'''New federalism''' was a reform measure introduced by the [[Richard Milhouse Nixon|Nixon Administration]] after the [[New Deal]] and [[Great Society]]. It holds that because the states know more about the needs of the people than the [[federal government]], more power should be transfered from the federal government to the [[state]]s.
Comprised of two major programs, '''general revenue sharing''' and '''special revenue sharing''', it is generally considered one of the more conservative types of federalism.<ref>Cliffs AP, US Government and Politics, p50</ref>