1980 Election

Federal government have a significant role in society

Valued social programs

help needy, elder, unemployed

Sponsored laws that protected rights of minorities and women

Greater government regulation of industry

Cooperation with international organizations

United Nations

International diplomacy to combat communism

Vietnam War and urban riots

Counterculture

alienated mid-western Americans

white conservative christians in the south

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

Economy stagnated after the Great Society

Decline in northern economies lowered optimism for the future

Moral Majority

worked to fulfill religious goals

Reached out to those not participating in the political process

Emphasis on traditional values of life

Felt large government intervention damaged economic
growth and individual choice
groth

Liberal policies left rising inflation and enormous waste

Reduce taxes and limit government regulations

Supported traditional values, not counterculture

Relied on own national defense to actively
fight against communism

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

Liberal policies were to blame for stagflation

Government taxed citizens and businesses too heavily

Unfunded mandates

programs required but not paid for by the
federal government

Criticized federal welfare programs

rewarded lack of effort

Affirmative action led to reverse discrimination

Supported traditional family life-style

married father and mother and their children

More control to the states

supported "sagebrush rebels"

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

he had an opposition to big government

strong support of military

Faith in traditional values

Governor of California

Was an actor in Hollywood films