Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the trend in federal-state relations from the 1980s to the present day?
A. While the executive branch has boldly pursued a policy of dispersing power among the states, the judicial and legislative branches have struggled more successfully to keep power in the hands of the national government.
B. Despite a brief revival of liberalism under President Clinton in the 1990s, the Republican presidents consistently opposed any attempt to impose national standards on the states.
C. Although the federal government has relinquished much power to the states, it has repeatedly used financial incentives and other means to impose national standards.
D. Since the end of the 1970s, there have been no notable instances of the federal government imposing national standards upon state governments.
E. With broad support from the people, the federal government has assumed ever greater responsibilities and powers.
Answer: C
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