Find an article published in any newspaper, magazine, or credible online resource in the last two months regarding the balance of power between the state and Federal government. The article can discuss any issue (budgets, security, etc.) but it must include coverage of how the US Federal and state governments interact, or share power--and remember that sharing power can lead to either cooperation or conflict. 

Summarize what the article says, and answer below questions:

1. Is this an example of cooperative Federalism, or conflicting Federalism? 

2. Which of the five Federalism powers involved here (express, implied, etc.)?

3. Are any kinds of grants involved? If so, what kind, and how much?

4. Is there a clear "winner" here-- the states, the Federal government, neither, or both? Explain.

 

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