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• PPA 699 Week 1 Assignment Understanding Public
  Policy
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• Understanding Public Policy. In a three to four
  page APA paper (not including cover and reference
  pages), address the following
• Assess the importance of policy analysis during
  the development and implementation stages of
  public policy.
• Discuss the social impact of policies.
• Discuss the limitations policies have on
  government power.

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• PPA 699 Week 1 DQ 1 Policy Analysis 
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• Policy Analysis. Discuss this topic identified in
  your readings. Dye (2010) argued Policy analysis
  is finding out what governments do, why they do
  it, and what difference, if any, it makes (p.
  4). Discuss what policy makers can learn from
  policy analysis. Provide at least two examples to
  support your argument. Respond to at least two of
  your fellow students postings. 

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• PPA 699 Week 1 DQ 2 Public Policy
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• Public Policy. Discuss this topic identified in
  your readings. Dye (2010) argued Understanding
  public policy is both an art and a craft (p. 8).
  Explain how policy makers can perfect their craft
  for the betterment of society. Respond to at
  least two of your fellow students postings

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• PPA 699 Week 2 Assignment Public Policy Paper
  Proposal
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• Public Policy Paper Proposal. Review the Final
  Assignment in Week Six of the course and then,
  develop a two-page, APA-style paper (not
  including cover and reference pages) in which you
  propose the topic and major elements defining
  your final Public Policy paper. This is your
  chance to get you topic approved by your
  instructor. Your Public Policy Proposal paper
  will be written in four parts
• Identification and explanation of the topic
  including a problem statement
• The explanation of the research process that is,
  how will the research be conducted

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• PPA 699 Week 2 DQ 1 Federalism and the Individual
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• Federalism and the Individual. How does
  federalism affect policy
• development? How then does policy development
  affect the rights of the individual? What is the
  overall effect? Why should we be concerned?
  Provide at least two examples to support your
  argument. Respond to at least two of your fellow
  students posts.

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• PPA 699 Week 2 DQ 2 Public Policy and Opinion
  Polls 
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• Public Policy and Opinion Polls. It is difficult
  to assess the independent effect of public
  opinions on shaping public policy. Public policy
  often differs from national opinion polls, and
  the Constitution contains no provision for
  national referenda on policy issues. The public
  does not have opinions on many policy questions,
  public opinion is unstable, and decision makers
  can easily misinterpret as well as manipulate
  public opinion. Public policy is more likely to
  conform to elite opinion than to mass opinion.
  Discuss the impact of political processes on
  policy content in context of the preceding
  statements. Respond to at least two of your
  fellow students posts.

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• PPA 699 Week 3 Assignment Public Policy Analysis
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• Public Policy Analysis. In a three to four page
  APA paper (not including cover and reference
  pages), create a public policy to address an
  issue you consider important. Construct the
  details of the policy utilizing one of the models
  listed below. Discuss the rationale of the policy
  and how your model will assist policy makers in
  their decision making and implementation
  processes. Evaluate your model utilizing the
  general criteria provided in the text. You are
  required to use at least two outside resources to
  support your position.
• Models of Public Policies
• Institutional Model Process Model Group Model
• Elite Model

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• PPA 699 Week 3 DQ 1 Pragmatism
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• Pragmatism. Anderson (1988) argued Pragmatism,
  properly understood, is neither a technique of
  neutral problem solving nor the mere contrivance
  of compromise (p. 457). Explain how
  entrepreneurial policy makers can incorporate
  pragmatism practices into their public policy
  research. Respond to at least two of your fellow
  students postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 3 DQ 2 Keynesian Theory
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• Keynesian Theory. Keynesian economic theory
  recommends government manipulation of aggregated
  demand by rising spending, lowering taxes, and
  incurring debt during recession and pursuing the
  opposite policies during inflations. Discuss the
  pros and cons associated with the Keynesian
  theory and how policy makers can improve upon the
  theory. Respond to at least two of your fellow
  students postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 4 Assignment Civil Rights 
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• Civil Rights. Develop a three to five page APA
  style paper (not including cover and reference
  pages) in which you research and discuss one of
  the major civil rights initiatives of the last
  century. The focus ofyour paper should be on the
  initiatives impact on current and future public
  policies. How have these initiatives and policies
  affected the average American citizen?

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• PPA 699 Week 4 DQ 1 Domestic Climate Policy 
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• Domestic Climate Policy. Discuss how policy
  makers can incorporate the Domestic Climate
  Policy Framework into a widely accepted
  environmental policy. Provide examples. Respond
  to at least two of your fellow students postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 4 DQ 2 Immigration Policy
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• Immigration Policy. Dye (2010) argues that the
  success of immigration reform in the United
  States have has been partially successful. Do you
  agree with this assessment? What considerations
  do policy makers need to keep in mind when
  developing an immigration policy? Provide
  examples. Respond to at least two of your fellow
  students postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 5 DQ 1 Federalism 
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• Federalism. Dye (2010) Federalism often creates
  confusion over which lever of government has the
  responsibility of handling crises. Discuss the
  issues associated with federalism and what local,
  state, and federal policy makers need to consider
  when developing emergency response policies?
  Respond to at least two of your fellow students
  postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 5 DQ 2 Public Policy Lifecycle
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• Public Policy Lifecycle. Explain the Public
  Policy Lifecycle utilizing a public policy you
  have become familiar with. Discuss how the
  importance of developing a viable Policy Adoption
  and what policy makers need to consider when
  adopting new, or amending existing, policies.
  Respond to at least two of your fellow students
  postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 6 DQ 1 Public Policy Evaluation
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• Public Policy Evaluation. Dye (2010) stated
  Policies that solve the problems of one group in
  society may create problems for other groups.
  Present one policy specifically targeted towards
  one group in society that created issues for
  other groups. Respond to at least two of your
  fellow students postings.

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• PPA 699 Week 6 DQ 2 Policy Rules
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• Policy Rules. HallarGerrie (2007) argued that
  Decisions must be made and not postponed until
  absolute scientific consensus has been reached,
  and thus, scientific input to contentious policy
  debates must be solicited in the here and now.
  (p. 143). Discuss how public policy makers can
  incorporate scientific input into their strategy
  to insure policies reflect the best thinking
  available and policies have a high probability to
  resolve problems addressed. Respond to at least
  two of your fellow students postings.

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