Americans pay federal, state, and local governments nearly __________ percent of every dollar they earn in taxes

The advantages of federalism include all of the following except that

a. it ensures that national programs and priorities are achieved. b. it encourages innovation. c. it helps manage social and political conflict. d. it facilitates efficiency and rapidity with which problems are addressed and solved.

As budget pressures and scarce funding become dominant issues at all levels of government, use of which evaluative criterion has increased?

A. efficiency B. equity C. effectiveness D. political feasibility