Week 10 Assignment – The Effects
of Public Policy
As you have learned, public policy is shaped
by many factors and therefore evolves over
time. For this assignment, you will focus on
a specific advocacy organization and
identify a policy or law that connects to the
chosen organization. This will give you the
opportunity to see this evolution within an
actual organization and how it affects issues
of politics, ethics, integrity, and society.
Your paper should be 5-6 pages in length.
Choose an advocacy organization local to
you. Then provide the following information:
• Identify your chosen organization and
supply a brief history of it.
• Identify and briefly (in 1-2 paragraphs)
explain the problems) or issue(s) that
the organization is intended to address
• Define the stated mission goal(s) of the
organization. Has its mission goal(s)
changed over time? If so, how?
• Identify one specific policy or law that
your chosen organization is currently
supply a brief history of it.
• Identify and briefly (in 1-2 paragraphs)
explain the problems) or issues) that
the organization is intended to address.
• Define the stated mission goal(s) of the
organization. Has its mission goal(s)
changed over time? If so, how?
• Identify one specific policy or law that
your chosen organization is currently
supporting. Provide information about
the policy or law as well as why the
organization is supporting it. Be sure to
include information on how the
organization is supporting that policy
or law.
• Thinking about the information above,
in your opinion, has the organization
been successful in achieving its
mission goal(s)? Why or why not
Use at least four sources to support your
writing. Choose sources that are credible,
relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source
listed on your sources page at least one time
within your assignment. For help with
research, writing, and citing sources, access
the library or review library guides.
