Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

Imagine 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 information he/she needs on the issue at hand;

 

(2) analysis of the 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 influence that interest groups, political parties and the media have on the policy at hand;

 

(4) a set of options for your boss to consider regarding a path forward with all these political players (including 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 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 influence of the state or city legislature, the judicial system, and other agencies

– Evaluate the influence of interest groups, political parties, and the media

– Present a set of options for your boss to consider, 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 saying that option is the best.