The grant-in-aid program whereby the federal government provides financial aid to subnational units but does not prescribe how those units are to allocate the funding is known as
a. unfunded mandates.
b. categorical grants.
c. block grants.
d. General Revenue Sharing (GRS).
d
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Which of the following is NOT an argument for a unitary system put forward by its supporters?
a) A unitary system assures that there is no competition between regions that would be harmful to all. b) A unitary system can better assure that basic rights are not compromised. c) A unitary system is more democratic because it is less likely to have local interests blocking the will of the majority.d) A unitary system can more easily allow a variety of policy choices to be tried out simultaneously.
In what city was Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in 1968, setting off riots in more than 100 cities?
A. Memphis, Tennessee B. Atlanta, Georgia C. Watts, California D. Montgomery, Alabama E. Dallas, Texas
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as __________ of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives
a. four-fifths b. three-fifths c. two-thirds d. one-third
What are the pros and cons of the new Fair Trade Movement?
What will be an ideal response?