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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy?
SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy (Ash)
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.
Consider 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?
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SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education
SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on Federal
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
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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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem Identification
SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories
Examine and evaluate the problem identification
and agenda setting stages of the policy process
in this weeks required reading assignment.
Discuss the process whereby a problem ultimately
ends up on an agenda to be discussed.
Describe 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.
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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots
SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on Education
Given 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?
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
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SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on Federal
SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security (Ash)
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
Public 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
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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform
SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying (Ash)
Watch 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
It 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.
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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama and Romney on
SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on Health
Watch 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.
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
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SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on Federal
SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination (Ash)
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
Dont 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.
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