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Intensive Weekend PPA 200 - Saturday, August 12

We will use these links to support Intensive Weekend activities on Saturday, August 12.
Activity 1 Groups:
Draw on PPA 200 readings and experiences to identify and communicate a few things you think the average citizen/voter should know about your group's topic:
Group 1 - Role of Government
Group 2 - Nature of Federalism
Group 3 - Balance of Power
Group 4 - Policymaking vs Administration
Activity 2:
Complete the column of the Sector Distinctions Chart assigned to your group.
Sector Distinctions
Activity 3:
Visit the California State Agency List (gray button below) and select a state agency you are curious about. Then, click on State Agencies (green button below) to complete a row in the State Agencies worksheet to help the rest of us learn more about this agency.
CA State Agency List
State Agencies
Activity 4:
Work in your group to identify some of the factors you think make California governance difficult (make sure to draw on your Guide to CA Government). We will come back to this topic throughout our weekend together.
Why is CA Governance so Hard?
Activity 5:
Work in your group to respond to a question about what we might learn from local government bankruptcy cases in California.
Bankruptcy Lessons
Activity 6:
What are 2-3 wicked problems you believe California government will need to help address now or in the future?
Wicked Problems

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