AP FRQ 2003 Question 3Mark Korinets

Part A What is a trend that can be observed

from the graph?• The number of state and local government

employees have increased• The number of federal employees, however,

stays constant• There is a increasingly large gap between

the two lines• The federal level had been dropping until

~1946

Part B How do block grants contribute to the

difference in federal and state and local lines on the gap?• First, states are able to get increased

monetary resources from the federal government

• Alternatively, an explicit definition of block grants will suffice

• In order to get full credit the answer must be connected to the differences in hiring

Second Part of B How do federal mandates contribute to

the difference in federal and state and local lines on the gap?• Using these mandates the federal government

can require states to adhere to their rules• Thus it shifts some responsibility to the states• Alternatively an explicit definition of federal

mandates would suffice• For full credit, however, the answer must be

connected to differences in hiring