Question

An ongoing debate in american government is the question of which level of government should have the authority to provide programs and services to citizens. beginning in the 1980s, many of the services provided by the federal government were relinquished to the state governments. this process is known as _________________.
a. devolution
b. deregulation
c. revolution
d. reinvention
e. privatization

Answer 1

Federal government is composed of three sectors namely: (1) legislative, (2) executive, and (3) judicial. In the question of which among the two governments is more powerful was all settled last 1789. The time at which the constitution granted more power to the federal government.

The situation given above is an example of DEVOLUTION. The term is used to described a situation in which a power or function is delegated to a lower level.

ANSWER: A. Devolution.