1. IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

address the following: 1. Define the issue; 2. Briefly relate the history/origin of the issue in this country; 3. Problems/ concerns related to this issue; 4. Current policies in place that address this issue; 5. If this is a federalism issue, address the differences/ similarities in how the states and the federal government have each addressed this particular issue; where do they differ? Where are they in agreement? 6. Conclusions; where do we go from here with this issue; future policies that could better address this issue, etc. THE PAPER SHOULD BE TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED, IN 12PT FONT WITH ONE INCH MARGINS. YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 SOURCES FOR THIS PAPER.