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PPA 699 Week 1 Assignment Understanding Public
Policy For more course tutorials
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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.
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PPA 699 Week 1 DQ 1 Policy Analysis For more
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licy 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 For more
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blic 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 For more course tutorials
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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
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  PPA 699 Week 2 DQ 1 Federalism and the
Individual For more course tutorials
visit   www.newtonhelp.com     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 For more course tutorials
visit   www.newtonhelp.com     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.
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PPA 699 Week 3 Assignment Public Policy Analysis
For more course tutorials visit   www.newtonhelp.
com     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
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  PPA 699 Week 3 DQ 1 Pragmatism For more
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agmatism. 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 For more
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ynesian 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 For more
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vil 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 For
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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 For more
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migration 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 For more course
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m. 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 For
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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
For more course tutorials visit   www.newtonhelp.
com     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 For more
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licy 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
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