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.