Join this Discussion Thread (join often, every day or two) and actively discuss the issues/concerns/problems raised by the readings for this Homework Assignment. Several discussion prompts are provided below, though you can discuss any issues related to the materials and topic. See the instructions in “How to Participate on the Discussion Board” on the “Content” page for more detailed information on how you are expected to participate and the grading criteria. Normal rules of classroom etiquette apply.
– Which level of government impacts your daily life, and how?
– What are some of the advantages of national and local governments working collectively on problems such as education? What are some of the disadvantages?
– Thinking just about domestic economic and social issues, which issues do you think are best handled by the federal government and which by the states, and why?
– Over the next ten to twenty years, do you think you will see power shift from the federal government to the states or from the states to the federal government, and why?
