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What is a block grant and what is a fedaral mandate and what does it have to do with...?
state and local and federal employment? AP government essay question anyone whos in it know the hell of it here's a link to the question to any kind history teacher or buff who would like to help thanks ps. i cant get a link for this ques (2003 AP Gov if anyone took it) but the graph provided shows an increase in state and local gov employment since 1945 with a slight decline in 1990, and paid federal government civilian employment stayiny at pretty much a staight line WTF does this have to do with block grants and federal mandates!!!!
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- "a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent" Federal mandates are ones that the federal government shifts to the states for financing purposes.
- In a federal system of government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent. This can be contrasted with a categorical grant which has more strict and specific provisions on the way it is to be spent. An advantage of block grants is that they allow regional governments to experiment with different ways of spending money with the same goal in mind, though it is very difficult to compare the results of such spending and reach a conclusion. A disadvantage is that the regional governments might be able to use the money if they collected it through their own taxation systems and spend it without any restrictions from above. Federal mandates force states to obey a specific rule.
