1. president nixon's plan of distributing a portion of federal power to state and local governments was known as 2. according to the philosophy of foreign policy should be based on consideration of power, not ideals or moral principles. 3. the rapid firing of the u. s. attorney general an his deputy over the battle for nixon's watergate tapes was known as the 4. shortly after becoming president, pardoned richard nixon for his role in the watergate scandal. 5. with the publication of > silent spring> , marine biologist and author americans wake up to the harm they were inflicting on the environment. a) realpolitik b) lois gibbs c) jimmy carter d) rachel carson e) gerald ford f) new federalism g) detente h) watergate i) saturday night massacre