1. Using the chapter readings, list and discuss three advantages to federalism.
   • Myriad of governmental units
   • Competition between units of government
   • Reduces government growth and promotes efficiency
   • Responsiveness is enhanced
   • Federalism is correlated with private economic growth
   • Federalism is likely to produce public and private innovation

2. Using the chapter readings, list and discuss three models of federalism.
   • Dual federalism
   • Cooperative federalism
   • Pragmatic federalism
   • Non-centralized federalism
   • Nation-centered federalism

3. Using the chapter readings, discuss three reasons for the emergence of cooperative federalism.
   • The dislocation of the individual from communities and growing urbanism
   • The large-scale industrialization and rapid population growth
   • The evolving role of national government as the guarantor of individual rights and liberties

4. Using the chapter readings, what are three advantages to network federalism?
   • Reduced cost?As governmental units continue to overlap, collaboration means that wasteful stand-alone efforts are limited.
   • Increased effectiveness?Network federalism means that individuals converge around a problem based on the nature of a problem at any given moment.
   • Increased unity of purpose?As governmental units begin to work together to create mutually beneficial successes, there is a greater sense of unity and decreased problems of jurisdictional squabbling and variations in communication.

5. Using the chapter readings, discuss three important characteristics associated with professionalism in administrative personnel.
   • Experience
   • Education
   • Salaries
   • Training

6. According to the chapter readings, what are "pork barrel" projects?
   • Congresspeople steering resources "back home" to their own state.