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Question: You will respond to questions regarding constitutional framework and federalism with regard to your selected policy. This is intended to help you get started with the critical elements for the final project (refer to the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document for more detail). You are not required to flesh these questions out completely; rather, draft the main points that you will flesh out when you submit the completed final project. Respond to each question in the Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric document in a few concise sentences. ( My selected policy is the sell of medical marijuana in Georgia).

Constitutional Framework Questions

Introduction: What is your policy about? What is the constitutional context in which your policy is grounded? Explicit and Implied Powers: What are the explicit and implied powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in relation to your policy?

Division of Power: Describe how the division of power creates tension between the branches of government and how this tension has impacted your policy.

Checks and Balances: How has your policy been impacted (positively or negatively) by systems of checks and balances?

Federalism Questions

Models of Federalism: What are the different models of federalism as a form of democratic governance? How are these models manifested in your policy?

Federalism Model: What is the specific federalism model that best explains your policy, and why?

Process of Governing: How have collaboration, cooperation, and conflict been evident among federal, state, and local levels with regard to your policy? How have they impacted the process of governing?

Budget Process: How does the budget process work across different levels of government with regard to your policy? How it is funded?

Regulatory Schemes: What are the different regulatory schemes for funding programs? What are the benefits and consequences of different funding programs in relation to your policy?

Fiscal Federalism: What are the implications of fiscal federalism on your policy? How has the funding strategy impacted your policy?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Explain policy and its constitutional context. 2. Define explicit and implied powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in relation to policy. 3. Describe division of power in relation to policy. 4. Describe the impact of systems of checks and balances on policy. 5. Identify models of federalism. 6. Describe collaboration, cooperation, and conflict on federal, state, and local levels in relation to policy. 7. Describe the model of federalism that best explains the policy. 8. Explain the budget process across different levels of government in relation to policy. 9. Explain regulatory schemes in relation to policy. 10. Explain implications of fiscal federalism on policy.