New Federalism

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New Federalism was a political philosophy in the United States that sought to shift power and resources from the federal government back to state and local governments, particularly associated with President Richard Nixon’s domestic agenda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political philosophy ⓘ
public policy doctrine ⓘ
aimsTo increase local autonomy ⓘ
increase state autonomy ⓘ
reduce federal control over domestic programs ⓘ
shift power from federal government to local governments ⓘ
shift power from federal government to state governments ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal system ⓘ
associatedWith Richard Nixon ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
contrastsWith Great Society programs ⓘ
linked to: Great Society

New Deal liberalism ⓘ
linked to: New Deal coalition
country United States ⓘ
describedIn U.S. political science literature ⓘ
facetOf United States federalism debate ⓘ
fieldOfStudy American politics ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
goal increase flexibility for state governments in spending federal funds ⓘ
limit federal regulatory role in domestic policy ⓘ
reduce categorical grants ⓘ
hasConcept devolution ⓘ
subsidiarity ⓘ
hasEffect increased discretion for state and local officials in program design ⓘ
restructuring of federal grant-in-aid system ⓘ
hasPart block grants ⓘ
devolution of power ⓘ
revenue sharing ⓘ
ideology conservatism ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ
implementedBy Nixon administration ⓘ
Reagan administration ⓘ
influencedBy classical federalism ⓘ
states' rights tradition ⓘ
mainProponent Richard Nixon ⓘ
opposedTo centralization of power in the federal government ⓘ
policyArea education policy ⓘ
fiscal federalism ⓘ
intergovernmental relations ⓘ
urban policy ⓘ
welfare policy ⓘ
policyInstrument block grant programs ⓘ
general revenue sharing ⓘ
special revenue sharing ⓘ
significantPeriod 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
startTime late 1960s ⓘ
timePeriod post–World War II United States politics ⓘ

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Nixon administration → hasPolicy → New Federalism ⓘ
James Iredell Sr. → movement → American Federalism ⓘ
linked to: New Federalism
Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, et al. v. United States → relatedDoctrine → New Federalism (United States) ⓘ
linked to: New Federalism