In the early 1950s, senator joseph mccarthy earned national attention by a) supporting national desegregation efforts. b) almost winning multiple presidential elections. c) falsely accusing many people of being communists. d) challenging the president’s decision to use atomic weapons.

Two of these describe "federalism." (choose two answers) select one or more: a. the national government absolutely controls all state governments. b. power is shared by the national and state governments. c. state governments exercise absolute power over the national government. d. it is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of a "unitary" and a "confederate" system.