What Is Partial Preemption

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Multiple Choice

What is partial preemption?

• A) the decision of an individual to divulge details about the behavior of other members of his or her organization who might be in violation of the law
• B) the decision by a higher level of government that, if a lower government does not meet predetermined standards, then the higher level of government will step in and administer that program itself
• C) punishments incurred by a program that were caused by failures to meet another program's standards
• D) refusal by the president to spend money appropriated by Congress

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