Agree or Disagree

Agree or Disagree

We should let the Muslim followers build a temple at Ground Zero.

In no matter whatsoever should two homosexual people be allowed to marry and have/adopt

children

The government has every right to check into

peoples background, wiretap and follow in case

they are terrorist.

Everybody should pay the same tax rate – no matter how much money people make.

Minnesota’s “shoot first” law should be repealed.

It is the federal and state governments job to help provide food and shelter for those who cannot afford.

Our government should protect other countries

who cannot militarily protect themselves from

invasion.

What Did I learn from Chapter 27?

Chapter 28 Section I I Conservatives vs Liberals

A) Liberals: Government should regulate

economy, help those in need. Favor social programs that put tax burden on wealthier Americans. Liberals for free speech and privacy, oppose gov’t. attempts to regulate social behavior. Social problems stem from economic inequality.

http://www.gotoquiz.com/conservative_or_liberal

B) Conservatives: distrust too powerful gov’t. – divide power –state/fed. Stay out of economy, free enterprise the best. Oppose high taxes and social programs, take away people’s incentives to work.

Faith important – helps regulate society

II Origins of Conservatism -Cold War

1.) Economy – struggle against Communism/role of government – believe liberals leading US to Comm.

2.) Religious – communist reject religion – see struggle between good and evil.

IIIConservatives Organize

A) William F. Buckley – National Review

B) Sunbelt – population shifts to South/West C) Proposition 13 – Anti-tax movement

IV Religious Right

A) Upset with Supreme Court rulings Roe v. Wade, Prayer in Schools, ERA and feminist movements B) Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell

Chapter 28 Section I I _____________vs ____________

A) Liberals: Government should ______

__________, help those in need. Favor _________

___________that put ____burden on ____________

Americans. Liberals for _______ ____ and________, oppose gov’t. attempts to regulate social behavior.

Social problems stem from__________ _________.

B) Conservatives: ________ too ________gov’t. – divide power between ______/_______. Stay out

of_________, free enterprise the best. _______high ______and________ _______, take away people’s incentives to work.

________important – helps regulate society

II Origins of Conservatism - _______ ______

1.) Economy – struggle against __________/role of government – believe liberals leading US to________

2.) Religious – communist reject _______– see struggle between _______and______.

IIIConservatives Organize

A)_________ _________– National Review

B) Sunbelt – population shifts to ______/_______

C)____________ _____– Anti-tax movement IV Religious Right

A) Upset with Supreme Court rulings _____v._____, Prayer in________, ERA and __________movements B) Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson,

Jerry Falwell

Section II

I Ronald Reagan Conservative Leadership

A) Midwestern background before moving to Hollywood B) Switch from Democrat to Republican- toured

country-talked to people – taxes too high and gov’t regulations

C) Elected Governor of California then defeats Pres.

Carter in 1980. (Are you better off than 4 years ago?)

II Pres. Reagan’s Domestic Polices

(Govt not the solution – govt is the problem)

A)Reaganomics – Supply-side economics – cut taxes on the rich and it will “trickle down” to the poor

(but tax cuts means higher budget deficit)

B) Cut social programs – school lunch, welfare, food stamps, Medicare and student loans

C) Deregulation – limit gov’t control of oil industry, highway safety, cable TV, airline, drilling/mining

D) Appointed conservative judges to Supreme Court (O’Conner, Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy)

E) 1984 beats Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro (1^st female vp)

Scalia

Rehnquist

O’Connor

Kennedy

s

III Foreign Policy

A) Military build up- “peace through strength” – causes budget deficit.

B) Reagan Doctrine – support groups overthrowing Communist/Pro- Soviet governments

1.) Afghanistan – aid to Taliban fighting USSR

2.) Nicaragua – aid to contras – who were fighting the Sandinista military 3.) Sent troops to Grenada-install anti-communist gov’t

(Cutting taxes and building up the military were more important than balancing the budget)

Although Congress had prohibited aid to the Nicaraguan contras, individuals in Reagan’s administration continued to illegally support the rebels. These

officials secretly sold weapons in Iran in exchange for the release of American

hostages being held in the Middle East - Profits from the sales where being used to fund the Contras.

Col. Oliver North – implicated in the Iran-Contra affair –took the fall for the administration Investigation cleared Pres.

Reagan – “the teflon president”

(Nixon? Clinton? How different? )

I Thawing of Cold War – Strategic Defense Initiative “Star Wars” system to intercept missiles

B) Mikhail Gorbachev – Soviet leader willing to

change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYd jbpBk6A

;

End of Sect. II - Start IV

II Election of 1988 – Rep.

VP George H.W. Bush vs Democrat Michael

Dukakis – economy

improving – most voters

did not want to change

parties

III Pres.

Bush’s term dominated by foreign policy

events A) Berlin Wall falls – Nov. 9th

1989

B) Soviet Union collapses –

Gorbachev

survives coup with support from Pres.

Bush and Pres.

Boris Yeltsin

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v=zmRP P2WXX 0U&feat ure=rela ted:

C) Protests in Tiananmen Square in China violently put down by government – US and

others place sanctions on China

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D) Panama dictator

Gen. Manuel Noriega refused to cooperate w/US and aided drug trafficking –

Bush sends troops to oust and put new

gov’t in place

E) Persian Gulf –

Operation

Desert Storm – Bush sends troops to aid Kuwait from invasion of troops from Iraq and

Saddam

Hussein.

Kuwait liberated but Hussein remained in power.

Persian-Gulf-War-1990---1991- 117505973:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=bhrtL_XVv3s:

American’s with Disabilities Act – more handicapped accessible public facilities – seeing dogs – close

captioning for the hearing impaired

President Bush – campaign

promise – “Read my lips – No New Taxes!” In the

end –he had to

raise taxes – hurt credibility - And economic growth stalled –

cause debt – now break-up of USSR caused job loss in military)

IV Election of 1992 –

Republican Pres. Bush vs Democrat Bill Clinton –

because Bush spent so much

time on foreign policy issues –

economy suffered – Clinton’s

focus on economic issues gains

a surprise victory.

C) Protests in Tiananmen Square in China violently put down by government – US and other place sanctions on China

D) Panama dictator Gen. Manuel Noriega refused to cooperate w/US and aided drug trafficking – Bush sends troops to oust and put new gov’t in place

E) Persian Gulf – Operation Desert Storm – Bush sends troops to aid Kuwait from invasion of troops

from Iraq and Saddam Hussein. Kuwait liberated but Hussein remained in power.

IV Election of 1992 – Republican Pres. Bush vs

Democrat Bill Clinton – because Bush spent so much time on foreign policy issues – economy suffered –

Clinton’s focus on economic issues gains a surprise victory.

Section II

I Ronald Reagan Conservative Leadership A) Midwestern background before moving to Hollywood

B) Switch from Democrat to Republican- toured country-talked to people – taxes too high and gov’t regulations

C) Elected Governor of California then defeats Pres.

Carter in 1980.

II Pres. Reagan’s Domestic Polices

A) Reaganomics – Supply-side economics – cut taxes on the rich and it will “trickle down” to the poor B) Cut social programs – school lunch, welfare, food stamps, Medicare and student loans

C) Deregulation – limit gov’t control of oil industry, highway safety, cable TV, airline, drilling/mining

D) Appointed conservative judges to Supreme Court (O’Conner, Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy)

E) 1984 beats Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro III Foreign Policy

A) Military build up- “peace through strength” – causes budget deficit.

B) Reagan Doctrine – support groups overthrowing Communist/Pro-Soviet governments

1.) Afghanistan

2.) Nicaragua – aid to contras – who were fighting the Sandinista military

3.) Sent troops to Grenada-install anticomm. gov’t.

Section II

I _________ __________Conservative Leadership A) Midwestern background before moving to

_____________

B) Switch from ___________ to _________- toured country-talked to people – taxes too high and gov’t regulations

C) Elected Governor of __________then defeats _________ ________in 1980.

II Pres. Reagan’s Domestic Polices

A) ____________– Supply-side ________– cut taxes on the rich and it will “________ _______” to the poor B) Cut social programs – school lunch, welfare, food stamps, Medicare and student loans

C) ____________ – limit gov’t control of oil industry, highway safety, cable TV, airline, drilling/mining

D) Appointed ____________judges to _____ _______

(O’Conner, Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy)

E) 1984 beats ________ ______/_______ ________

III Foreign Policy

A) Military build up- “_______ ______ _______” – causes budget deficit.

B)_________ ________– support groups

overthrowing Communist/Pro-Soviet governments 1.)____________

2.) ______________– aid to _______– who were fighting the _____________military

3.) Sent troops to _______-install anticomm. gov’t.

Section IV I Thawing of Cold War –

A) Strategic Defense Initiative “Star Wars” system to intercept missiles

B) Mikhail Gorbachev – Soviet leader willing to change

II Election of 1988 – Rep. VP George H.W. Bush vs Democrat Michael Dukakis – economy improving – most voters did not want to change parties

III Pres. Bush’s term dominated by foreign policy events A) Berlin Wall falls – Nov. 9^th 1989

B) Soviet Union collapses – Gorbachev survives coup with support from Pres. Bush and Pres. Boris Yeltsin

Section IV I Thawing of______ _______–

A) Strategic Defense Initiative “___ ____” system to intercept missiles

B)_________ ________– Soviet leader willing to change

II Election of 1988 – Rep. VP _______ _ _ _____vs Democrat_______ _______– economy improving – most voters did not want to change parties

III Pres. Bush’s term dominated by foreign policy events A) ______ _______ falls – Nov. 9^th 1989

B) Soviet Union collapses – Gorbachev survives coup with support from Pres. ________ and Pres. Boris

Yeltsin

C) Protests in _________ ______in China violently put down by government – US and other place sanctions on China

D) Panama dictator ___ _______ ______refused to cooperate w/US and aided drug trafficking – Bush sends troops to oust and put new gov’t in place

E) Persian Gulf – Operation______ _____– Bush sends troops to aid _______from invasion of troops

from _______and Saddam Hussein. Kuwait liberated but Hussein remained in power.

IV Election of 1992 – Republican _____ _____vs

Democrat____ ________– because Bush spent so much time on foreign policy issues – economy

suffered –__________focus on economic issues gains a surprise victory.