Federalism in the 21st Century

The purposes in conducting this research and writing this paper are to:
• Improve your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information carefully and objectively, using the U.S. Constitution, statutes, and U.S. Supreme Court cases
• Use the gathered information to propose a solution to a constitutional issue;
• Discuss social policy implications of your solution
• Demonstrate that you understand the terminology and the concepts used in constitutional law, and how constitutional provisions, statutes, and case decisions are interrelated.
• Present your ideas in clear written form directed to a specific audience, in this case, your class.
• Write technically correctly using APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
You will receive feedback from your instructor to be applied to the Core Assessment Final Draft. You will also be required to present your paper in a discussion in Unit 8.
Directions
Write a essay of the 1750-2000 word paper explaining the instructor-approved issue, your proposed outcome, the social policy implications of your solution, and the research that supports your outcome for the topic.
Note: There is no word requirement for draft, but all topics must be covered.
Include the following:

1. Research the provision(s) of the United States Constitution that are at the heart of the issue.
2. Research any federal or state statutes that impact this issue.
3. Research previous decisions of the United States Supreme Court that impact this issue.
4. Conduct searches for any pending case(s) before the U.S. Supreme Court that may involve this issue.
5. Based on your research, determine what should be the solution of this constitutional issue.
6. Consider social policy implications of your solution.
   Paper Outline
   Your paper must include:
7. A cover page
8. Introduction
9. Clear statement of the constitutional issue
10. Discussion of your research
11. Clear statement of your proposed solution, with supporting argument
12. Discussion of social policy implications of your solution
13. Conclusion
14. Reference page, using APA style