Question

Which scenario best illustrates an increase in federal power over time?

Answer 1

Answer: An increase in categorical grants over block grants

Explanation:

Going by the Constitution of the United States, the individual states have considerable power in governing their own affairs such that when the Federal Government wants to implement changes, they would need the states to comply.

One way of doing this is through the use of Federal Categorical grants. These are grants by the Federal Governments to the States that are conditional on the state doing a something that the Federal Government requires or rather the state has to use the money in a way the  Federal Government wants them to.

This therefore gives the Federal Government power to control to some extent, the affairs of state. Overtime these types of grants have increased and so Federal power over states has increased as well.