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ENagel

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on: Jul 10, 2018
Explain the significance of Gibbons v. Ogden.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How do block grants differ from categorical grants?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


deja

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the Supreme Court recognized broad congressional power to regulate interstate commerce.
2. Discuss the ways in which Gibbons v. Ogden served as a basis for later rulings that upheld an expansive reading of federal power.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that categorical grants make specific provisions for how money allocated to the states will be spent, while block grants allocate money for general purposes and leave it to the states to decide how to spend it.
2. Explain that categorical grants give Congress greater control over the actions of the states.


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