The federal government passes an education mandate creating national common core standards. The state of Idaho must follow these standards, but lawmakers think that the standards should be more rigorous and align more closely to Idaho’s educational needs. What is the state’s best course of action in regards to the federal government’s mandate?

The state can pass additional legislation to increase the educational standards.
The state can modify the educational standards set out by the federal government.
The state can ignore the educational standards that do not align with its curriculum.
The state can request permission from the federal government to create more educational standards.

Asapembassies differ from consulates in thata) compared to a consulate, an embassy is a smaller representation of a nation's government in a foreign country. b) consulates are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of embassies in various cities. c) embassies are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of consulates in various cities. d) embassies deal solely with economic diplomacy and trade relations, whereas consulates deal primarily with political and diplomatic relations with the host nation. e) countries establish embassies in another nation only if it recognizes the sovereignty of that country, whereas consulates exist without regard to recognition of a nation's sovereignty.