Public Policy (Comprehensive Research) *topic options listed below*

Your Final Paper is to be a comprehensive research study on one of the following public policy topics:

-Environmental Concerns
-Immigration
-Health Care
-Primary and Secondary Public Education
-Social Security
-Welfare

Your analysis of the topic will include:

-The scope and nature of the public policy problem.
-How the problem came to public and political awareness.
-The evolution of related public policy.
-Level of government and the actors involved.
-The intergovernmental structure and political concerns.
-Conflicting public opinion and impact on policy solutions.
-The approaches to policy formulation, adoption, and evaluation.
-The suggested policy direction (continuation, change or termination) and future impact.