The picket fence metaphor is an appropriate description of current American federalism because
A) different policy areas are "fenced off" from each other by congressional action and court rulings.
B) it takes money to make policy, just like it does to build a fence.
C) policy makers mainly interact with others in the same policy area, regardless of whether they are federal or state employees.
D) the state and federal governments have clear boundaries, much like two fences on separate properties.
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Q39: Local governments
A) are autonomous units of government.
B)
Q40: Federalism is about
A) the politics of self-interest.
B)
Q41: Q42: Which of the following areas of policy Q43: Following the Civil War, why were the Q45: Fiscal federalism refers to Q46: Unfunded mandates Q47: The Supreme Court justices' endorsement of laissez-faire Q48: The doctrine of states' rights Q49: Under the doctrine of dual federalism, what
A) taxes by the
A) no longer exist at the
A) was used
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