FINAL PROJECT
Select and describe a decision maker (at the national or state level)
who hypothetically has asked you to write a policy memorandum on a
public policy problem of your choice. Your choice of a decision maker
could include, but is not limited to, a member of congress, the
president, a governor, or a state legislator. Assume that the decision
maker is undecided about his or her position on the problem.
Include the following in the policy memorandum:
1. Describe a public policy problem of interest to you.
2. Explain why the problem is important.
3. Describe the stakeholders (e.g., branches of government,
interest groups, nonprofit organizations, media, the
bureaucracy, etc.) connected to the problem.
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4. Explore the public policy alternatives for addressing the
problem.
5. Explain which stakeholders would be proponents and which
would be opponents of each policy alternative you identify and
why, and the implications of their being for or against the
alternative(s).
6. Choose one of the alternatives to the public policy problem you
selected and explain why you believe it is the best option.
7. Explain what, if any, social justice and/or ethical issues your
recommended policy alternative raises.
8. Explain any additional potential ramifications of adoption of this
policy alternative.
Note: This paper is expected to convey complex ideas in a clear,
concise, and organized fashion, using the required and
recommended readings and other Learning Resources from the
course for analytical support.
APA Publication Manual guidelines
10 pages in length (double-spaced), not including the title page,
the abstract, and references.
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Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson



