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SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy (Ash)
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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?
Who holds the power and authority to make and
change public policy?
Discuss public versus private concerns in
relation to policy making and the

SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy? an
d to the republic for which we stand (Ash)

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
SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on Federal Envi

ronmental Policy (Ash)

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?
SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education in the Unite

d States (Ash)

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
SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories (Ash

)

Policy 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.

SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem Identification and A
genda Setting (Ash)

Problem 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

SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on Education P
olicy (Ash)

Reflections on Education Policy
learned in this course. As you reflect this week,
please discuss the following questions

SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots Movement
to Policy (Ash)

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?

SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security (Ash)

Social Security
Public surveys indicate that 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?

SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on Federal Welf
are Policy (Ash)

Reflections on Federal Welfare Policy
address the following questions

SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying (Ash)

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
SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform Explaine

d (Ash)

Health Care Reform Explained
Watch 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.
SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on Health Care

Policy (Ash)

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

SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama
and Romney on Immigration (Ash)

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?

SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination (Ash)

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?

SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on Federal Imm
igration Policy (Ash)

Reflections on Federal Immigration Policy
address the following questions:
What are the major current federal welfare
issues?
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