Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the federal government and state governments?

a.
state constitutions grant the states absolute authority over their lands but reserve certain powers for the federal government.

b.
the federal government sets tax policy within the states, but the states determine how tax money is spent.

c.
state governments must obey the federal government's orders unless they violate their state constitutions.

d.
the constitution reserves certain powers for the states, but states must share other powers with the federal government.

D.  The Constitution reserves certain powers for the states, but states must share other powers with the federal government.

Explanation:

The federal government is given the job to give a general law & help the state  when needed, as well as look over national issues. State government, on the other hand is able to narrow the funding into what is needed, and can use the funds to help the people of the state individually. They also fund local city governments when they need loans to build up or rebuild when needed.

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i thing that the best option is a.they feared it would cause a second economic collapse.

one of the most negatives aspects of the new deal was that it upset the balanced federal budget and led to a huge deficit for the nation while at the same time failed to end increasing unemployment. roosevelt's program, based on keynesian theories of economics, called for massive government spending to stimulate the economy. as he   failed to do this with large tax increases; large sums of money were borrowed to fund new deal programs. when the economy showed some improvement, roosevelt was concerned about inflation, and ordered cuts in government spending. unfortunately, he did so at a time when the new social security tax had cut people's disposable income. businesses were too afraid of spending, and the economy in 1937 was in worse shape than in 1929. at the end of that year, two million people were unemployed.

the correct answer is b