POL 319 Week 3 Grading the States-Comparative Analysis NEW

POL 319 Week 3 Grading the States-Comparative Analysis NEW

Grading the States-Comparative Analysis. Visit the Grading the States 2008 website from the Pew Center on the States. At this website, choose your three favorite states to compare their government performance during the time period of 2008. Use the following tabs on the website: variables of money, people, infrastructure and information to compare their performance. Then, analyze the performance of the three states you selected. Use the following general outline as a guide to conduct your comparison.

1. Introduction (1/2 page)
   § How does Pew evaluate state governance performance? § Which three states did you choose to compare?
2. Money (1/2 page)
   § Which of the three states you chose performed best in terms of money in 2008? Why?
   § Which of the three states you chose performed the worst in terms of money in 2008? Why?
3. People (1/2 page)
   § Which of the three states you chose performed best in terms of people in 2008? Why?
   § Which of the three states you chose performed the worst in terms of people in 2008? Why?
4. Infrastructure (1/2 page)
   § Which of the three states you chose performed best in terms of money in 2008? Why?
   § Which of the three states you chose performed the worst in terms of money in 2008? Why?