Important Stuff

• Federal Mandates: The federal government can pass laws that require states to do something.
• Unfunded Mandates: A federal law that requires a state to do something without providing the money to do it.

  Ex: Endangered Species Act
• Grants: A sum of money given to an individual or organisation to carry out a specific project.
• Block Grant: allows states to spend money on projects how they want with little federal oversight.
• Mandatory Spending: The federal government must spend a certain amount of money each year on programs that are not negotiated or voted on by Congress.

  Ex: SS Act