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Essay Topic: Comparative Federalism
Guidelines:
In order to receive a grade for this assignment, the following conditions must be met in the essay:
- Minimum page length: 3 full pages (partial pages, cover page, and Works Cited pages do not count) in Times New Roman or Arial 12 pt font. Do not use block quotations (any quotation that exceeds four lines of text).
- Minimum research requirement: 2 academic journal articles must be cited and referenced using MLA citation and reference format. Each article must have more than five (5) pages of actual content (without graphs, charts, footnotes, citations, etc.).
- Minimum grammar requirements: no more than five major errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or sentence structure on a single page.
Failing any one of these minimum requirements will result in a grade of zero for the assignment.
Be sure to follow all other formatting guidelines provided in the syllabus.
Background information:
Germany, Canada, India, and Australia are just a few nations that have a federal system of government. Conduct an investigation into one of these federal systems to gain a comparative perspective about American federalism.
Essay Questions (all of these must be addressed at some point in the essay):
- What are the similarities of the federalist system in the country you selected when compared to the US federalist system? What are the differences between the two systems?
- What can the US government learn from the other nation (possible reforms)? What obstacles exist in implementing these reforms?
- What can the other nation learn from the United States to improve their federal system? What obstacles exist in implementing these reforms?
- What is the public sentiment in each country regarding the current status of the State-Federal relationship? What conclusions can be drawn from comparing the public opinion on Federalism in each country?
