Texas Government

Identify an issue that involves federalism, then conduct research on how both the US federal
government and Texas state government addressing it (this requires examining the history,
application and effectiveness of laws at both levels).
Pick one of the following topics:
• Women’s rights and funding for family planning
• Women’s rights and access to abortion services
• Public education policy and funding
• Public education policy and Common Core
• Environmental policy and air pollution
• Environmental policy and hydraulic fracking
• Affordable Care Act and Medicaid funding
• Joint law enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking
• Joint law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking
• Texas Voter ID Law and the Voting Rights Act (1965)