Comparative Analysis

Comparative Analysis I

Overview: In your first milestone, you selected a policy problem in your home state and explained why it needs to be addressed. In this milestone, you will begin
a comparative analysis of your state and two others of your choosing, as well as a comparative analysis of how your selected policy’s outcomes were influenced
by various factors within each state.
Prompt: In Milestone Two, you will develop pieces of your comparative analysis for your final project through the use of at least one scholarly article and
government document. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Comparative Analysis, State: What are the two states that you will be evaluating? How are these states similar to or different from your home state,
making them a useful comparison for study? In other words, how does each state (your two chosen states and your home state) compare and contrast to
the others relative to the following:
A. Political cultures
B. Geographic areas (urban/rural states)
C. Do your states use citizen initiatives? If so, how difficult is it for initiatives to be placed on the ballot? How do initiative results serve as examples
of the level of popular control over policy making in the states chosen? How do they differ? If your chosen states do not use citizen initiatives,
why do they not?
D. Analyze each state by comparing and contrasting state referendums that were used in the past. Historically, did any of your states vote on
referendums that produced completely different results? What happened? Why did this occur? What factors impacted the results?

II. Comparative Analysis, Policy: Compare each policy outcome within each state. In other words, how did the outcome of addressing the policy issue yield
differences in results relative to variations in the following:
A. Political cultures
B. Geographic areas (urban/rural states)
C. The states’ levels of party competition

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: This milestone should be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, and one-inch margins. You must have a minimum of one scholarly articles and one government documents for this paper. Cite all references in APA format.
Please note that for your final project, you must have a minimum of three scholarly articles and three government documents.