Govt Test 6

Federal aid that is given to state and local governments for a specific purpose and that comes with certain guidelines

• categorical grant

• block grant

• revenue sharing

Federal aid governed by demographic information in a given area

• formula grant

• project grant

• block grant

Federal aid that allows the government greater discretion in deciding how much will be given to specific programs

• formula grant

• project grant

• block grant

Federal aid that combines several categorical grants under a general umbrella

• block grant

• categorical grant

• revenue sharing

Federal aid in which the national government allocates some of its tax proceeds to the states

• block grant

• categorical grant

• revenue sharing

Any transfer of money from the federal government to state or local governments

• block grant

• grants in aid

• revenue sharing

Which powers of the national government are specifically written into the Constitution?

• enumerated powers

• implied powers

• delegated powers

Powers that grant authority and define the limits of the national government’s authority

• enumerated powers

• implied powers

• delegated powers

Powers neither given to the national government nor denied to the states

• implied powers

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

Powers of the national government not specifically stated in the Constitution but are derived from those that are listed

• enumerated powers

• reserved powers

• implied powers