One of the Key Reasons for the Increase in National

One of the key reasons for the increase in national grant money to the states during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s was

A) to fight nationwide problems like poverty, crime, and pollution.
B) that the national government wanted to weaken the sovereignty of state governments.
C) that by and large most state governments simply refused to provide fiscal aid to cities.
D) that local problems could more easily be solved with money from the federal government.
E) to expand the role states played in public policy.