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State Government For this assignment, choose from the following options: Option 1: Interest Group News Piece Option 2: Web Encyclopedia Option 3: Legislative Aide Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: State Research – Elements that Influence State Government located on the student website and select one option to complete the assignment. ===================================================================================== POL 215 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.pol215master.com Week 1 DQ 1 Identify all of your state’s delegates (senators and representatives) to congress by name and party affiliation. Do you feel that the overall party affiliation of your delegates reflects the feelings of people in your state accurately? Why or why not? Week 1 DQ 2 Federalism can be defined as the distribution of power between a central government and constituent units—in the case of the United States, between the federal government and the state governments. Do you think the current balance of power between these entities is appropriately balanced, or imbalanced in one way or the other?