Question

How did Congress use grants and mandates to bring the states under federal control?

Answer 1

Congress mandates that the state follows the federal government rules and policies to get any grants. Not every state will be able to get the money for development of state, so they have to depend on the federal government. Using this as the scenario Congress makes sure that all states are under their control because if they want money they can only get after Congress approval. So to get these state government will listen to federal government and Congress by implementing policies or rules which they say. This is how using grants and mandates Congress is bringing the states under federal control.