The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy

National Association of Women in Construction
August 10, 2020
What are the factors that influence which problems get addressed by our state and federal legislatures
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The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy

Reflect: The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting crosscurrents. On the one hand popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity of interests across the U.S. to be effective at the local level. Moreover the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism that is what limits on national power can be derived from the Tenth Amendment?
Write: Select a policy or piece of legislation that directly impacts your current or future profession (i.e. your major). In your initial post identify your profession or future profession define federalism and then select a specific piece of legislation (Click here for examples) that will directly impact it. Discuss the federalism challenges that the policy you have selected is creating or facing. For example:
Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your response in your own words. Your initial must be at least 300 words. Support your position with at least two of the assigned resources required for this discussion and/or peer reviewed scholarly sources obtained through the AU Library databases. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources integrate them into your argument and cite them properly in-text and in a references list at the end of the post.