Which stage of the policy-making model involves deciding a course of action and determining which agency will be responsible?

Which of the following best describes the concept of federalism embodied in the United States government?

(A) The Constitution divides power between a central government and its constituent governments, with some powers being shared. (B) The Constitution grants all governmental powers to the central government, which may delegate authority to state governments. (C) State governments join together and form a central government, which exists solely by approval of the state governments. (D) The central government creates state governments. (E) State governments are sovereign in all matters except foreign policy, which is reserved to the central government.

The system of checks and balances does not provide a means a. to stop a single branch of government from acting unilaterally

b. for both houses of the legislative branch to agree in order for legislation to pass. c. for the judicial branch to adjudicate conflicts between the states. d. to select the best candidates for executive office.