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 healthcare. Remember this is being written for the
president to read.
The U.S. healthcare system has been a controversial topic for decades. Here are the aspects and
questions to address for this essay:
Identify a current issue being debated about the American healthcare system 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 (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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