Assignments:
Assignment 1
Select a special interest group from the link below:
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/gov_relations/oirpublicinterestgroups
Using your selected special interest group, write a full two-page paper to answer the questions below. Use headings to indicate sections of your paper. Be sure to include supporting evidence for your main ideas.
1. Introduce the agency, its roles and functions.
2. Identify how the agency attains its members.
3. List any special affiliation services it provides to its membership.
4. Classify what specific public policy category it attempts to advance and how it goes about having its interests applied in policy development.
5. Reference association conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed.
6. List past organizational conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed.
7. List any watchdog functions, such as monitoring the actions of congressional member voting records.
8. What is the draw to become a member in the group you have selected? What political interest does the agency serve?
9. Summarize the agency's success at influencing public policy.
Your assignment should be a minimum of two completely full pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. Be sure your paper is double-spaced and uses 12-point font and one-inch margins. Use your own words and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.
Assignment 2
This assignment focuses on the development of policymaking models. Using the domestic policy examples of health care and education, examine the framework of a policy process at the local, state, or national level. Provide at least two references for your paper, ensuring that your textbook is one of the references used for this analysis.
1. Select a policy initiative that references the healthcare or education field at the local, state, or national level.
2. Identify, describe, and provide a rationale for the chosen policy.
3. Provide relevancy and its effect on the chosen industry.
4. Describe any deviation from the current policy that would improve its effectiveness.
5. If your recommended changes are implemented, would there be ways to measure policy improvements?
6. Examine what level of oversight national government should provide to the chosen policy.
Your assignment should be a minimum of three completely full pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. Be sure your paper is double-spaced and uses 12-point font and one-inch margins. Use your own words and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.
Course Textbook:
Dye, T. R. (2017). Understanding public policy (15th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.