Block Grants Are Designed to

question 101

Multiple Choice

Block grants are designed to

• A)fund urban improvements on a specific city block.
• B)give the states considerable discretion in how money from the federal government should be spent.
• C)fund capital improvements in schools.
• D)impose strict limits on how state governments can spend money from the federal government.

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