Which of the Following Explains Why Cooperative Federalism Emerged in the United

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why cooperative federalism emerged in the United States?

• A) Supreme Court decisions that broadly interpreted the commerce clause
• B) Supreme Court decisions that limited the scope of the commerce clause
• C) public support and demand for cooperative federalism during the "rights revolution"
• D) the leadership and policies of President Richard Nixon
• E) the end of the Civil War

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