Public Policy Project Outline
Part 1:
This assignment is an essay and is to be written in an essay format with a word count of at least 300. Your topic should be unique than others, no plagiarism allowed and submitted in.docx. In full and complete sentences, answer the following questions:
- What’s Your Why: Think about something that agitates you and makes you want a policy passed to ban the current law/policy or to reinvent the law/policy.
In a different light, think about a cause that you are passionate about that you’d like see policy passed over this cause. Weigh both options and think about how you would implement policy regarding your cause.
- Choose Your Why: List your “why”- the reason why you have chosen to write your policy on this cause: Write your “why” here.
- Double Check Your Why: Access the policy project instructions and list all subjects that you are instructed NOT to complete your policy on. List them here.
Part 2:
In full complete sentences, answer the following questions and use MLA or APA to cite any sources, including information used from the textbook.
- Research: Conduct research on policies around the world that are same or similar to your policy. Be sure to copy and paste your references here. Your research findings may not be more than 10 years old. Double check your research sources. 100 points will be deducted from presentations with article sources over 10 years old. If there aren’t any policies same or similar to your policy, simply write , “N/A.”
- Policy Stages:
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- Access the policy project instructions. List each policy state and provide the definition of each policy stage.
- Write what you think the definition of each policy means.
- Write how you would respond to each policy stage.
- Write questions you have for each policy stage.
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- If you do not have questions- write N/A
6. Discuss how you think an interest group could help get your policy passed.
7. What is lobbying? How will you use lobbying to help get your policy passed?
8. Discuss how you will use media to call attention to your policy proposal.
9. In your own words, discuss how a bill is passed.
Chapter References
- Chapter 5- Voting & Elections- how to get voters to vote for your policy proposal?
- Chapter 6- Media- how will you use media to draw attention to your policy proposal?
- Chapter 7- Interest Groups- how will you use Interest Groups to draw attention to your policy proposal? Is there a current Interest Group that you can use to support your policy proposal or will you from a new Interest group?
- Chapter 8- Legislative Branch- be able to discuss how a bill is passed and the bill passing process. How will the bill process affect your policy proposal being passed?
- Chapter 11- Finance & Fiscal Policy- Be able to discuss the finance policy and how will you advocate funds from the appropriate budget to fund your policy. For example, if you policy is about education, how will you propose a certain percentage of the education budget to fund your policy.
- Chapter 12- Public Policy- Read the chapter to better understand what public policy is.
