Texas did not want to comply with the federal government's Common Core education standards. But when the federal government threatened to withhold federal funding, Texas adopted Common Core (TEKS). This is an example of

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This is an example of coercive federalism, where the federal government uses regulations, mandates, or conditions (often in the form of financial incentives or penalties) to pressure states into following federal policies. In this scenario, the threat of withholding federal funding to force Texas to adopt Common Core standards illustrates the use of coercion by the federal government to influence state education policy.

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