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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Public
Policy   Consider and explain the following
statement, Public policy is both what government
does and what it does not do (Theodoulou
Kofinis, 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 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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. 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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   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
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SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Pol
icy Process Theories   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. 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 For more classes
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Identification and Agenda Setting   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. 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 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   or 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?
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SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots Movement to
Policy For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   MADD Grassroots Movement to Policy   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? 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 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Social
Security   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 (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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Lobbying   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. First, identify a current
legislative
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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Lobbying   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. 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
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SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform Explained
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   He
alth Care Reform Explained   Watch Health Reform
Hits Main Street The YouToons Explain the New
Health Law. Then, review the in
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SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on Health Care
Policy For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorialcom   Obama and Romney on
Immigration   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. 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 For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Policy
Termination   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. 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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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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