Which of the following best illustrates new federalism?

a. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
b. Federal laws that prohibit using marijuana, including for medicinal use
c. The 1996 welfare reform legislation
d. The Defense of Marriage Act
e. The due process clause and the equal protection clause


Answer: C

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