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Block grants are large sums of money provided to the states with few stipulations as to how the money has to be used. This is part of the New Federalism program that intends to use this type of cash infusion in an effort to restore states to the power lost through Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal Program.
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∙ 14y agoIt increases power of the State , because the state can pick and choose what it wants to spend on.
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Which type of program requires state government to spend their own money to meet standards imposed on them by the federal government?
A: categorical grant B: block grant C: program grant D: formula grant E: unfunded mandate
Which statement most accurately describes state governments' interaction with local governments?
state governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day -to-day responsibilities
If the federal government provided a grant to a state with only the general condition that the money be used for education programs this would be a?
In a fiscal federal form of government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent, in contrast to a categorical grant, which has stricter and specific provisions on the way it is to be spent.An advantage of block grants is that they allow regional governments to experiment with different ways of spending money with the same goal in mind.
Are categorical grants preferable to block grants?
Well, it depends. It is apparent that block grants are preferable to the states and governors, since they are more broad and less detailed on how the money can and should be spent, whereas a categorical grant is "categorized" and "specific" and is quite detailed in how the state is allowed to spend the money given from the Federal government.
Is a direct payment from the state to the local government?
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How does the tenth amendment and block grants been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government?
The 10th amendment does not apply to this question (per se). States are not required to accept any block grants (under any program) from the US Government; if they do however they are bound by terms under Federal Law that goes past just those grant funds. To date every state in the USA accepts these grant funds, and they are therefore bound by Federal laws at a state level.
Who has the power in state government to grant pardonsreprieves and commutations?
The governor of each State, or most of them, are empowered to grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations.
Why did President Reagan use block grants in the 1980's?
Reagan used block grants instead of categorial grants to limit the amount of restrictions that the Federal government put on the State governments, or to decrease the power of the Federal government, and increase the powers of the State governments.
What are the different types of grant in aid?
Block Grants: Block grants leave it up to the grant receiver (for example, a US State from the Federal Government) to decide what to do with the money. Categorical Grant: Categorical grants are granted to the receiver (for example, a US State from the Federal Government) for a specific project or projects. Many times these projects include interstate (road) funding, education funding, or state job funding.
Give an example of a program that a State might fund using block grant money?
is the public policy
Which type of program requires state government to spend their own money to meet standards imposed on them by the federal government?
A: categorical grant B: block grant C: program grant D: formula grant E: unfunded mandate
What official can grant pardons in state matters?
The power to pardon individuals for state crimes within any state belongs to the governor of that state.
Who was the power in state government to grant pardons reprieves and commutations?
THE PRESIDENT c'x-gracie
Which statement most accurately describes state governments' interaction with local governments?
state governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day -to-day responsibilities
Why did the US decline Texas first petition for state hood?
A cautious foreign policy with Mexico which still claimed Texas and the admitting of Texas, which had slavery, would increase the power of the slaveholding block in the US Congress.
Does the Georgia governor have the ability to grant a pardon?
No, that authority has been constitutionally vested in the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
If the federal government provided a grant to a state with only the general condition that the money be used for education programs this would be a?
In a fiscal federal form of government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent, in contrast to a categorical grant, which has stricter and specific provisions on the way it is to be spent.An advantage of block grants is that they allow regional governments to experiment with different ways of spending money with the same goal in mind.
