A Policy Assignment & Final Reflection Assignment

Activity: A Policy You Would Change

 This brief activity will serve as preparation for your last assignment, which is due next week.

If you could change any U.S. domestic policy today, what would  it be? For this activity, choose a policy you would like to change,  submit a brief explanation of the policy you would like to change, and  identify three references to support this policy change. This is the  same policy you will use to write your Final Reflection assignment (due  next week). 

Your policy choice will need to be approved by your instructor  before you begin your Final Reflection assignment. Approval will be  provided through your rubric score for this activity, after it has been  submitted. If your policy and/or references are not approved you will  need to read the instructor feedback and provide an updated policy  and/or references to be approved before submitting your final  assignment. 

Here are just a few examples of domestic public policies to choose from:

 
Energy.
The environment.
Health care.
Social welfare.
Civil rights.
Death penalty.
Gun control.
Taxation.
Assisted suicide.
Affirmative action.
Minimum wage.
Drug legalization.
Immigration.
Hate crimes.
Capital punishment.
After selecting a policy you would change, identify references  to support the policy change. Using skills you have learned previously  in the course, search for articles from reputable sources that support  your views, illustrate the severity or urgency of the  need for change, discuss current events that make you think about the  seriousness of the issue, etc. Remember to review the news sources  provided earlier in the course and ensure any references selected  outside of that list are reliable.

For your submission, create a Word document with your chosen  policy and provide one short paragraph explaining why that is a policy  you would like to change. Also include three references to support your  policy change. This does not need to be formatted in SWS but will need  to be formatted that way for the final assignment.