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For this assignment, you'll use the readings to think of a political issue today and how debates around federalism impact various understandings of that issue. You'll find a news source online that discusses that problem and then write a substantive paragraph in which you summarize that source (be sure to include a citation) and explain how it connects back to debates about federalism. For example, if you are interested in mass incarceration, you might find a source that examines the federal prison system or federal policing agencies versus the idea of crime as a distinctly local matter. Other issues that you might choose to write about in terms of federal and state (or federal and local) disagreements include immigration, policing, the COVID-19 pandemic, taxation, education, healthcare, water, climate change, voting, or any other issue of your choosing.

Here is an example of correct citational practice and an article that would work well for this assignment on how debates about federalism continue to shape politics today:

Arun Gupta, "In Portland, Questions Swirl Around Local Police's Coordination with Federal Officers," The Intercept, July 24, 2020: https://theintercept.com/2020/07/24/portland-federal-police-protests/

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