CIVICS

11/20/13

Policy Presentation
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW: In this assignment you will be researching an existing U.S. go ernmental !olicy or agency" in estigating the !olicy or agency#s origins" $etailing the !olitical !rocess o% the !olicy or agency#s creation an$ ma&ing a recommen$ation %or any changes to the !olicy or agency. KEY WORDS: Policy ' law or o%%icial !rocess the go ernment consistently %ollows. Agency ' a go ernmental entity that en%orces or %ollows !olicy

FORMAT: Stu$ent choice (Pre)i" *ebsite" Pa!er" ($etaile$+ Power Point" or any other %ormat with ,r. -arwoo$#s !ermission+ NUMBER OF SOURCES: .t least %i e (/+ TYPES OF SOURCES: ,ust be o%%icial go ernmental web sites" !olitical !arty web sites" aca$emic 0ournals" news!a!er websites" maga)ines" boo&s or !olitical web sites" an$/or an inter iew 1you1 con$uct. 2o cre$it %or *i&i!e$ia" 3ahoo4 .nswers" or .bout.com CITATIONS: ,5. 6ormat / 7ibliogra!hy re8uire$

DIRECTIONS: 1. 9hin& about what broa$ to!ic you are most intereste$ in researching. 9his coul$ be" %or exam!le: health care" taxes" the en ironment" ci il rights" law en%orcement" !re enting terrorism" immigration" or something else. a. ;nce you choose an area o% interest" you#ll nee$ to in estigate what U.S. go ernmental agency is in charge or en%orcing laws an$ !olicies in that area o% interest. 6or exam!le" i% you chose <en ironment=" the >n ironmental Protection .gency (>P.+ woul$ be the agency you woul$ research. b. 2ext" research the agency $oes. 3ou#ll want to !ut this in your !resentation / !a!er / !ro0ect / etc. 2. 2ext" research when an$ how was the !olicy or agency create$. 9his shoul$ ha e s!eci%ic in%ormation ($ates" name o% law that create$ it+. *ho were the !eo!le behin$ its creation? *ho were the !eo!le who o!!ose$ it? 3. 2ext" in estigate what the biggest issue %acing the agency/!olicy to$ay: a. *hat are the main issues? b. *hat is the main cause o% the issue? c. @egion(s+ im!acte$? $. >stimate$ economic cost o% !roblem? e. >stimate$ economic cost o% ex!ansion / $e elo!ment? %. >stimate$ Cost (economic" human an$ en ironmental+ i% not a$$resse$? g. 9hrough which ste!s has !olicy been im!lemente$? h. *hat are the current !olitical an$ logistical barriers? *ho are !olitical allies o% the agency? *ho are !olitical a$ ersaries o% the agency? A. 6inal" you nee$ to inclu$ing" in your !ro0ect" an original (brie%+ !ersuasi e essay that ex!lains why you belie e the agency shoul$ or shoul$ not be change$ in any way. 9his shoul$ be 300 wor$s or less.

6or each number abo e you must cite the source an$ !ro i$e a web a$$ress in the !ro!er ,5. %ormat. I% you use$ a source that is not $igital (an actual boo& or news!a!er+ you must !ro i$e the com!lete bibliogra!hic re%erence an$ be !re!are$ to !ro$uce the source i% as&e$.