When Modern State Governments Have Encountered the Same Dilemmas of Collective

question 6

Multiple Choice

When modern state governments have encountered the same dilemmas of collective action that prompted their 18th-century counterparts to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, they have solved the dilemmas by shifting responsibility from which of the following?

• A) from the state to local authorities
• B) from the federal to state authorities
• C) from the state to federal authorities
• D) from the local to state authorities

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