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PPA 699 Week 1 Assignment Understanding Public Policy For more classes visit 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. Use at least one of the assigned articles to support your position and cite the reference appropriately.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 1 DQ 1 Policy Analysis For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 1 DQ 2 Public Policy For more classes visit 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

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 2 Assignment Public Policy Paper Proposal For more classes visit 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:

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 2 DQ 1 Federalism and the Individual For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 2 DQ 2 Public Policy and Opinion Polls For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 3 Assignment Public Policy Analysis For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 3 DQ 1 Pragmatism For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 3 DQ 2 Keynesian Theory For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 4 Assignment Civil Rights For more classes visit 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 initiative’s impact on current and future public policies. How have these initiatives and policies affected the average American citizen?

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 4 DQ 1 Domestic Climate Policy For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 4 DQ 2 Immigration Policy For more classes visit 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

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 5 DQ 1 Federalism For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 5 DQ 2 Public Policy Lifecycle For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 6 DQ 1 Public Policy Evaluation For more classes visit 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.

PPA 699 Education for Service-- snaptutorial.com PPA 699 Week 6 DQ 2 Policy Rules For more classes visit Policy Rules. Hallar & Gerrie (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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