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Ch 3 notes p2 Questions with 100% VERIFIED
Answers UPDATED!!!
What are Grants-in-aid-programs? - ANSWER grants of federal
money or other resources to the States and/or their cities,
countries, and other local units
What are grants of federal money or other resources to the
States and/or their cities, countries, and other local units? -
ANSWER grants-in-aid-programs
How did grants-in-aid-programs begin? - ANSWER before the
Constitution with land and cash grants to states
Why were grant-in-aid programs attractive? - ANSWER access to
gov money when there were huge surpluses, introduction of
federal income tax in 1920s, federal control of money supply
Why did grants-in-aid programs seem like free money to state
officials - ANSWER They were not responsible for the money
collection or proposing
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Federal aid to the states has increased every year since? -
ANSWER 1950
Federal aid has remained level or has declined over the last few
years as...? - ANSWER a percentage of federal budget outlays
How is federal regulation of state governments accomplished? -
ANSWER through attaching conditions to grants it gives the
states
Attaching conditions to grants it gives to the states does what? -
ANSWER accomplishes federal regulation of state governments
What are the three types of grants? - ANSWER categorical,
block, project
Categorical grants are made for .... - ANSWER specific, closely
defined purpose such as school lunch programs or construction
of airports. There are usually conditions attached to regulate
the use of funds
Ch 3 notes p2 Questions with 100% VERIFIED
Answers UPDATED!!!
What are Grants-in-aid-programs? - ANSWER grants of federal
money or other resources to the States and/or their cities,
countries, and other local units
What are grants of federal money or other resources to the
States and/or their cities, countries, and other local units? -
ANSWER grants-in-aid-programs
How did grants-in-aid-programs begin? - ANSWER before the
Constitution with land and cash grants to states
Why were grant-in-aid programs attractive? - ANSWER access to
gov money when there were huge surpluses, introduction of
federal income tax in 1920s, federal control of money supply
Why did grants-in-aid programs seem like free money to state
officials - ANSWER They were not responsible for the money
collection or proposing
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Federal aid to the states has increased every year since? -
ANSWER 1950
Federal aid has remained level or has declined over the last few
years as...? - ANSWER a percentage of federal budget outlays
How is federal regulation of state governments accomplished? -
ANSWER through attaching conditions to grants it gives the
states
Attaching conditions to grants it gives to the states does what? -
ANSWER accomplishes federal regulation of state governments
What are the three types of grants? - ANSWER categorical,
block, project
Categorical grants are made for .... - ANSWER specific, closely
defined purpose such as school lunch programs or construction
of airports. There are usually conditions attached to regulate
the use of funds
