In the American federal system, states
a. can be considered administrative appendages or extensions of the national government.
b. do not experience much overlap in the powers held by the national government.
c. retain their own identity and distinctiveness by being fully sovereign from the national government.
d. have discrete powers that are derived from the federal Constitution as well as their own constitution and laws.
d
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What caused the power of patronage to decline?
a. opposition to patronage by constituents b. civil service reform in the late nineteenth century c. exposes in the press about unqualified appointees d. the progressive movement