When Congress passes a law that obligates states to provide particular services, they are doing which of the following?
a. acting outside of their constitutional role
b. engaging in an effort to strengthen the underlying federalism of the system
c. simply following the will of the state legislatures
d. responding to some citizens’ demands without being held responsible for imposing the costs on others
d. responding to some citizens’ demands without being held responsible for imposing the costs on others
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a. the president b. the attorney general c. the solicitor general d. the Supreme Court clerk of courts e. the chief justice of the Supreme Court
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.