Which of the following would serve as an example of limited government?
a. In administering Medicare benefits, the federal government imposes mandates upon the states.
b. The government refuses to intervene in a corporate merger that some argue would create a monopoly.
c. The president appoints a conservative Supreme Court justice.
d. Congress approves a sin tax on the purchase of alcohol and cigarettes in an effort to reduce public consumption of those items.
e. State governments are not subordinate to the federal government.
Question 2
Thomas Jefferson described the concept of limited government as
a. The state government is limited in its ability to tax its citizens.
b. No federal government can circumvent the power of the states.
c. The government that governs least governs best.
d. The state government is subservient to the federal government.
e. There are limits to the powers that the state can exercise.
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