The Term Devolution Refers to the

Multiple Choice

The term devolution refers to the

A) shifting of power from the national government to the states and local governments.
B) tendency of all republics to degenerate into dictatorships.
C) inability of the people to maintain the virtue that a healthy democracy requires.
D) process by which national governments, over time, consolidate more and more powers that had previously been reserved to states.
E) squabbles between different levels of government that are inevitable in a federal system.