/public/activity/5/3/2/assessment 5.3.2 Quiz: State Governments and How They Work Question 5 of 10 2 Points DAILY NEWS State Police Clash with Feds over Legal Marijuana What is this headline an example of? A. A conflict caused by state laws that give citizens rights the federal government does not grant B. A disadvantage of giving citizens more influence over state government C. The need for checks and balances between the executive and judicial branches of state government D. The need to spend more of the state budget on law enforcement < PREVIOUS
Answer: A
Explanation: Subject: Civics/Government — concept: federalism (conflict between state and federal law). The headline (“State Police Clash with Feds over Legal Marijuana”) describes a clash because some states have legalized marijuana even though federal law still prohibits it. That is an example of a conflict caused by state laws granting rights or permissions that the federal government does not grant, which matches option A. Options B, C, and D do not describe this interstate/federal-state legal conflict.