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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy (Ash) FOR
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er 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 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy? and
to the republic for which we stand (Ash) FOR
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ic or Democracy? and to the republic for which
we stand  
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SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on Federal
Environmental Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc320expert.com       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 What are the current major
environmental issues?
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SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education in the United
States (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc320expert.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?
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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories
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m       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.
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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 Setting
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SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on Education
Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc320expert.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?
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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots Movement to
Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security (Ash) FOR
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al 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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SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on Federal
Welfare Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc320expert.com         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 What are the major current
federal welfare issues?
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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying (Ash) FOR MORE
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t 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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m     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) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc320expert.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?
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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama and Romney on
Immigration (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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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?     
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SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination (Ash)
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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
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SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on Federal
Immigration Policy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc320expert.com       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 What are the major current
federal welfare issues?
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