A.   Shay's Decree

B.   The Articles of Confederation

C.   The Declaration of Independence

D.   All of the above

A.   A lack of transparency across layers of government

B.   Government is closer to the people

C.   An increase of shared powers between the states and the federal government

D.   All of the above

A.   Diverse laws for diverse needs

B.   Innovation and experimentation

C.   Threats to civil rights/liberties

D.   All of the above

A.   It is complex and lacks transparency and accountability

B.   It is inefficient and racist

C.   It is large and overreaching

D.   It is cumbersome and nimble

A.   Although the federal government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, the basic framework of American federalism has not been altered, and state governments remain important.

B.   The growing power of state governments since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering the federal government obsolete.

C.   The growing power of the federal government since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering state governments obsolete.

D.   Although the state governments have grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, the basic framework of American federalism has not been altered, and the federal government remains important.

A.   reduce the power of the federal government

B.   exercise a strong principle of preemption

C.   eliminate the principle of home rule

D.   increase the scope of federal regulations

A.   They are both concerned with the federal judiciary

B.   They were both challenged by the state of South Carolina

C.   They were both written by Alexander Hamilton

D.   The are both important for civil rights and liberties