Layer Cake Federalism Involves the Theory That

question 147

Multiple Choice

Layer cake federalism involves the theory that

• A) federal grants to the states should be used within programs largely shaped or regulated by the national government.
• B) the national government should be dominant in most important policy areas.
• C) state and national government powers are neatly divided and occupy separate spheres.
• D) elements of national and state influences swirl around each other, without any clear boundaries.
• E) is also associated with the notion of fiscal federalism.

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