Author Question: Which of the following illustrates the concept of devolution? A) The federal government of ... (Read 72 times)

captainjonesify · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which of the following illustrates the concept of devolution?

A) The federal government of Nosterdim handing over the right to appoint governors to its state governments
B) The nation of Debster withdrawing from the economic union of which it has been a member for more than five decades
C) The government of Pokolistan stepping in and denying the right to vote for certain special case citizens in its state of Jumsta
D) The states of Kinlo and Vovlin signing a joint agreement to protect water resources shared jointly by them
E) The national government of Grentia getting dissolved as a result of a constitutional amendment

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of a confederal system?

A) It is a system in which a subnational government is a creature of the national government.
B) It is joined together by a central government that has unlimited powers over it.
C) It is a system in which the Constitution vests all powers in the national government.
D) It has a system of shared sovereignty where the powers are divided between a central and regional government.
E) It has a national government that exists and operates only at the direction of subnational governments.