How are policy agendas formed? Include of interactions and dynamics among actors, interests, institutions, and processes in the discussion. Policy agendas are formed when an existing social problem becomes redefined as a political problem. when people disagree on what should be done then they can call upon interest groups to help rally up support for their cause then they can get their congress men to help persuade decisions.
Trace the enactment of public policies by Congress and the president The enactment of public policies came from places like the 1930's during the new deal and the enactment of a lot of different government policies and the huge amount of help from the government.
Discuss the implementation and interpretation of policies by the bureaucracy. The bureaucracy can help decide what policies will go on the floor and they can INTERPRETER what the policies are and what they mean and what is considered part of the policies and what is considered to be not part of the policies of their choice.
Discuss the implementation and interpretation of policies by the courts in the policy process. The courts are able to look at a policy and see if it is CONSTITUTIONAL and they also act as the overseer of the bureaucracy on how they implement these policies and check if they are actually doing what the policy is supposed to be doing.
Investigate and describe policy networks and issue networks in at least three domestic policy areas. a domestic policy area would be the ENVIRONMENTAL protection agency which was created for the protection of human health and the ENVIRONMENT. The department of Homeland security was recently created after the terrorist attack on 9/11. their duty was to protect the united states from any threat that could be made against them.
Investigate and describe policy networks and issue networks in at least three foreign policy areas. Human Rights which organizes in a way similar to nato to make up the issue network. Their primary goal is to protect the right of the people in other nations Terrorism which is mostly filled with members such as high ranking military OFFICIALS and members from the department of defense. Trade the ISSUES of trade have always caused major problems for the U.S. They consist of member from agencies that are PRIMARY lawyers and lobbyists and congressmen from FOREIGN agencies.
Identify and describe the impact of federalism on policy processes and POLICY MAKING in the federal context. The FEDERALIST nature makes it difficult to implement policies and makes it a really complex situation. National and state policies are CONSISTENTLY argued and in many cases contradict eachother. most if not all policies often need the court to support them and decide if they can be implemented and this process takes up more time and usually does not help in the process of making the policy pass.
Identify and describe the impact of interest groups on policy processes and POLICY MAKING in the federal context. Interest groups make policy making very pluralist since they have a voice in what type of POLICY is IMPORTANT since it can help POLITICIANS get elected in to office. Interest groups can rally support and get bigger numbers so they can appear to be a more IMPORTANT issue to politicians. They can also use the media to their advantage and make it seem like their issue needs to be top priority.
Identify and describe the impact of political parties on policy processes and POLICY MAKING in the federal context. The different ideas that come from political parties can greatly affect policy making. They make the process painfully slow since they have their own ideas as to how to go about and work let it pass unless some of their ideas are put into it. This may make it slow but it also prevents one party from abusing and corrupting the policy at hand and can prevent UNNECESSARY spending.
Identify and describe the impact of elections on policy processes and POLICY MAKING in the federal context. The goal of all POLITICIANS is to be re-elected so they remain in office. they will change their ideas and policies to match those of the people they are trying to get votes from. this type of policy making can lead to problems like pork barrel spending and make unimportant projects become immediate PRIORITY.