When Congress passes a law that obligates states to provide particular services, they are doing which of the following?
a. acting outside of their constitutional role
b. engaging in an effort to strengthen the underlying federalism of the system
c. simply following the will of the state legislatures
d. responding to some citizens’ demands without being held responsible for imposing the costs on others
d. responding to some citizens’ demands without being held responsible for imposing the costs on others
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Which of the following statements is true about the implied powers?
a. They are listed in the U.S. Constitution. b. They are the powers of government reserved to the states. c. They are based on the Necessary and Proper Clause. d. They are based on the Tenth Amendment. e. They are based on the Fifth Amendment.
The decrease in the number of __________ has been identified as one cause of increasing polarization
a. East Coast liberal Democrats b. Midwestern independents c. northern liberal Republicans d. southern conservative Republicans