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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy (Ash) FOR MORE
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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?
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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy? and
to the republic for which we stand (Ash) FOR
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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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SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on Federal
Environmental Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Federal Environmental 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 What are the current major
environmental issues? How do you feel about
related policies? What, if anything, has changed
or is changing, and how does it affect you
personally
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SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education in the United
States (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc320expe
rt.com Education in the United States  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 Does every
individual have the right of access to education?
Why or why not? Do you think every individual has
the right to the same kind of education (i.e.,
academic versus vocational)? Explain why. Who
should be responsible for the provision of
education, the federal or local government?
Explain why.
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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories
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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.Your initial post
should be at least 250 words in length. Support
your points with scholarly references,
appropriate citations, and full references at the
conclusion of your post. Cite
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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem Identification and
Agenda Setting (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Identification and Agenda SettingExamine 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. Then, discuss the
agenda setting process as it relates to
education how it came to be identified as a
problem and what led to its gaining enough
attention so as to bring it to an agenda. Who was
involved and what were their roles?  
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SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on Education
Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc320expe
rt.com Reflections on Education 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 What are the current major issues
relating to education? How do you feel about
related policies? What, if anything, has changed
or is changing, and how does it affect you
personally? What were your thoughts prior to
reading this weeks reading assignment? How has
your perspective been either reinforced or
changed now that you are more informed? 
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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots Movement to
Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc320exp
ert.com   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? 
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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security (Ash) FOR
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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?Your initial post should be
at least 250 words in length. Support your points
with scholarly references, appropriate citations,
and full references at the conclusion of your
post. Cite your sources in APA format. Review
several of your classmates posts, and then,
provide a substantive response to at least two of
your classmates by Day 7. What, if any,
additional information would you like to share
with them about Social Security policy and reform?
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SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on Federal
Welfare Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Welfare 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 What are the major current
federal welfare issues? How do you feel about
related policies? What, if anything, has changed
or is changing, and how does it affect you
personally? What were your thoughts prior to
reading this weeks reading assignment? How has
your perspective been either reinforced or
changed now that you are more informe
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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.soc320expert.com 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 Stop or kill it
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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform Explained
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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.Identify
and discuss three different groups of people and
how they will be impacted by the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act. Do you feel
that more people will benefit or that more will
suffer as a result of this policy?  Defend your
position using critical thought.
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SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on Health Care
Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc320expe
rt.com Reflections on Health-Care
Policy 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 What are the major current
healthcare issues and policies (Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act - 2010)? How
do you feel about the new health care
policy? What, if anything, has changed or is
changing, and how does it affect you
personally? What were your thoughts prior to this
weeks readings?
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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama and Romney on
Immigration (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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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?     
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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination (Ash) FOR
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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? The 18-year process of repealing DADT
suggests that policy termination can be a lengthy
process. Should policies be inherently difficult
to terminate, especially those rooted in public
attitudes?
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SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on Federal
Immigration Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 What are the major current
federal welfare issues? How do you feel about
related policies? What, if anything, has changed
or is changing, and how does it affect you
personally?
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