Devolution is the
A. contraction of state authority and the expansion of local government authority.
B. passing of authority from the national government to the state and local levels.
C. expansion of national authority that began in the 1960s.
D. expansion of national authority that began in the 1930s.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
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