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SOC 320 Education Begins/uophelp.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.uophelp.com<br><br>Public Policy<br><br>Consider and explain the following statement, “Public policy is both what government does and what it does not do” (Theodoulou & Kofinis, 2012).<br><br> What determines whether policy is enacted or not? <br> Who holds the power and authority to make and change public policy?<br> Discuss public versus private concerns in relation to policy making and the government’s role in this process.<br>

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SOC 320 Education Begins/uophelp.com

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  1. SOC 320 Education Begins/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 1 Public Policy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your points with scholarly references, appropriate citations, and full references at the conclusion of your post. Cite your sources in APA format. Review several of your classmates’ posts, and then, provide a substantive response to at least two of your classmates by Day 7. What, if any, additional information would you add to their comments regarding public policy?

  3. SOC 320 Week 1 DQ 2 Republic or Democracy and to the republic for which we stand For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  4. SOC 320 Week 1 Journal Reflections on Federal Environmental Policy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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: 1What are the current major environmental issues? 2How do you feel about related policies? 3What, if anything, has changed or is changing, and how does it affect you personally? 4What were your thoughts prior to reading this week’s reading assignment?

  5. SOC 320 Week 2 Assignment Education in the United States For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Your paper must be three to four pages in length. Begin your paper with an introduction, including a succinct thesis statement. Respond to all questions with critical thought. Conclude with a summary of your thesis and findings. Conclude summarizing your perspective and findings. Incorporate three to five scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. All sources must be properly cited in text, and your paper must include a separate title page and reference page. The Ashford Writing Center is located within the Learning Resources tab, on the left navigation toolbar.

  6. SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy Process Theories (Ash Course) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.

  7. SOC 320 Week 2 DQ 2 Problem Identification and Agenda Setting For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Examine and evaluate the problem identification and agenda setting stages of the policy process in this week’s 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?

  8. SOC 320 Week 2 Journal Reflections on Education Policy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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 this course. As you reflect this week, please discuss the following questions: 1What are the current major issues relating to education? 2How do you feel about related policies? 3What, if anything, has changed or is changing, and how does it affect you personally? 4What were your thoughts prior to reading this week’s reading assignment?

  9. SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 1 MADD Grassroots Movement to Policy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  10. SOC 320 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Security For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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?

  11. SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Reflections on Federal Welfare Polic For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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: 1What are the major current federal welfare issues? 2How do you feel about related policies? 3What, if anything, has changed or is changing, and how does it affect you personally?

  12. SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 1 Lobbying For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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: 1Stop or kill it 2Change it 3Ensure its adoption as is What kinds of strategies will you implement in order to achieve your goal?

  13. SOC 320 Week 4 DQ 2 Health Care Reform Explained For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 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.

  14. SOC 320 Week 4 Journal Reflections on Health Care Policy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com regarding significant public policies and what you have learned in your readings. As you reflect, please address the following questions: 1What are the major current healthcare issues and policies (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - 2010)? 2How do you feel about the new health care policy? 3What, if anything, has changed or is changing, and how does it affect you personally? 4What were your thoughts prior to this week’s readings?

  15. SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 1 Obama and Romney on Immigration For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Watch Obama and Romney Debate Each Other’s 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?

  16. SOC 320 Week 5 DQ 2 Policy Termination For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your points with scholarly references, appropriate citations, and full references at the conclusion of your post. Cite your sources in APA format. Review several of your classmates’ posts, and then, provide a substantive response to at least two of your classmates by Day 7. What, if any, additional insights would you share with your classmates regarding change and termination of public policy?

  17. SOC 320 Week 5 Journal Reflections on Federal Immigration Policy For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your journal entries.

  18. SOC 320 Education Begins/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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