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BDP 101 Final Paper Overall, I learned a great deal in this class. Although I have taken government courses in the past, I don’t feel as though I ever truly learned about the ins and outs of the policy making process. I gained a better understanding of how policy is actually made and how so many different factors influence the process. I also now understand more about a variety of different policy issues that I was uninformed on before, such as immigration and defense, and also learned more about issues that I had a background in, like health and Zika, specifically. I enjoyed hearing from a variety of different people from diverse backgrounds, who all had unique experiences and views from which to inform us. The first two lectures, the introduction to policy making and agenda setting, gave a good background to the topic and laid a good foundation on which to discuss more specific issues. The policy triangle and the basic policy making sequence both were easy to understand and gave a good overview of this complex process. The further discussion of agenda setting opened my eyes to the importance of deciding what even makes it to the table to be discussed. It is easy to forget that before topics can even be debated and addressed, someone has …show more content…

One thing that I do not feel like I learned that much about was how “ordinary people” can make a difference. We heard from researchers, journalists, doctors, and many other people who weren’t directly involved in government but I don’t feel also it was expressly addressed how we can participate in this process as students or young adults. Overall, I am very glad I took this class and think it has broadened my understanding of our government and has supplemented my education for the Bridging Disciplines Program. This course fit in well with my certificate in Social Inequality, Health and Policy and will help me in the

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