Question

Richard Nixon’s New Federalism: Group of answer choicesa) proposed a decrease in funding for Social Security.b) called for a reduction in all government spending and a balanced budget.c) proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit.d) demanded that the federal government administer all aid, even on the local level.e) proposed that no new federal agencies be created.

Answer 1

Answer:

Proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit .

Explanation:

This proposal came from Nixon’s new federalism and it is based on the idea that every state can be assigned certain amount of economical resources in order to develop different kinds of programs that their governors consider need priority or faster attention.

Answer 2

Answer:

The question is incomplete. This is the complete question:

Richard Nixon’s New Federalism:

a) Proposed a decrease in funding for Social Security.

b) Called for a reduction in all government spending and a balanced budget.

c) Proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit.

d) Demanded that the federal government administer all aid, even on the local level.

e) proposed that no new federal agencies be created.

The right answer is option c): Richard Nixon’s New Federalism proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit.

Explanation:

During the first century of the existence of the United States of America, the federal government didn’t put its hands much in the affairs of states and local governments. But Congress later started intervening at state and local level with federal aid or grant programs until the beginning of the 20th century when the number of cash aid programs started increasing significantly. By the time Richard Nixon’s administration arrived under the theme “New Federalism”, he sought for reforms and helped the system more by turning narrow grants into broader block grants for states to spend as they saw fit, and with less interference from the federal government.