What Are Categorical Grants and Block Grants? Why Does the U.S.Congress

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Essay

What are categorical grants and block grants? Why does the U.S.Congress tend to prefer categorical grants to block grants? Why do some political leaders nonetheless see block grants as preferable to categorical grants? If you were a member of Congress,which approach would you advocate and why?

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Definitions:

Liberty

A fundamental principle referring to the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.

Indian Removal Act

A law passed by Congress in 1830 that authorized the U.S. government to negotiate the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement made in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of power between North and South.

Secretary Of State

A high-ranking official in the government responsible for conducting foreign affairs and the chief diplomat of a country.