Questionnaire Week 4

Policy Analysis Questionnaire

Directions: Using your own local or state government, find a public policy to analyze. Then respond to the questions 2-7 in 75-150 words:

1. List the name of your local or state government (for example, The City of Boston, The County of Stokes, The State of Tennessee). Then list the name of the public policy you will analyze.

2. Provide a brief description of the policy and the issue it addresses.

3. Were you familiar with this issue prior to beginning this assignment? If so, were you affected by this policy in any way? If not, is this issue something that could potentially affect you or someone you know in any way? Please discuss, examining all major sides of the issue.

4. List the various stakeholders involved in and affected by the public policy you selected.

5. List the steps you will take to evaluate the public policy you selected. Include a description of the data you will need to collect in this process and how you plan to collect it.

6. What factors might influence the evaluation process? Evaluate how these factors might influence each step in the evaluation process.

7. What factors might influence the policy termination decision? Evaluate those factors.

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