What role do state legislatures play in the overall momentum of legislation?

This assignment is in two parts.

First, answering the
following question give a 3-4 page literature review of the readings from Week
4. This week you will be answering the following question What role do the States play in the
creation of legislation? Instructions on how to complete a literature
review are here. While
completing this assignment I would like you to think more thoroughly about the
following points and ensure to answer them throughout your writing assignment.
Please pay particular attention to

1)
What
powers do state legislatures have?
2)
What
role do state legislatures play in the overall momentum of legislation?
3)
What role does federalism play in the
legislation you have chosen to research?

The second component of this
assignment will be your own original research. Using the website openstates.org
search for either your bill specifically or use search terms that are related
to your bill (please let me know what search terms you used). Also note there is a video with a full demo on how
to compile this research and how to do this assignment on eCampus. After you
have searched your bill please provide what you can of the following
information.

1)
Choose a
state (any state you want) and a piece of legislation that deals with the topic
you have chosen (noting that some wiggle room will be necessary as you may have
chosen a bill only the Federal government can deal with). Explain the bill and
how it relates to your research.
2)
If you
can find information on who proposed the bill and why they did please note the
sponsors, co-sponsors, etc- identify if it was partisan or bi-partisan, how
many sponsors/co-sponsors. Local newspapers are going to be a great place for
this.
Explain how it is either similar or dissimilar
to the federal stance on the legislation by researching and relaying the
pertinent information from the state legislation vs the federal legislation. Also
note it may be completely different as states attempt to challenge federal
legislation often times throughout legislation.

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