Organize each of your initial question responses to the questions in the following manner:
Identify the question you are responding to
Your response should be in a paragraph style and contain at least 50 words per question
All answers should meet acceptable standards of grammar and structure. References with proper citations are welcomed as appropriate.
Questions:
1. How has COVID changed Intergovernmental Relations in the United States? What changes do you foresee in the future of these relationships?
2. In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a push for consolidated metropolitan governments in urban areas. What do you see as advantages and disadvantages
of these consolidations?
3. Why is Intergovernmental Relations important to government program administrators at each level of government?
4. How do Tribal Governments fit into the Federal System? Discuss areas of conflict and cooperation between Tribal Governments and adjacent states and
localities.
Use the following textbooks as a reference:
The Politics of Intergovernmental Relations, Third Edition, 2016
Elizabeth Frederickson, Stephanie L. Witt and David C. Nice
Intergovernmental Relations in Transition: Reflections and Directions, 2018
Carl W. Stenberg and David K. Hamilton, editors