Dual federalism is
a. a form of government in which states are far more powerful than the central government.
b. an arrangement in which states focus on national security while the federal government attends to foreign policy.
c. an arrangement in which the federal government focuses on national security and foreign affairs, while states handle domestic policy.
d. the claim of South Carolina to have complete authority over its own relations with foreign nations.
e. the overlap of state and federal powers as outlined in the Constitution, and the ensuing difficulties of such government.
ANS: C
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