How could current events affect public policy in the future?

Current events can affect public policy in the future in several different ways including:

1) Learning from past mistakes- If there is a law or program implemented right now that is not necessarily successful, future public policy makers could avoid implementing that program again.

2) Building on past succcess- If the government implements a public policy that helps the economy or Americans in general, they can continue to build off its success. By examining what made the program successful, policy makers can continue to include those elements of the program to ensure continued success.

sectionalism continues to divide the nation as the question of slavery being allowed in the mexican cession became a problem. -the results of the mexican war spark secession in the south because the north did not want to allow slavery in the territories won.

the structure of state governments are determined by. "state constitutins'

under the us constitution, all state governments are.'republics'