A.   The Articles of Confederation

B.   The Declaration of Independence

C.   Shay's Decree

D.   All of the above

A.   Government is closer to the people

B.   A lack of transparency across layers of government

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

D.   All of the above

A.   Threats to civil rights/liberties

B.   Innovation and experimentation

C.   Diverse laws for diverse needs

D.   All of the above

A.   It is inefficient and racist

B.   It is complex and lacks transparency and accountability

C.   It is cumbersome and nimble

D.   It is large and overreaching

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 the federal government since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American federalism by rendering state governments obsolete.

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

C.   eliminate the principle of home rule

D.   exercise a strong principle of preemption

A.   They were both written by Alexander Hamilton

B.   They are both concerned with the federal judiciary

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

D.   The are both important for civil rights and liberties