Interest groups have significantly lesser influence over state and local politics than over national politics

Some observers fear that funding welfare programs through _______ will encourage states to engage in a "race to the bottom"

A) unfettered grants B) block grants C) categorical grants D) unfunded mandates E) general revenue sharing

_____ is the concept that cooperation on economic and social issues can build linkages between states that decrease the future chance of conflict

A) Collective security B) Constructivism C) Federalism D) Functionalism E) Realism