Which of the following is an advantage of federalism as noted by Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis?
A. The federal government can enforce uniform standards on legal practices.
B. Citizens are free from multiple levels of taxation.
C. Citizens can operate without fear of wrongful imprisonment.
D. States are free to pursue novel social experiments.
Answer: D
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A. pass a budget B. appoint governors C. check for budget shortfalls D. analyze educational discrepancies
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Which of the following helps explain the difficulty in solving the long-term debt problem in the United States?
a. The decline in social spending has reduced the level of economic growth in the United States. b. The Democratic Party has been captured by special interest groups that benefit from high levels of debt. c. The Republican Party refuses to reduce the level of taxes that restrict economic growth in society. d. The rise of extreme partisanship in recent years has made compromise in this area highly unlikely.
World federalism suggests __________
a. the creation of an international federation in which states give up their national armaments and accept some degree of central government b. the complete dissolution of states in favor of one or more international federations organized along regional lines c. the creation of an international federation in which states maintain their national armaments but otherwise, accept a loss of their sovereignty d. the dissolution of state boundaries and a transfer of individual loyalty along national lines, which would be coordinated through information technology and transnational organizations