Pol Memo

Order Description Imagin" rel="nofollow">ine you are a state or city government policy adviser. The governor or city mayor has asked your boss to brief them on one of your agency's top policy priorities. You need to develop a comprehensive policy memo that will give your boss: (1) the critical background in" rel="nofollow">information he/she needs on the issue at hand; (2) analysis of the in" rel="nofollow">influence of the state/city legislature, the judicial system, and other state/city government agencies on the formulation and implementation of a specific policy; (3) an evaluation of the in" rel="nofollow">influence that in" rel="nofollow">interest groups, political parties and the media have on the policy at hand; (4) a set of options for your boss to consider regardin" rel="nofollow">ing a path forward with all these political players (in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing pro's and con's for each option); and, (5) a recommended strategy that you want your boss to present to the governor or mayor to win" rel="nofollow">in support for your agency's policy agenda. To recap, your memo should: - Clearly and concisely state the issue at hand - Provide a summary of the current policy context / relevant background - Analyze the in" rel="nofollow">influence of the state or city legislature, the judicial system, and other agencies - Evaluate the in" rel="nofollow">influence of in" rel="nofollow">interest groups, political parties, and the media - Present a set of options for your boss to consider, in" rel="nofollow">include pro's and con's for each - Make a realistic recommendation of one of those options and provide further justification for why you are sayin" rel="nofollow">ing that option is the best. Formattin" rel="nofollow">ing Guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines: - No cover page; put your name, student ID, and the subject lin" rel="nofollow">ine at the top with a date. - Include citations / sources as end notes for your memo sin" rel="nofollow">ince this is an academic exercise . - At min" rel="nofollow">inimum, your sources should in" rel="nofollow">include: one book besides the textbook, two articles from scholarly journals (i.e. Foreign Affairs, Harvard International Review), two news articles from major periodicals (i.e. Washin" rel="nofollow">ington Post, The New York Times, The Economist), and two primary sources (public opin" rel="nofollow">inion polls, legislative records, speeches). - The tighter the topic focus, the better the product.