UAPP225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cloture, Presidency Of Ronald Reagan, National Environmental Policy Act
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1960s saw scientific study of public policy and public problems, what causes the problems and if the policies we have to address the problems work. Pres johnson"s great society: the package of domestic programs advanced by pres. Johnson to alleviate poverty, improve education, and foster civil rights during 1960s. Nixon"s election viewed as a return to more conservative federal policy making. Nixon"s new federalism, discretion was returned to the states, and federal block grant programs were developed to replace highly descriptive top down policies characterized many great society programs. Nixon was not afraid to use federal power, epa was established along with national environmental policy act nepa. Under nixon, major changes and reforms in congress. The important change was the reassertion of congressional power in its relationship. 1980 election of reagan- he ran on a consistent program of cutting big government . He did so particularly with social welfare programs.