You learned how to create a strong, defensible thesis, and now you're going to create one entirely on your own and defend it. The powers that national and state governments have are part of the present-day debate around constitutional issues of democracy and governmental power. Prepare and defend a thesis that responds to the following prompt based on a news event from within the last month. Prompt Federalism is an evolving concept as practiced in the United States. Articulate a defensible claim or thesis on whether new federalism, or the decentralization of power, is still the current trend in the United States. Steps: 1. Select a news event from within the last month that relates to the prompt. 2. Write a one-paragraph summary of the news article. 3. In a second paragraph, write a thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning. Reference your news event and a related part of the Constitution as evidence. 4. In a third paragraph, identify and describe an alternative viewpoint to you