A.   The Articles of Confederation

B.   Shay's Decree

C.   The Declaration of Independence

D.   All of the above

A.   A lack of transparency across layers of government

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

C.   Government is closer to the people

D.   All of the above

A.   Diverse laws for diverse needs

B.   Threats to civil rights/liberties

C.   Innovation and experimentation

D.   All of the above

A.   It is large and overreaching

B.   It is complex and lacks transparency and accountability

C.   It is cumbersome and nimble

D.   It is inefficient and racist

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.   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.

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

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

A.   reduce the power of the federal government

B.   increase the scope of federal regulations

C.   eliminate the principle of home rule

D.   exercise a strong principle of preemption

A.   The are both important for civil rights and liberties

B.   They were both written by Alexander Hamilton

C.   They are both concerned with the federal judiciary

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