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• ADM 634 Week 1 Discussion 1
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• Review the graphs on page 533 of The New American
  Democracy. Do you believe that test scores would
  improve if the United States spent more on
  education? Why or why not? What other ways do you
  feel education policy could be improved?

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• ADM 634 Week 1 Discussion 2
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• How do you feel social policy affects politics in
  the United States? Use examples to support your
  positions.

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• ADM 634 Week 1 Public Policy Topic
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• Research current public policies. Pick one
  current public policy to examine throughout this
  course. The rest of this assignment will be
  divided into parts throughout various modules.

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• ADM 634 Week 2 Discussion 1
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• There has been much debate in recent years about
  the role of the Federal Reserve System. Explain
  in detail how the Federal Reserve functions an
  influences policy decisions.

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• ADM 634 Week 2 Discussion 2
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• The New American Democracy discusses many
  different tax policies that have been made over
  the years. Choose one of these policies and
  explain why that policy is good or bad. Support
  your argument with examples from the textbooks or
  outside sources.

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• ADM 634 Week 2 Economic Policy Power Point
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• Create a PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides)
  that addresses the following
• Choose an economic period in the United States
  within the past 100 years (this could be any
  period of time that you choose), and catalogue
  what was happening in the economy during that
  period.

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• ADM 634 Week 3 Discussion 1
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• How much government intrusion into daily life is
  acceptable? Is the reduction in personal freedom
  worth the benefits that the policy provides to
  society? What kinds of policies are acceptable
  and unacceptable in the United States? Is this
  the same in other nations?

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• ADM 634 Week 3 Discussion 2
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• The federal government inserted itself directly
  and massively into the economy during the
  economic crisis of 2008 and 2009, largely by
  trying to bail out or rescue corporations at risk
  of failure, including many banks,

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• ADM 634 Week 4 Discussion 1
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• Provide a current policy example, use the
  theories of politics (such as elite, group, or
  rational choice) to help explain why the policy
  was selected. How do the assumptions associated
  with these theories help to explain the outcome?

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• ADM 634 Week 4 Discussion 2
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• Under what circumstances might U.S. public policy
  be made in accordance with the wishes of the
  American people? What kinds of policy decisions
  reflect the publics preferences? What kinds do
  not?

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• ADM 634 Week 5 Discussion 1
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• Why do you think most citizens do not take more
  interest in politics and public policy?

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• ADM 634 Week 5 Discussion 2
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• What might increase citizens level of interest
  and participation? What would motivate you to
  become more active?

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• ADM 634 Week 5 Public Participation and
  McCutcheon
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•  Review the case of McCutcheon v. Federal
  Election Commission.
•  In a 750-1,000 word essay, address the
  following
•  Review and summarize the history of the
  McCutcheon case.

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• ADM 634 Week 6 Discussion 1
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• Which of the many evaluative criteria are the
  most important? Economic costs or efficiency?
  Policy effectiveness? Equity? Why do you think
  so? Are some criteria more important for certain
  kinds of policy questions than for others?

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• ADM 634 Week 6 Discussion 2
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• In relation to the public policy of No Child Left
  Behind, what do you think the impact of this
  policy is? Would you make any changes? What are
  you basing your opinion on? Please provide two
  references for your information.

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• ADM 634 Week 6 Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule
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•  Review the proposed Soda Ban in New York City.
•  In a 750 to 1,000 word essay, address the
  following
•  Discuss the social acceptability of proposed the
  Soda Ban.

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• ADM 634 Week 7 Discussion 1
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• Discuss ways the Oregon Lottery and the Oregon
  Department of Education could have avoided the
  negative editorial written by the Oregon Center
  for Public Policy. Were there techniques used by
  these two departments that you disagree with?

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• ADM 634 Week 7 Discussion 2
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• What are the positive aspects of public relations
  being used by government? What role can public
  relations play in national emergencies and
  furthering public policy?

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• ADM 634 Week 7 Public Policy Paper
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• Using the public policy that you chose, create a
  paper (1,750-2,000 words) to discuss the
  following criteria applying the six stages of
  public policy making
• Describe the public policy and the agenda
  setting, including why this policy was created
  (policy strategy) and explain how and why your
  policy was adopted.

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• ADM 634 Week 8 Discussion 1
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• Identify at least one role that each of the
  following departments/agencies have played in
  foreign or defense policy the State Department,
  the Defense Department, the CIA, and the NSC.
  Explain if you feel that the role you identified
  is a proper role for that department/agency.

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• ADM 634 Week 8 Discussion 2
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• After reading the Articles of the Constitution
  that pertain to war powers, and the commentary
  over the debate do you feel the executive branch
  should have as much power as it seems to have
  regarding war decisions?

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• ADM 634 Week 8 The U.S. Politics of the
  Arab-Israeli Conflict
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• Read pages 597-600 in The New American
  Democracy, The U.S. Politics of the Arab-Israeli
  Conflict.
• In an essay (750-1,000 words), answer questions
  1-3 on page 600. Explain your answers in the
  context of your views on the role of foreign and
  defense policy.

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