American Public Policy

Catalog description

This course will examine how policy decisions are made in American politics, including factors that affect policy choices, the policymaking process, and evaluation of existing policies. Instructors will choose several different policy areas for more in depth discussion and analysis of current policies and policy choices. Possible areas of focus include economic and budgetary policies; social welfare policies; environmental and energy policies; civil liberties and civil rights policies; criminal justice policies; education policies; food, drug, and agriculture policies; labor policies; medical and technological policies; regulatory policies; health care policies; security policies; and trade policies.