Fiscal federalism refers to the

A. fact that both the federal government and the states have the power to tax.
B. expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments.
C. ability of the states to manipulate federal decision making.
D. national banking system first established by Alexander Hamilton in the 1790s.
E. coordinated fiscal policy decisions of the federal government and the states.


Answer: B

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