Federalism Section 3 Worksheet

Name _____________________________ Class _________________ Date __________________ Federalism Guided Reading Activity Section 3 READING THE SECTION In your own words, write the definition of each term. 1. fiscal federalism: ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2. grants-in-aid:__________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 3. categorical grants:______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 4. block grants: __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 5. federal mandates: ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ POST-READING QUICK CHECK Answer the questions on the lines provided. 6. What are the major issues facing American federalism today? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 7. Which of these issues do you think the government has done the best job addressing? Explain your answer. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. Chapter 4 14 Guided Reading Activities