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Current Government Affairs Papers: Each week, students will submit papers focusing on current issues and affairs in government.  Articles for this assignment can be obtained from newspaper clippings, magazine articles or web pages dealing with the U.S. government (national, state or local).  Your article should not be more than two weeks old.  On the last class meeting for the week, every student will turn in a paper (1-2 pages, typed, Word document, double-spaced, 10-14 font), which should consist of a summary of the article and your personal opinions/thoughts about the subject matter.  Each paper MUST include a copy of the article you chose.  A total of ten papers will be turned in, each paper worth ten points.  

I will require two copies of your assignment.  A hard copy, along with the article you chose, will be handed in to me at the last class period for the week

Using your chosen topic from Week Two, write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on your topic becoming a policy. In your paper, include the following:

• Define the evaluation stage.
  • Describe the ethical considerations within the evaluation stage.
  • Explain the evaluation process that would be used to determine if your stated policy objective(s) could be met.
• Define the analysis stage.
  • Explain what factors could prevent your policy objective(s) from being implemented.
  • Explain what factors you feel could contribute to your policy meeting its objective(s).
• Define the revision stage.
  • Explain potential revisions to the policy resulting from factors identified in the analysis stage.
• Explain the impact of court rulings on the analysis and revision stagest.