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gov ch. 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bill of attainder | a legislative action declaring someone guilty without a trial; prohibited under the constitution |
| block grant | a type of grant that comes with less stringent federal administrative conditions and provide recipients more latitude over how to spend grant funds |
| categorical grant | a federal transfer formulated to limit recipients’ discretion in the use of funds and subject them to strict administrative criteria |
| concurrent powers | shared state and federal powers that range from taxing, borrowing, and making and enforcing laws to establishing court systems |
| cooperative federalism | a style of federalism in which both levels of government coordinate their actions to solve national problems, leading to the blending of layers as in a marble cake |
| creeping categorization | a process in which the national government attaches new administrative requirements to block grants or supplants them with new categorical grants |
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