Which of the Following Statements About the Structure of American

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

• A) It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S. government by allowing many divisive policy decisions throughout American history to be made by states.
• B) It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S. government by forcing every state to develop in exactly the same way.
• C) It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S. government by not allowing states to make divisive policy decisions at any point in American history.
• D) It caused the Civil War to be fought decades before it would have been under a unitary system.
• E) It has had almost no effect on the stability and functioning of U.S. government.

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Definitions:

Replicated

The process of conducting an experiment or study again to confirm the results of the original study.

Falsified

Intentionally altered or manipulated information, data, or documents with the intent to deceive or mislead.

Clever Hans

A famous case study in early 20th century psychology of a horse that was claimed to have been able to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers, including operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.