Week3
Provide a real public policy issue (local, state, or national) and select an appropriate criterion for policy prescription to use in deciding the policy’s effectiveness, efficiency, and adequacy. Provide some reasons why you selected the criterion (such as importance, application, or relevancy).
All students are required to post a minimum of two posts per online discussion thread. Students must have one original post and a minimum of one other post per discussion thread.

Week 4 
Please respond to the following:

Interest groups and think tanks certainly carry opinions that can directly influence policy makers. After careful analysis, discuss why you think policy commitments may be suspected of undue influence rather than responding to citizen needs?
All students are required to post a minimum of two posts per online discussion thread. Students must have one original post and a minimum of one other post per discussion thread.
Week 5 

In reference to policy outcomes and choice, discuss how you would defend hands-free cell phone usage while driving. Also contribute your initial research impressions on this topic by providing data from a state on safety/citation records. See Distracted DrivingLinks to an external site. to assist in your research.
All students are required to post a minimum of two posts per online discussion thread. Students must have one original post and a minimum of one other post per discussion thread.

Week 6 
Referencing the policy steps of agenda setting, research, implementation, evaluation, or policy change, which step(s) does the general population hear about more often? Provide an example in your narrative that supports your position. Example: Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Week 7
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