Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Summarizes the Trend

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the trend in federal-state relations from the 1980s to the present day?

• A) With broad support from the people, the federal government has assumed ever greater responsibilities and powers.
• B) Since the end of the 1970s, there have been no notable instances of the federal government imposing national standards upon state governments.
• C) Although the federal government has relinquished much power to the states, it has repeatedly used financial incentives and other means to impose national standards.
• D) Despite a brief revival of liberalism under President Clinton in the 1990s, the Republican presidents consistently opposed any attempt to impose national standards on the states.
• E) While the executive branch has boldly pursued a policy of dispersing power among the states, the judicial and legislative branches have struggled more successfully to keep power in the hands of the national government.

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Definitions:

Minimum Output

refers to the lowest level of production that a company can sustain over the long term.

Amount of Profit

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Total Cost Curve

A graph that depicts how the total costs of production vary with the level of output.