1980 Election

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British Royal Family

Ved nazgul gusmanova

GUANACA

Ved miguel angel escorcia rubiano

THE ECONOMY AND ITS SECTORS

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Yuan dynasty (invasion of Japan)

Ved Luis Pliego

1980 Election

Ronald Reagan

Was an actor in Hollywood films

Governor of California

Faith in traditional values

strong support of military

he had an opposition to big government

New Right

supported "sagebrush rebels"

activists who thought the federal government had too much control in western states

More control to the states

Supported traditional family life-style

married father and mother and their children

Affirmative action led to reverse discrimination

Criticized federal welfare programs

rewarded lack of effort

Unfunded mandates

programs required but not paid for by the federal government

Government taxed citizens and businesses too heavily

Liberal policies were to blame for stagflation

Resurgent conservative movement, a coalition of varying groups with the same ideas and goals

Conservatives

Relied on own national defense to actively fight against communism

Supported traditional values, not counterculture

Reduce taxes and limit government regulations

Liberal policies left rising inflation and enormous waste

Felt large government intervention damaged economic growth and individual choice groth

Religious Factor

Emphasis on traditional values of life

Reached out to those not participating in the political process

Moral Majority

worked to fulfill religious goals

Downfall of Liberalism

Decline in northern economies lowered optimism for the future

Economy stagnated after the Great Society

Watergate, oil crisis, and Iran hostage crisis weakened the public's faith in the federal government

Counterculture

white conservative christians in the south

alienated mid-western Americans

Vietnam War and urban riots

Liberals

International diplomacy to combat communism

Cooperation with international organizations

United Nations

Greater government regulation of industry

Sponsored laws that protected rights of minorities and women

Valued social programs

help needy, elder, unemployed

Federal government have a significant role in society