Which statement best explains how the balance of state and federal power shifted under president barack obama? a. the federal government lost power over the states through the policy of "new federalism." b. the federal government decreased its power by ending funding for medicaid. c. the federal government gained power over the states by ending education regulations. d. the federal government increased its power by gaining the ability to set health care regulations.

The answer is :A.The federal government lost power over the states through the policy of "new federalism."

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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