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 national security. Remember this is being written for the president to read.

Here are the aspects and questions to address for this essay:

Identify a current issue being debated about American national security, and state a preferred solution to it and why it’s preferred (This is your thesis statement).

Explain two competing solutions to this problem while addressing the responsibilities of each level of government (federal, state, and local) and the three branches of the federal government Explain two competing solutions to this problem while addressing the responsibilities of each level of government (executive, legislative, and judicial).

Build the argument for why your chosen solution is preferable, what critics say about the solution, and finally why the critics are wrong.

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