PLAGIARISM FREE BUT “A” WORK

  PLEASE  POST EACH ASSIGNMENT SEPARATELY!!!!!!!

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.

v Introduce the agency, its roles and functions. 

v Identify how the agency attains its members. 

v List any special affiliation services it provides to its membership. 

v Classify what specific public policy category it attempts to advance and how it goes about having its interests applied in policy development. 

v Reference association conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed. 

v List past organizational conferences it has held, and identify what issues and solutions were addressed. 

v List any watchdog functions, such as monitoring the actions of congressional member voting records. 

v What is the draw to become a member in the group you have selected? What political interest does the agency serve? 

v 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. 

v Select a policy initiative that references the healthcare or education field at the local, state, or national level. 

v Identify, describe, and provide a rationale for the chosen policy. 

v Provide relevancy and its effect on the chosen industry. 

v Describe any deviation from the current policy that would improve its effectiveness. 

v If your recommended changes are implemented, would there be ways to measure policy improvements? 

v 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.