Cities and counties have the authority to create jails to incarcerate prisoners convicted of minor crimes, or misdemeanors, that fall under their jurisdictions. Duplication of these facilities is expensive, and economies of scale could be achieved if city and county jails were consolidated, which could be done by _______.

What will be an ideal response?scFill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

interlocal contracting

Political Science

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a. limit people's access to the Internet b. lead to censorship c. inadvertently cause the Internet to crash d. accelerate media consolidation

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The main form of a grant-in-aid during and after the New Deal has been the ______ grant.

a. block b. categorical c. devolution d. revenue sharing

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