Describe why the issue is controversial regarding governance.

Step 2: Select Your Topic
Pick a current issue pertaining to federalism.
Possibilities include: Abortion, school standards, immigration, gambling,
healthcare, firearm laws, marijuana, or internet privacy. You are certainly not
limited to this list.

Step 3: Analyze and Evaluate
Perform research to find a recent article that
explores and analyzes the topic you’ve chosen from a federalism perspective.

Step 4: Write the paper
Using the background resources provided as
well as an article found in performing your own research, write a two-page
paper that shows you understand how federalism has evolved over the nation’s
history and an issue or topic from a federalism perspective. Use Microsoft Word
to create your document.
Your paper should consist of at
least 5 paragraphs (1.5-2 pages in length) following this format:
1. Introduction Paragraph: Summarizes the purpose of the paper
2. Paragraphs 2-3: Provide a summative analysis of
federalism, tracing its evolution throughout U.S. history to where we are
today.
3. Paragraph 4: Provide an analysis of a current topic or
issue pertaining to federalism.
A. Describe the issue or topic
b. Describe the relationship to federalism (I.e. what are the states doing vs.
What is the federal government doing?)
c. Describe why the issue is controversial regarding governance
4. Conclusion paragraph: Summarize the paper and tie it all together.
5. Citations: At the end of your paper, create a citation for each
source you USED in the paper. You may use either APA or MLA
style (APA is preferred).
Paper Formatting Information
Write your paper on a Word document.
Type your name and the date at the top of the first
page.
Title: Write
a title of each of the essays.
Center the title.
Font:
Use an easy to read font like Times Roman or Garamond
Font Size: 11 or 12 is the standard font size
Font Style: just use regular text, no bolding or italics
Margins: use
1-inch margins on all sides (older versions of Word have bigger margins so
you will need to change them)
Spacing: double-space
your text, there is still one “standard” double-space between
paragraphs

Be
accurate
Include
an introduction identifying the purpose and using an attention getting
device
Address
and explain the topic of federalism from a historical perspective
Thoroughly
explain your chosen topic from the perspective of federalism
Be
written in your “own voice” with minimal errors in grammar,
punctuation, and spelling
Use
academic English (no slang or texting language).
(Hint: read your responses out loud before submitting.)
Be
properly formatted and approximately 1.5 to 2 pages in length

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