What Happened to Prompt a Period of Devolution in the 1980s

question 99

Multiple Choice

What happened to prompt a period of devolution in the 1980s?

• A) There was a counter-reaction to government growth under the New Deal and Great Society.
• B) Conservative presidents and conservative Congresses wanted to shrink the government.
• C) The American people voiced their concern over such a large federal government.
• D) Protests against the control of the federal government erupted across the country.

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