Under What Circumstances May States Enter into Agreements with One

question 38

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances may states enter into agreements with one another?

• A) The agreements may not increase the power of the contracting states relative to other states or to the federal government.
• B) All states in that region must approve of the agreement.
• C) Three­fourths of both states' legislators must approve the agreement.
• D) A majority of the people in each state must approve of the agreement.
• E) The combined population of the two agreeing states must be smaller than the population of the largest U.S. state.

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