Texas’s economy rises and strengthens from the oil industry they are the #1 oil distribution in America and it does not effect us too much because we get most our oil from other countries
The philosophy being referred to in this definition is known as New Federalism.
The goal of this ideology is to give a significant amount of power back to the state government. Nixon, along with other Republicans, felt that the federal government was far too large in its scope and power. This policy of new federalism would roll back this power so that state governments can make decisions based on their individual needs.