Which Statement About Block Grants Is True

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which statement about block grants is true?

• A)They allow expenditures only for specific programs.
• B)Block grants are distributed to state governments for whatever projects they wish to pursue.
• C)They are distributed to local governments for whatever projects they wish to pursue.
• D)Block grants aregiven bystate governments to local governments to be spent on economic development projects.
• E)Such grants are distributed to states for broad programs.

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Definitions:

Normative Statement

Prescriptive assertions that express judgments about whether a situation is desirable or undesirable, reflecting values rather than facts.

Positive Statement

A factual claim about how the world actually works, verifiable by observation or experience.

Production Possibilities Frontier

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Opportunity Cost

The burden of not opting for the immediate subsequent best possibility when making a selection.