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SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The attempt to enhance the power of state and local governments, especially by substituting more flexible block grants instead of restrictive categorical grants-in-aid, is called

A) earmarking.
B) devolution.
C) cooperative federalism.
D) dual federalism.

Question 2

The election of 1796 highlighted a potential problem with U.S. elections, when __________ was chosen as president and __________ was chosen as vice president.

A) John Quincy Adams; Andrew Jackson, who had more electoral votes
B) Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican; Aaron Burr, a Federalist
C) George Washington, a slave owner; John Adams, who did not own any slaves
D) John Adams, a Federalist; Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican
E) John Adams, a Southerner; Thomas Jefferson, a Northerner