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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy (Ash Course)
 

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• Public PolicyConsider and explain the following
  statement, Public policy is both what government
  does and what it does not do (Theodoulou
  Kofinis, 2012).

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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy and to
the republic for which we stand (Ash Course)
 

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• 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.

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SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on Federal
Environmental Policy (Ash Course)  

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• Reflections on 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

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SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education in the United
States (Ash Course)  

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• 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.

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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories (Ash
Course)  

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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.

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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem Identification and
Agenda Setting (Ash Course)  

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• Problem 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

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SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on Education
Policy (Ash Course)  

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• 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

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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots Movement to
Policy (Ash Course)  

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•     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?

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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security (Ash Course)
 

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• 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?

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SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on Federal
Welfare Policy (Ash Course)  

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• Reflections on Federal 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

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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying (Ash Course)
 

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• 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.

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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform Explained
(Ash Course)  

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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.

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SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on Health Care
Policy (Ash Course)  

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• 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

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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama and Romney on
Immigration (Ash Course)  

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•     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.

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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination (Ash
Course)  

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• 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,

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SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on Federal
Immigration Policy (Ash Course)
 

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• 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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