After the 1980s, the Republican view on federal grants was to:
a. use block grants to give local politicians more control over how money was spent
b. use categorical grants to prevent local government corruption
c. avoid issuing all grants to maintain states' rights and sovereignty
d. avoid issuing all grants so that more money could be spent on the military and defense
Answer: a. use block grants to give local politicians more control over how money was spent
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