Federalism under the second president Bush was poorly articulated, but actions of his administration and Congressional Republicans
a. preempted state authority over school testing systems and driver's license procedures, obstructed state lawsthat would permit the medical use of marijuana, imposed burdensome new homeland security requirements,and also imposed expensive Medicaid spending
responsibilities on the states.
b. continued to support the practice of state sovereignty in the same manner as President Reagan.
c. rested less on theory and more on mandating programs without providing sufficient funding.
d. were less important because increases in revenues made funding less of an issue.
a
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A. health care B. social justice C. foreign policy D. crime E. the economy
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a. He is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party. b. His party won most of the seats in Congress at the same time he was elected president. c. He pledged to curb organized crime. d. He promised transparency in his government. e. He oversaw Mexico's economic rebound since taking office.
What does the Declaration of Independence say about equality and civil rights? Which parts of the Constitution have been particularly important for groups wishing to expand their rights?
What will be an ideal response?
A political party differs from an interest group in that
A) individuals may choose to belong to an interest group but not to a political party. B) individuals in a political party agree on all major policy issues and interest group members do not. C) political parties want to operate the government and interest groups do not. D) political parties are concerned about election events and interest groups are not. E) political parties deal with matters of campaign finance and interest groups do not.