The Federal Government Has Been Able to Use Categorical Grants

The federal government has been able to use categorical grants to coerce states into doing what it wants most of the time because ______.

A) citizens want the federal government to force recalcitrant states to accept the grants
B) the Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot turn down this money
C) states are not required to spend their own funds to complete the project if they reject the categorical grant
D) states fear that if they don't accept all categorical grants they will not be offered any more
E) states have become financially dependent on this aid