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Pick the President!

Pick the President!. Presidents and “Federalism as Platforms”. Great Society Federalism and Revenue Sharing Unfunded Mandates New Federalism TANF and Motor Voter NCLB. Johnson - “Great Society”.

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Pick the President!

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  1. Pick the President!

  2. Presidents and “Federalism as Platforms” Great Society Federalism and Revenue Sharing Unfunded Mandates New Federalism TANF and Motor Voter NCLB

  3. Johnson - “Great Society” …..end poverty, promote equality, improve education, rejuvenate cities, and protect the environment. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Economic Opportunity Act 1964 Medicare, Medicaid Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965

  4. Nixon – “Federalism and Revenue Sharing” a system which directed money and power away from the federal bureaucracy and toward states and municipalities locally controlled desegregation Clean Air Act of 1970 Revenue sharing State and Local Assistance Act of 1972 FAP

  5. Carter – Unfunded Mandates

  6. Reagan and Bush – “New Federalism” Federal Aid to state/local govts < More block grants (health, income security, education, and transportation) Ended General Revenue sharing

  7. Clinton – TANF and Motor Voter TANF Replaces AFDC Also unfunded mandate laws

  8. Bush – NCLB Viewed by many as preemption (allowing national govt to override state or local actions

  9. Devolution Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal govt to state and local govts What Presidents did this???

  10. Disadvantages Federalism: Helpful to Democracy? Read about in your text book! End of Chapter 2! Advantages

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