Unfunded mandates often impose very high costs on state and local governments to ensure compliance with federal laws

Judicial review permits the Supreme Court

A) to enforce the separation of powers between the branches of government. B) to exercise powers that the founders inferred to in Article I of the Constitution. C) to balance influence when determining institutional power of the executive and legislative branch. D) to disrupt the checks and balances the founders intended to equalize the branches of government. E) to dominate the other two branches of government and make the judicial branch superior.

Among the costs of integration for states is __________.

A. a potential cultural backlash against homogenizing effects B. the declined ability to take advantage of foreign trade C. a declining sense of community as integration proceeds D. a greater diversity of cultures