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This is used by the federal government to force states to adopt any particular policy by threatening to withhold government funds.
 
  a. dual federalism c. cooperative federalism
  b. coercive federalism d. picket-fence federalism

Question -2-

Cooperative federalism describes the
 
  a. clear division of governmental function between the different levels of government.
  b. sharing of power between the federal and state government.
  c. excessive conflict over power between the federal and state government.
  d. reassertion of federal authority.

Question -3-

Which president expanded the role of the federal government with additional welfare programs and entitlements with his Great Society?
 
  a. Johnson c. Reagan
  b. Nixon d. Clinton

Question -4-

The notion that state and local and federal levels of government have divided powers is ___________.
 
  a. cooperative federalism c. dual federalism
   b. coercive federalism d. all of the above

Question -5-

The first major federal money grants to the states began
 
  a. after the Great Depression.
  b. with the 1960s Great Society programs.
  c. shortly after enactment of the federal income tax.
  d. with the Northwest Ordinance in 1787.

Question -6-

Over time, power has continued to shift to Washington due to
 
  a. a broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause.
  b. the establishment of a national system of civil rights.
  c. the growth of federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments.
  d. all of the above.

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