Jimmy Carter’s picket fence federalism would evolve from creative federalism as well. During this period the federal government created new programs to help states, and localities. Many of these efforts focused on the problems of racial discrimination, poverty, as well as urban and rural development. During this period, the federal government was using categorical grants quite frequently. There was also a shift of focus to the localities by the federal government. Many localities now considered the federal government as a friend, which until recently, was a position filled by the states. In the late 1960s many started to believe that creative federalism cost too much, especially since the Vietnam War was taking a hit on economy as well. Others say it could have failed because the American mindset held that a person should work their way up to the middle class on their own without the help of the
Jimmy Carter’s picket fence federalism would evolve from creative federalism as well. During this period the federal government created new programs to help states, and localities. Many of these efforts focused on the problems of racial discrimination, poverty, as well as urban and rural development. During this period, the federal government was using categorical grants quite frequently. There was also a shift of focus to the localities by the federal government. Many localities now considered the federal government as a friend, which until recently, was a position filled by the states. In the late 1960s many started to believe that creative federalism cost too much, especially since the Vietnam War was taking a hit on economy as well. Others say it could have failed because the American mindset held that a person should work their way up to the middle class on their own without the help of the