Admitting a new 51st State and creating it's institutions

  Imagine that you are a consultant working for the newly admitted 51st state. Because the state is new, it does not yet have a fully formed government. As an expert on state politics, you have been asked to advise the new state on how to design its government institutions. Select four of the topic areas from the list below. Discuss the positive and negative effects of each choice. Then decide what you think the state should do.