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FRQ postponed until Wednesday.

Will be drawn from the 4 presented yesterday, and possibly from these 2:

2007-4 The framers of the United States Constitution created a federal system.

(a) Define federalism.

(b) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the federal government relative to the states.

• Categorical grants

• Federal mandates

• Selective incorporation

(c) Select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government.

• Welfare Reform Act of 1996

• Block grants

• Tenth Amendment

2009-2

In the United States political system, there are several linkage institutions that can connect citizens to government Elections constitute one such institution. Because of low voter turnout, however, other linkage institutions can connect citizens to government.

a. Describe how each of the following is related to the likelihood of voting.

-Age

-Education

b. Identify one current government electoral requirement that decreases voter turnout. Explain how it decreases voter turnout.

c. Identify one linkage institution other than elections and explain two ways it connects citizens to government.