Explain why the US should not provide this (what is an argument against this?)

A-1.Why do we need the following governmental levels (explain at least three reasons)? The national government The state and local governments 2.Should the state and local governments be in charge of the response to Covid 19, or mass unemployment or a hurricane or other disaster? What would be the advantage of this and what would be the disadvantage of this? 3. Should the states be in charge of their voting laws and get to determine who can vote in their state? Why or why not?4.Should the national government provide basic health care to all citizens?Explain why the US should provide this (what is an argument for this?)Explain why the US should not provide this (what is an argument against this?)5.The national government is heavily criticized. From what you can tell, what is the problem?6.If we were rewriting all the laws, would your grandparents make any of these illegal? Access to abortion, gay marriage, multiple marriage, cocaine, liquor access for 18 year olds, prostitution, divorce, burning the flag? Explain which ones and explain how the views of your grandparents differ from your own, if they do. B- 1.Picking up on the previous journal entry, I want you to watch this video on “failed states” – a failed state is a government that is failing to provide order, basic services, and/or protecting human rights. A not about this video, it just jumps in without any initial discussion of what a failed state is and he speaks really quickly. I want you to make a list of the things you hear over and over again, like failing to provide education. Make sure you write down at least 8 (not 8 from each country but 8 in total). Failed states video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThD8I_vGGgc2.I also want to bring your attention to the tension between government policies and decisions that pursue order, those that pursue freedom, and those that pursue equality. Because your textbook does not cover that in chapter one, I would like you to read this short discussion from another textbook. Write a few sentences summarizing the original and modern dilemmas.http://college.cengage.com/polisci/janda/chall_dem/5e/students/chapters/ch1_synp.html3.The recent protests in response to the killing of George Floyd are a good example of the tension between pursuing order while also pursuing freedom and equality. Read the article here (there is a good quote from US Attorney William Barr about the basic duty of government) and read two more that you find and write a 400 word essay explaining how the issue of Mr. Floyd’s death and the protests illustrate the tension between order, freedom and equality. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/03/george-floyd-protests-dc-mayor-bowser-vows-push-back-feds/3133360001/((number 3 should be 300 words)) C_This is an article on equality – actually it is about inequality, as it relates to health care. https://time.com/5800930/how-coronavirus-will-hurt-the-poor/ . This is an article on health care reform https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2000821. (Number your answers so I can tell what question you are answering) 1-Write a 350 or more word summary of the first article. Notice that I do not want your opinion or your reaction. I want a summary. 2-Write a 350 or more word summary of the second article. Explain what the author sees as the problems and what s/he recommends. Again, I do not want your opinion or your reaction.3-Write a 350 or more word essay explaining your views on the issues raised in these articles and whether the virus has made access to health care something the US government should ensure, as a matter of equality. D- Number your answers so I can tell what question you are answering. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stock-market-is-not-the-economy_l_5ed51666c5b6277cf3c9e0bc1. As the author of the article points out, President Trump “regularly points to the Dow Jones Industrial Average performance as evidence that Americans are experiencing unprecedented levels of wealth”. Explain why the author says that is not a good indicator of the health of the economy.2. Explain what the author means by “right now it seems there are two rather stark American realities.”3. Explain what the term Gross Domestic Product (GDP) refers to and why it is a snapshot of the economy’s size and growth rate, and explain what has happened to GDP in the 1st quarter of 2020?4. Explain why federal tax receipts are good gauge of overall economic health and why the author concludes that “economic activity fell off a cliff”?5. Explain why the stock market is not a good indicator of the health of the economy right now. Also explain what the author means by saying that the stock market is driven by a narrative, and explain why this is important.6. Explain the disadvantage of the fact that the Dow Jones is an economic indicator of just 30 major corporations.7. Explain why it is significant that small businesses do not have representation on the stock market.8. Explain why investors are perhaps confident about the economy and consumers are not.9. Explain why the author concludes that day to day market swings don’t reflect what is going on in the “true economy”? 10. Finally, what is your opinion of the current US economy and/or the issues raised in this article? Here you can also discuss how the virus has impacted your personal financial situation if you like.