What are grants? Identify a few major areas of federal assistance

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Grants between governments, usually from higher levels of government (federal and state) to lower levels (counties, cities, and townships), are essential and influential sources of revenue for state and local governments.
Most of the growth in federal grants as sources of revenues for state governments has come from Medicaid, a federal program that provides health coverage for low-income individuals. Medicaid accounted for 44 percent of federal grants in 2008, much more than its 30 percent share in 1990 . Some major areas of federal assistance include income support (21 percent in 2008), education and training (13 percent), and transportation (11 percent).

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A. Jimmy Carter B. Abraham Lincoln C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson

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Generally, states need only have a __________ to pass laws that also happen to restrict religious practices

A) nonpartisan reason B) probable cause C) rational basis D) reasonable basis E) valid secular purpose

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At its core, the intent of the Fourteenth Amendment was to guarantee which of the following to former slaves?

A. 40 acres of farmland and a mule B. free university education C. economic equality with whites D. citizenship rights

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Which source allows the researcher to locate articles which cite a specific article?

a) Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) b) Social Sciences Citation Index c) Psychological Abstracts d) Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography

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