POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Environmental Policy
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Lecture 2: overview of public policy in the us. We will try to keep same seats (so i can use a seating chart to learn names). Sign up for seating (count rows from the front, seats from right, and combine: 3rd row, second seat is 302. ) - next assignment and key dates for course. Coming by email and posted to website. (email will say when website is relevant. ) - how to take notes: type or handwrite. Use a few words to reference the posted notes. Make comments on additional material of interest. (usually, just occasional notes, because my notes are extensive. ) A public policy is a formally adopted decision concerning the on-going actions of government, directed toward the public, other countries, or the physical environment. It is intended to affect the conditions of the society and the lives of citizens, not merely internal structures or operations of government. level of generality, importance, or permanence.
