AP Gov. - Fiscal Federalism

fiscal federalism

• government giving back money from taxes

• helps influence states

• through grants and aid

categorical grants

very specific, how to spend the money, instruction, if not there would be consequences

• most oftenly used

block grants

money granted for a group of ideals with few instructions on how to actually spend the money

• became popular under reagan (supported state rights)

government funding

• often occurs after categorical grants

• push states to comply with laws that technically are out of federal power

madates

• clearly within the federal power to create said law

• supreme court said unfunded mandates are unconstitutional