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Governor of CADemocrat RepublicanRan at the right time!Changed the federal gov.
Federal government had more powerNew DealGreat SocietyPublic dissatisfied with federal government
Public dissatisfied with federal government
► States regain power►Tax cuts►Domestic spending cuts►Flexible block grants►Reduce federal grant
money
“government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem”– Ronald Reagan
Transfer of power to subunits
Advantages:+ State & local power- federal gov’t power
Disadvantages: LIMITED…
- Equality between states- State constitutions- Citizen aid
Promotion of Promotion of DevolutionDevolution
Republican CongressNewt Gingrich, “Contract with America”
Shea, Daniel M., Joanne Connor Green, Christopher E. Smith. Living Democracy, National Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2007.