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| Chapter 3: Federalism |
| What Government Does and Why It Matters |
Federalism allows states to run their programs with a great deal of independence and diversity. Go here and look at the national expenditures on education. Find your state and three neighboring states. |
| 1. How does your state's spending on education compare to the three neighboring states? |
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| 2. How much does your state vary from the national average? |
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| 3. Which three states spend the most for education? The least? What is the difference between the highest- and the lowest-spending states? |
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| 4. Compute the average of three southern states and compare it with the average of three New England states. What did you find? |
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| 5. What did you learn about federalism and diversity from this exercise? |
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