Question Some laws passed by Congress mandate that states or businesses enact certain provisions. For example, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires businesses to provide parking spaces and make other accommodations for people with disabilities. Until the 1950s, Congress regularly appropriated money to fund mandates in laws, but in the 1970s and 1980s, Congress increasingly passed laws including unfunded mandates, requiring states or businesses to spend their own funds to implement the federal law. Describe the constitutional amendment that most supports the power of state governments in this situation, and explain how it relates to the scenario.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.