Question 1: Find a public policy that has been implemented by some level of government in the past decade. Explain how the policy you chose affected the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Did it affect one sector significantly more than the others? Explain why or why not. References and Citations.
Question 2: Choose a specific example of a vertical relationship between the federal, a state, and a local government. How well does the relationship seem to function? Why is the relationship structured the way it is? Is there anything that could be done to make this relationship more effective for the public the governments serve? References and Citations
Question 3: Give an example of a horizontal relationship between different levels of government in the U.S. What makes it possible for this relationship to exist? Has this horizontal relationship benefited the public more than if the relationship did not exist? Explain why or why not. References and Citations