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OSWALD · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Under considerable fiscal stress due to a decline in federal aid and increased federal mandates, states have

a. been unable to balance their budgets.
b. dramatically increased their capacities.
c. maintained the service and program levels typical of the late 1970s.
d. had a dramatic decrease in their capacities.

Question 2

Which of the following does not describe cooperative federalism?

a. It originated primarily in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.
b. It involves substantial sharing of tasks among states, localities, and the national government.
c. It can be described as resembling a layer cake..
d. It involves increased administrative complexity compared to previous practices.