Government: Specific Federal Grants
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Ch.3 AP Government More Practice Questions
1. Federal officials’ perceptions of national needs came to dominate the allocation of federal grants during the
A) Reagan administration.
B) Great Depression.
C) World War II era.
D) post–Civil War era.
E) 1960s and 1970s.
2. During the 1960s and 1970s, federal grants to states were increasingly based on
A) the demands of the individual states.
B) what state officials perceived to be important state needs.
C) the power of organized interest groups.
D) what federal officials perceived to be national needs.
E) the demands of coalitions of states.
3. The term intergovernmental lobby is used in the text to refer to lobbying activities by
A) state and local officials at the national government.
B) one branch of the national government at another branch.
C) foreign governments in Washington, D.C.
D) federal agencies at statehouses and city halls.
E) governmental units with ties to interest groups.
4. An example of an intergovernmental lobby would be a lobby comprising
A) local police chiefs.
B) local gas station owners.
C) gun enthusiasts.
D) oil company executives.
E) a society of card players.
5. A categorical grant is a transfer of federal funds designed for
A) the private sector.
B) discretionary use by a state.
C) the accomplishment of broad goals.
D) programs with matching grants.
E) specific purposes.
6. Categorical grants typically require that a state or locality
A) provide matching funds.
B) make no more than one request per year.
C) distribute funds in at least six separate programs.
D) disburse funds in an equal fashion.
E) allow interest groups to lobby for one-half of the overall amount.
7. A block grant is essentially a
A) grant that benefits a single, local unit (or block).
B) group of categorical or project grants.
C) reverse grant-in-aid, by which money flows from states back to the federal government.
D) project grant with tighter
Ch.3 AP Government More Practice Questions
1. Federal officials’ perceptions of national needs came to dominate the allocation of federal grants during the
A) Reagan administration.
B) Great Depression.
C) World War II era.
D) post–Civil War era.
E) 1960s and 1970s.
2. During the 1960s and 1970s, federal grants to states were increasingly based on
A) the demands of the individual states.
B) what state officials perceived to be important state needs.
C) the power of organized interest groups.
D) what federal officials perceived to be national needs.
E) the demands of coalitions of states.
3. The term intergovernmental lobby is used in the text to refer to lobbying activities by
A) state and local officials at the national government.
B) one branch of the national government at another branch.
C) foreign governments in Washington, D.C.
D) federal agencies at statehouses and city halls.
E) governmental units with ties to interest groups.
4. An example of an intergovernmental lobby would be a lobby comprising
A) local police chiefs.
B) local gas station owners.
C) gun enthusiasts.
D) oil company executives.
E) a society of card players.
5. A categorical grant is a transfer of federal funds designed for
A) the private sector.
B) discretionary use by a state.
C) the accomplishment of broad goals.
D) programs with matching grants.
E) specific purposes.
6. Categorical grants typically require that a state or locality
A) provide matching funds.
B) make no more than one request per year.
C) distribute funds in at least six separate programs.
D) disburse funds in an equal fashion.
E) allow interest groups to lobby for one-half of the overall amount.
7. A block grant is essentially a
A) grant that benefits a single, local unit (or block).
B) group of categorical or project grants.
C) reverse grant-in-aid, by which money flows from states back to the federal government.
D) project grant with tighter