Compare and contrast the following two kinds of federal controls on state governments: conditions of aid and mandates. Be sure to list examples of each.
What will be an ideal response?
?Conditions of aidare requirements placed on state governments when they accept federal dollars. Examples include environmental impact studies, "prevailing wage" requirements, citizen participation, and nondiscriminatory hiring.Mandatesare terms set by the federal government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal dollars. Examples are school desegregation, Massachusetts hiring of firefighters, police brutality in Philadelphia, and planning in Chicago. Most federal mandates occur in civil rights and environmental issues.?
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a. plaintiff c. writ b. tortfeasor d. None of above is correct.
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