"It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government. it is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work-work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it." Ronald Reagan - 1st inaugural address - 1981 The excerpt reflects a growing belief about which of the following?

"It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government. it is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work-work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it." Ronald Reagan - 1st inaugural address - 1981 The phrase "the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States " is a reference to which of the following?

"It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government. it is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work-work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it." Ronald Reagan - 1st inaugural address - 1981 The philosophy stated in this excerpt demonstrates the strongest continuity with which of the following?

In the phrase, "...the States created the Federal Government" Reagan is referencing which of the following?

When he said, "Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it." Reagan was illustrating a common conservative belief of which of the following?