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COMM 2335: Argument and Debate

Domestic Policy

About Domestic Policy:

Domestic policies cover many different topics such as:

  • Business
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Law Enforcement
  • Natural resources
  • Individual rights
  • Welfare

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Recommended Databases

To search for information about domestic policies, try these databases:

  • Our Subject databases (Note: choose subject based on the topic of the policy)
  • U-Search
  • Our General Reference Databases (Note: Gale eBooks and Credo Reference are great places to start)
  • Our News Databases (Note: try PressReader for current news)

Economic Policy

About Economic Policy

Economic policies cover a variety of subjects including:

  • Fiscal and monetary policies about government expenditure, taxation, social security, and more
  • Trade and exchange rates
    • Foreign Trade
    • Terrorism, Illicit Finance, and Financial Sanctions
  • Labor and employment
  • Small Business Programs

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Recommended Databases

To search for information about economic policies, try these databases:

Education Policy

About Education Policy

In the U.S., the federal role in education is limited, most education policy is decided at the state and local levels. U.S. Department of Education ( https://www2.ed.gov/policy/landing.jhtml?src=ft)

National policies may include subjects related to:

  • Student success in elementary and secondary education
  • Civil rights related to discrimination by disability, sex, race, and national origin
  • Higher Education
  • Privacy

Research Starter

Recommended Databases

To search for information about educational policies, try these databases:

  • Our Education Databases. (Note: Education Source, and ERIC are good places to start)
  • U-Search
  • Our General Reference Databases (Note: Gale eBooks and Credo Reference are great places to start)
  • Our News Databases (Note: try PressReader for current  news)

Environmental Policy

About Environmental Policy

Environmental policies in the U.S. cover a wide variety of topics related to:

  • Clean air
  • Clean water
  • Endangered species
  • Marine protection
  • Resource conservation, solid waste,and hazardous waste disposal
  • Taxing businesses engaged in work with hazardous materials

Research Starter

Recommended Databases

To search for information about environmental policies, try these databases:

  • Our Subject databases (Note: choose subject based on the topic of the policy)
  • U-Search
  • Our General Reference Databases (Note: Gale eBooks and Credo Reference are great places to start)
  • Our News Databases (Note: try PressReader for current  news)

Foreign Policy

About Foreign Policy

U.S. foreign policies address a wide range of issues including those found in other national policies, but on a global scale. A complete list of policy issues can be found on the U.S. Department of State's website.

  • Arms control
  • Climate and environment
  • Combating drugs and crime
  • Cyber issues
  • Global health
  • Human trafficking
  • The ocean
  • War in Ukraine
  • Women's issues

Research Starter

Recommended Databases

To search for information about domestic policies, try these databases:

  • Our Subject databases (Note: choose subject based on the topic of the policy)
  • U-Search
  • Our General Reference Databases (Note: Gale eBooks and Credo Reference are great places to start)
  • Our News Databases (Note: try PressReader for current  news)

Recommended Databases

U-Search

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