Which former president is associated with new federalism?
a. Clinton
b. Obama
c. Kennedy
d. Nixon
The correct answer is option D. President Richard Nixon is associated with new federalism.
Explanation:
New federalism is the political philosophy of transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states which they ealier lost during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt.
President Richard Nixon shifted the power from federal government to states for allowing desegregation of school children with the help of bi-racial local committees making The Civil Rights Act of 1964, a base which outlawed discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color etc.
Nixon's Community Development Block Grant initiative passed under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 allowed states to receive grants for housing, community, and urban development, and amended and extended laws relating to these programs.
Thus, option D is correct.
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