).
• What determines whether policy is enacted or not?
  
• Who holds the power and authority to make and
  change public policy?
• Discuss public versus private concerns in
  relation to policy making and the governments
  role in this process.

• Republic or Democracy? and to the republic for
  which we stand Review the Declaration of
  Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance. Then,
  discuss republicanism and democracy in U.S.
  government. Explain what this means in regards to
  public policy, social issues and its
  effectiveness and efficiency. Do you feel that
  our current government structure very closely
  approximates the intent of the Founding Fathers?
  If not, should there or should there not be an
  effort to return to our origins? Why or why not?

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on
  Federal Environmental Policy

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education in
  the United States

• For your journal entry, you will explore aspects
  of your personal experience and/or beliefs
  regarding significant public policies and what
  you have learned in your readings. As you
  reflect, please address the following questions

• Read Chapter 9 of The Policy Game Understanding
  U.S. Policy Making, and watch Changing Education
  Paradigms (or read the transcript). Then, write a
  paper on the problem of education in the United
  States. Share your reactions to the concepts and
  perspective presented in the video. In your
  paper, address the following

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process
  Theories

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem
  Identification and Agenda Setting

• Policy Process TheoriesDescribe the
  Stages-Heuristic theory of the policy process.
  What are the stages of policy development it
  includes? Discuss this theory and compare it to
  the other dominant theoretical frameworks. Then,
  select one other theory and discuss its strengths
  and weaknesses as compared to the
  Stages-Heuristic framework.

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem
  Identification and Agenda Setting

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on
  Education Policy

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 3 Assignment and Week 5
  Research Paper

• For your journal entry, you will explore aspects
  of your personal experience and/or beliefs
  regarding significant public policies and what
  you have learned in this course. As you reflect
  this week, please discuss the following questions

• This assignment is to be a thorough outline,
  including components as detailed below, of your
  Final Paper. Your Final Paper is to be a
  comprehensive research study on one of the
  following public policy topics
• Environmental Concerns
• Immigration
• Health Care
• Primary and Secondary Public Education
• Social Security
• Welfare

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots
  Movement to Policy

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security

• MADD Grassroots Movement to PolicyGiven that
  grassroots organizations often do not have the
  expertise, stature, or other resources of larger,
  more institutional stakeholders, what tools do
  grassroots organizations have that enable them to
  successfully influence policy? To what degree do
  you think MADD has changed over its history from
  a grassroots organization to a more institutional
  stakeholder? How does this change what it does or
  how it functions?

• Social SecurityPublic surveys indicate that ¾
  of younger Americans think that Social Security
  is a dead program. What would make them have
  such a dim view? Does the strength of the
  American Association of Retired persons (AARP)
  play into this perspective? What are some
  alternatives to the program as it is now? Should
  alternatives be considered and why?

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on
  Federal Welfare Policy

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying

• For your journal entry, you will explore aspects
  of your personal experience and/or beliefs
  regarding significant public policies and what
  you have learned in your readings. As you
  reflect, please address the following questions

• LobbyingIt is often said that lobbying is both
  an art and science. Imagine that because of your
  knowledge of the legislative process, you have
  decided to become more active in attempting to
  influence the legislative process. First,
  identify a current legislative issue being
  considered for policy adoption. Search for this
  information at The Library of Congress THOMAS.
  Then, specify what your legislative goals are
  with respect to this proposed legislation

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform
  Explained

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on
  Health Care Policy

• Health Care Reform ExplainedWatch Health Reform
  Hits Main Street The YouToons Explain the New
  Health Law. Then, review the information
  available at Illustrating Health Care Reform How
  Health Insurance Coverage Will Work.

• Watch Rebecca Onie What if our healthcare system
  kept us healthy? For your journal entry, you will
  explore aspects of your personal experience
  and/or beliefs regarding significant public
  policies and what you have learned in your
  readings. As you reflect, please address the
  following questions

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama and Romney on
  Immigration

• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination

• Obama and Romney on ImmigrationWatch Obama and
  Romney Debate Each Others Immigration Policy
  (2012 Presidential Debate 2). As a supporter of
  one side of this issue, identify the points made
  by the presidential candidate that most closely
  represents your perspective. Discuss policy
  changes that you would like to see and why? Would
  this require change, reform, or termination of
  current policy?

• Policy TerminationDont Ask Dont Tell (DADT)
  was a compromise between the Clinton
  administration and its opponents in Congress and
  the military. Compromise sometimes yields good
  policy, but sometimes it produces internally
  inconsistent and counterproductive policy. Using
  DADT as an example, what do you see to be the
  potential strengths and weaknesses of policy
  borne of compromise?

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• ASHFORD SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on
  Federal Immigration Policy

• Reflections on Federal Immigration Policy
• For your journal entry, you will explore aspects
  of your personal experience and/or beliefs
  regarding significant public policies and what
  you have learned in your readings. As you
  reflect, please address the following questions

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