Orders to state and local governments to comply with congressional laws, either funded or unfunded, are called ________._

A. federal exemptions
B. federal preemptions
C. federal mandates
D. federal regulations

ANSWER: C

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A. Peter Bachrach B. Morton Baratz C. Jürgen Habermas D. E. E. Schattschneider

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When a member of Congress appropriates money for a special project in her district, she is engaged in __________

a. bribery b. earmarking c. influencing d. inside lobbying

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