State mandates is a process where
a. local governments have significant flexibility to solve problems and are provided sufficient funding to addressthose problems
b. the state directs local government on how to solve a problem and, at the same time, ensures uniformity ofpolicy among its local governments.
c. the state only repeats the guidance it has received from the federal government.
d. the state provides guidance but then defers to local government preferences.
b
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The effects of welfare reform include ________
A. reductions in the number of people on welfare rolls B. increases in the number of people on welfare rolls C. high numbers of former welfare recipients gaining employment at high salaries D. unsuccessful welfare-to-work programs in the states
In contrast to the two major political parties, interest groups
a. wield considerably more power in the American states. b. attempt to aggregate public preferences and concentrate them as specific demands. c. specifically nominate, and at times elect, candidates for public office. d. tend to be majoritarian organizations.
Americans tend to
A. oppose big government, in principle. B. support big government, in principle. C. oppose social security. D. support high income taxes. E. hold consistent beliefs about the size and purpose of government.
Article I, Section 8 authorizes Congress to
a. lay and collect taxes. b. fix standards of weights and measures. c. regulate commerce among the states. d. All of the above are true.