In this first assignment, you will select a policy issue and evaluate its impact. Select one (1) issue of interest from the White House Issues Page, located at http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues. Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

 
In this first assignment, you will select a policy issue and evaluate its impact.  Select one (1) issue of  interest from the White House Issues Page, located at http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues.  
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

Develop a brief overview (i.e., no more than one [1] paragraph) of the selected issue. 
Recommend  one (1) type of public policy out of the four (4) mentioned within the  text and develop a reasoning as to why this policy supports the issue  that you have selected. Provide a rationale for your response. 
Suggest  two (2) policy modifications that may positively impact and two (2)  policy modifications that may negatively impact the outcomes for the  issue that you have selected. Provide a rationale for your response. Note:  In this question, you are recommending change to the public policy in  Question #2 and how the changes will impact the selected issue. 
Suggest  three (3) methods by which the Constitution—specifically the powers of  Congress— addresses the role of government within business  administration overall for your selected issue. Provide a rationale to  support your response. Note: In this question, you are evaluating  the relationship between government and business of the selected issue.  Focus on the role(s) the government and businesses play in supporting  and / or negating the selected issue. 
Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note:  Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and  governmental Websites.. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites  ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as peer-reviewed.   

When writing the paper, use the outline headings below that correspond to sections of the paper:

White House Issue (for Question 1) 
Public Policy (for Question 2) 
Policy Modification (for Question 3) 
The Constitution (for Question 4) 
References (for Question 5) 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions. 
Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover  page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment  page length. 

Grading  for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic /  organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the  following rubric.