Assignment

An important purpose of this assignment is to examine what the different branches and layers of government do to address a policy using a current issue to illustrate it.

Complete a research essay on the government and healthcare. Remember this is being written for the president to read. The U.S. healthcare system has been a controversial topic for decades.

Here are the aspects and questions to address for this essay: Identify a current issue being debated about the American healthcare system.

• Explain two competing solutions to this problem.

• Evaluate which one is preferable.

• Address the responsibilities of each level of government, which are federal, state, and local. (Most of the essay will be about the federal government).

• Address the responsibilities of each of the three branches of the federal government.

REQUIREMENTS: 500 word minimum and 600 word maximum length, not including references.

Inclusion of facts from a recent news article about the topic/solution.