What Are Categorical Grants and Block Grants? Why Might a National

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Essay

What are categorical grants and block grants? Why might a national political leader favor categorical grants? Why do other national political leaders see block grants as preferable to categorical grants? If you were a member of Congress, which approach would you advocate and why?

Understand and solve absolute value inequalities.

Analyze and solve linear inequalities and equations.

Link verbal descriptions to their mathematical counterparts in the context of inequalities and equations.

Utilize properties of perimeters to establish relationships between dimensions of geometric shapes.

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Definitions:

Class Conflict

The tension or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests and desires between people of different classes.

Marx

Marx refers to Karl Marx, a 19th-century philosopher, economist, and political theorist whose ideas about society, economics, and politics laid the foundation for the development of socialism and communism.

Economic Crisis

A situation characterized by severe instability in the economy of a country or globally, leading to financial hardship and social problems.

Durkheim

Émile Durkheim, a French sociologist, formally established the academic discipline of sociology and is best known for his theory of social integration and his studies of social cohesion and collective conscience.