Final Reflection
This paper will allow you to take what you have learned throughout the course and create an informed opinion of your own.
In the Policy You Would Change activity you completed in Week 9, you chose a domestic policy you would like to change. In this paper, you will share that domestic policy and provide substantive reasons and supporting sources for why that policy should change. You will also identify the political processes for changing that policy and identify how the public can be involved.
Your paper should include the following three parts:
Part 1
What is one domestic policy that you would change, and why? Be sure to use your approved policy and sources identified in the Policy You Would Change activity you completed in Week 9. The sources should support why this policy is one that should change. (See the Policy You Would Change activity in Week 9 for a list of policy suggestions.)
Part 2
There are procedures or processes within each branch of government for changing and addressing policy concerns. From the list of branches below, choose 2 and explain the procedures for each for changing or making a new policy.
the legislative process
presidential executive action
administrative agencys regulations
legal system of the courts
Part 3
In what way can the public influence this proposed policy change? Be specific.
Requirements
Your completed paper should meet the following requirements:
Be 2-3 pages in length.
Include a minimum of 3 sources. Use the Strayer University Online Library to be sure your references meet academic standards. All sources should be cited using the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) format.
Select a policy and justify why it should change. Use substantive rationale.
Explain the procedures used by 2 branches of government when making policy changes.
Describe 2 ways in which public involvement can influence the policy change. Include 3 forms of evidence such as statistics, arguments that support the change and factual details.
Writing Tips:
Library resources on politics: Get free access to Newspapers and Magazines for articles on political science topics
and current events here in the Strayer Library: Scroll down to selected newspapers: https://strayer.libguides.com/politicalscience
Information on research, writing formatting, SWS Strayer Writing Standards style, sample formatted paper, and a citation generator here: https://library.strayer.edu/sws
