​What Is Devolution

question 32

Multiple Choice

​What is devolution?

• A) A process that decentralizes government services from the federal government to state and local governments
• B) A process of transferring government assets or services to the private sector
• C) A process of transferring local government responsibilities to the federal government
• D) A process where states function as laboratories of democracy and set federal standards

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Definitions:

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Detective Work

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