Block grants consist of federal aid to state or local governments that is
A) divided into discrete "blocks" of grants, each limited to $100 million.
B) to be spent on a policy area decided on by the state or local government.
C) to be spent within a specified policy area and the state or local government can decide how to spend within that area.
D) tied to federal mandates that states or local governments must then implement or they will be taxed on the money.
E) contingent on state/local endorsement of so-called "social" federal legislation.
C
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a. True b. False
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