Public+Policy+Project

 ** Domestic Policy Topics ** || ** Foreign Policy Topics ** || Immigration Reform || Afghanistan War || Due Process Rights for Suspected Terrorists || Iraq War || Social Security & the looming crisis || Nuclear Weapons Proliferation || Capital Punishment || US Relationship with China || US “War on Drugs” || US Relationship with North Korea || Same-Sex Marriage || US Relationship with Iran || Gun Control || US Involvement in the Israel/Palestine Conflict || Medicare & the looming crisis || “War on Terror” || Medicaid || Global Warming/Climate Change || - Explain what makes this topic controversial - Explain the current politics surrounding the topic - List & Explain how the US Constitution is connected to the topic || - Recommended that you create a graphic organizer to show this component || - Include an explanation of the group’s stance toward the topic - Include the total amount of money they donated in the 2008 presidential election cycle ([|www.opensecrets.org]) || - List & Explain major federal legislation and/or Supreme Court decisions that involves the topic (historical and/or Current) - List the Senate **__and__** House committees that have jurisdiction over your topic || - Identify the cabinet department that has jurisdiction over your topic; Explain what they do with regards to your topic - Identify one regulatory agency that has jurisdiction over your topic; Explain what they do with regards to your topic || - Find and **show** 3 //recent// public opinion polls that have relevance to your topic ( Include # of Respondents, M.O.E, and Date of poll; Include at least two statements of analysis for each poll [1 statement per poll should relate to //USA political ideology]//; Good resource: [|www.pollingreport.com/]) || - Presentations should be approximately 10 minutes - Do not use a font smaller than 23 in your presentation - Incorporate charts, graphs, political cartoons, and images into your presentation when appropriate (**__do not go overboard__**) - Be prepared to give a professional presentation à I recommend you use note cards, Practice in the mirror too! - You will have a quiz based upon the information presented by your classmates! ||
 * Public Policy Project **** à **** The Big Kahuna (200 Points!) __Due Date: Monday, April 12, 2010__ **
 * Task: ** In order to help you learn about a specific public policy topic, as well as help you review past topics, you will create a PowerPoint presentation teaching the class about your topic. The best resource for this project is [|http://sks.sirs.com] [Name & Password = pgcps].
 * Public Policy Topics: **
 * Project Components & Rubric: **
 * 1. Define the Topic **
 * 1. Define the Topic **
 * __ 60 Points __** ||
 * 2. Compare and Contrast the current Democratic & Republican platform on the topic **
 * 2. Compare and Contrast the current Democratic & Republican platform on the topic **
 * __ 20 Points __** ||
 * 3. Identify at least 2 Interest Groups that work with the topic **
 * 3. Identify at least 2 Interest Groups that work with the topic **
 * __ 20 Points __** ||
 * 4. Legal Component: **
 * 4. Legal Component: **
 * __ 20 Points __** ||
 * 5. Bureaucratic Component: **
 * 5. Bureaucratic Component: **
 * __ 20 Points __** ||
 * 6. Public Opinion Component: **
 * 6. Public Opinion Component: **
 * __ 30 Points __** ||
 * 7. Professionalism of Presentation Grading Factors: **
 * 7. Professionalism of Presentation Grading Factors: **
 * __ 30 Points __** ||