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Contributor: Brian Anthony. Lesson ID: 11442
Can your voice make a difference in shaping how government works? Learn how governments create (and change) policies by doing your own guided research, then make your views public with a web campaign!
We all have principles and rules for dealing with daily life issues. Write down your principles or rules for dealing with at least two or three of the following.
Governments also have principles and rules about how they deal with societal issues, and those principles and regulations are called policies.
Public policies are the basic principles and rules government officials use to govern.
Those policies shape law and other government actions.
As you read Policy Making: Political Interactions, gather and record information about the steps in creating government policies in the space below.
Then, research online to locate at least two other sources on how the policy is made. Add any new information and ideas you find.
Reflect on the following questions.
Now that you know how policies are created, you can explore the policy world.
In the Got It? section, explore some fundamental policies government officials have formulated to address society's most challenging issues.
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