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DISCUSSION 1
"Unofficial Actors" Based on the lecture, address the following:
· Using Anti-Bullying Policy as an example, please assess the degree of influence that the news media has on this policy.
· Identify a policy issue where unofficial actors have made a significant presence in changing a federal or state policy.
Here is a checklist for you to consider as you construct responses for Discussion Question 1:
Quality: Did you assess media influence on Anti-Bullying?
Relevance: Did you use appropriate examples?
Quality: Did you identify a federal or state policy?
Relevance: Did you identify and analyze unofficial actors?
Word Count/Grammar: Is your post written in academic language and not slang or jargon?
Word Count/Grammar: Is your post longer than 250 words?
Participation: Did you provide substantive responses to at least one other post?
DISCUSSION 2
"Interest Groups"
Pick a policy of your choice and identify the following:
· The top three interest groups dedicated to the policy
· The relative power and influence of each interest group
· The main venue each uses to influence public policy
Here is a checklist for you to consider as you construct responses for Discussion Question 2:
Quality: Did you identify the top 3 interest groups, their power, and main venue?
Relevance: Did you provide specific details?
Word Count/Grammar: Is your post written in academic language and not slang or jargon?
Word Count/Grammar: Is your post longer than 250 words?
Participation: Did you provide substantive responses to at least one other post?
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Created to incorporate this relationship into the model
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Select a policy issue that poses a challenge to governance
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Use statistical software to help you analyze
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Did you identify a federal or state policy
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Individual coefficients significantly different from zero
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Multiple regression model with two explanatory variables
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