Public Policy is also known as Public Issues. They are based on perspective and the more people care about the issue, then the more important the issue becomes, and the more attention it receives from the government. A definition for public policy used from the internet Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia explanation is: "Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. Public policy is expressed in the body of laws, regulations, decisions and actions of government. Policy analysis may be used to formulate public policy and to evaluate its effectiveness. Many public policy analysts earn Ph.D., Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration degrees in public policy schools, while others earn specialized degrees, such as an M.Ed for specializing in educational policy or an MSW for specializing in social welfare policy."
There are four types of Issues:
Local - issues that are in a town near you
State - issues that are in your state
Regional - issues in your coast [north, east, south, west]
National - issues in your country
In legal decisions, invocation of "public policy" is a catch-all expression for the court to rule what it thinks is best for society. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote for a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court in criticizing this approach:[1]
Similarly, the U.S. Supreme Court explained the role of public policy in court decisions in Rapanos v. United States:[2]
According to University of Texas ROTC Lee L. Mercer, Jr., there is some concern about what public policy has done from August 22, 1992 until now with the United States of America's Government evidencing its government, protecting its government and its citizens in the United States Army Military Intelligence Academy Camp Bullis San Antonio, Texas.
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