1) textbook Chapter 3
2) “The New Federalism” which includes short readings by Eggers/O’Leary and Donahue (pdf)
3) https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-welfare-dollars-dont-go-directly-to-poor- people-anymore/
Data illustration at https://features.marketplace.org/yourstateonwelfare/ ENVIRONMENT
4) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/climate/california-auto-emissions-trump.html Data illustration at https://www.c2es.org/content/state-climate-policy/
Write an essay in which you 1) explain the debate between Eggers/O’Leary and Donahue, detailing their arguments carefully, 2) tell how their claims hold up in light of the 2 policies above, and 3) given all of this, tell which of the authors (Eggers/O’Leary OR Donahue) you find most persuasive and why.