One of the main tools of President Nixon’s attempts to reduce national authority was the use of ______.
a. grants-in-aid
b. categorical grants
c. block grants
d. revenue sharing
c. block grants
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Federal laws that assert the national government's prerogative to control public policy in a particular field are referred to as ______.
A. constitutional laws B. race to the top laws C. externalities D. preemption legislation
Pet Ponderosa Memorial Gardens leased 10 acres of land from Memory Gardens to be used as a pet cemetery. This land was adjacent to Memory Gardens' human cemetery. As part of the lease, the pet cemetery was allowed to use all available water each evening for two hours to develop and maintain its landscaping. Then Memory Gardens abruptly cut off the water supply, and as a result the grass and the
other plants were in peril of dying. What remedy should Pet Ponderosa seek to stop Memory Gardens from breaching its contract? a. Restitution c. Injunction b. Rescission d. Damages
The second Pahlavi shah prepared for kingship by
a. partying in Western European cities. b. attending a military academy in Moscow. c. studying Islamic law in Qom. d. working as a secretary for his father. e. leading a military campaign against a Soviet republic in the north of Iran.
The popularly elected president in Nigeria's Second Republic was intended to
a. create a nationally unifying official. b. prevent the obscure complication of an Electoral College. c. be popular enough to rule by decree when necessary. d. become a figurehead symbol (not a real power) in Nigerian politics. e. provide a Muslim leader for the whole country.