Question

Like President Richard Nixon, President Ronald Reagan called for a policy of New Federalism. This policy aimed at shifting federal programs to the states. Reagan favored this because he __________.

a. thought the federal government was too big
b. believed in expanding the federal welfare system
c. wanted the federal government to regulate states
d. wanted the federal government to raise taxes

Answer 1

Reagan favored this because he "a. thought the federal government was too big" since he thought that the federal government was inhibiting people's ability to be prosperous.