Your analysis should convince a thoughtful, analytic reader of the existence and importance of the policy problem, and inform the reader about alternative goals for public intervention.

You should not approach this as an advocate and you should not begin by identifying the lack of a policy or program as the problem.

Your analysis in this section should address the following questions:

What is the policy issue?
What was the event or series of events that was a catalyst for action?
Is it a problem or crisis that demands immediate attention?
What interests are at stake for the Actor overall?
Section II – What are the Potential Solutions?
This section describes and evaluates the policy alternatives designed to help meet the policy goals. You are expected to identify alternatives and to identify and logically support criteria by which these alternatives can be compared.
The alternatives can draw on both existing policies and programs, or propose new ones.

This section should address the following questions:

What alternatives were considered to address the policy problem?
Why were the other alternatives rejected? Were they rejected for political or rational reasons?
Describe the trade-offs policy makers must accept based on your selection.