Pick a policy and write about it. Here is the rubric: Policy Problems Guidelines

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Pick a policy and write about it. Here is the rubric:
Policy Problems Guidelines
The purpose of this paper is to identify how a policy came into being. Write as if you are explaining the history of a policy, and how the problem got defined.
-Use Stone’s articulation of how we define problems
-When did this policy get enacted?
-When did the problem begin to exist?
-Who are the big actors in the policy process?
-What is the context for the policy?
-What were the competing interests of the problem?
-What is the history of the issue? When did the issue arise? Has this been a back burner issue or always present?
-How is the issue presented? How might different groups define the problem?
-What is the name of the policy? Is there a shorter name for the policy or did it receive a name from the public ie Amy’s law?
– What level of government does the problem reside? What level of policy is this local, state or federal?
-What type of policy is it? Is it regulatory, distributive, or redistributive? Is it symbolic or substantive?
-Does the policy suggest particular oversight? Does the policy discuss how it will be evaluated? Does the policy allocate money? Does it have a sunset clause?
-Include relevant information, but limit your scope of information. You have to continually ask yourself, is this a NEED to know piece of information, or just interesting to know.
-For research look in newspapers, legislator websites, government documents, policy journals, and official documents for organizations (Interest groups)
-Formal information: This paper will be 5 pages long, double spaced in 12pt Times New Roman font with one-inch margins.

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