Ch 25

Question 1

New right

Answer 1

An alliance of conservative special interest groups stressing cultural, social, and moral issues

Question 2

Reverse discrimination

Answer 2

Term used by some conservatives to describe what they believe to be discrimination against white people, especially white men
Result from the affirmative action

Question 3

Conservative coalition

Answer 3

Alliance of intellectuals, business leaders, middle-class voters, Christian groups, and disenchanted democrats. Among their key issues were opposition to big government and a belief in the return to traditional moral.

Question 4

Moral majority

Answer 4

Members who were primarily Christians who interpreted the bible literally and believed in absolute standards of right and wrong.

Question 5

Ronald reagans running mate in 1980

Answer 5

George bush

Question 6

Called for lower taxes to accompany a reduction In government spending on social programs

Answer 6

Reaganomics

Question 7

Deregulation

Answer 7

A theory of economics stating that cutting taxes allows ppl to save more money. Banks loan money to businesses, businesses invest the money in resources to improve productivity.

Question 8

Defense department estimated that this popularly known as Star Wars, would cost trillions of dollars to complete.

Answer 8

Strategic Defense Initiative. (Sdi)

Question 9

Reagans efforts at deregulation included removing price controls on oil, eliminating federal health & safety inspections for nursing homes, and cutting the budget of the ______.

Answer 9

EPA (environmental protection agency)

Question 10

First woman to run on a major party’s presidential ticket

Answer 10

Geraldine Ferraro

Question 11

Reagan nominated _____ to the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Answer 11

William Rehnquist

Question 12

What’s an entitlement program

Answer 12

One that guarantees and provides benefits to particular groups of Americans

Question 13

Goals of the conservative movement

Answer 13

Smaller fed gov (shrink size and power)
Promote traditional & moral values
Stimulate the economy by lowering taxes
Increase national defense

Question 14

What was reagans nickname

Answer 14

The great communicator

Question 15

Reasons why Reagan defeated carter

Answer 15

Inflation
Poor economy
Iran hostages

Question 16

Reagans economic plan

Answer 16

Reaganomics

Question 17

1980 election

Answer 17

Reagan won with VP bush and beat democratic jimmy carter w/ vp Walter Mondale, Reagan won by a lot

Question 18

1984 election

Answer 18

Ronald Reagan had a large coalition of voters, won against Walter Mondale w VP Geraldine Ferraro, won by a landslide (economy=strong)

Question 19

1988 election

Answer 19

George bush vs democratic Michael Dukakis

Negative ads contributed to the low voter turnout

Question 20

Who was involved in the iron gate?

Answer 20

Iran
Nicaragua
U.S.
Lebanon

Question 21

Inf treaty

Answer 21

Intermediate range nuclear forces treaty
Between US & Gorbachev (su)
Eliminated medium range nuclear weapons

Question 22

Glasnost

Answer 22

Openness to discuss social problems

Question 23

Perestroika

Answer 23

Economic restructuring

Question 24

European nations adopted what type of gov reform?

Answer 24

Democratic

Question 25

Who else wanted democracy besides the SU & Germany ?

Answer 25

Chinese, students protested in tianamen square

Question 26

Who did Reagan support in Nicaragua?

Answer 26

The contras, were against the sandinistas

Question 27

Which amendment prevented aid to the contras?

Answer 27

Boland amendment

Question 28

What was the Iran contra scandal?

Answer 28

Terrorists took American hostages in lebanon
U.S. sold arms to Iran to free hostages
Profits were given to the contras
Many In rr administration were indicted
Like watergate, behind closed doors but Reagan was liked more than Nixon so he was reelected

Question 29

Operation desert storm

Answer 29

Bush launched this to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control

Question 30

2 social concerns of the 1980s

What were there results?

Answer 30

Lagging in education
Women not having rights
Edu - school of choice, longer school days, extended school year, more Hw, reading & writing promoted
WR- more women in public office, gov jobs offered to pay equity for jobs of comparable worth, employment benefits for families (maternity leave, job sharing, etc)

Question 31

What did Reagan do to make the gov more conservative?

Answer 31

Supply side economics (Reaganomics)
Strategic Defense Initiative

Budget cuts, tax cuts, increased defense spending.

Question 32

Reagans policies toward the environment

Answer 32

Reduced the size & power of the fed gov using deregulation. Cut the budget of the EPA.

Question 33

Changes in the Supreme Court by bush and Reagan

Answer 33

RR- Sandra day oconner- first woman appointed to fill a seat in the court
Nominated William Rehnquist as Chief Justice
Bush- Clarence Thomas to replace thurgood Marshall, Ana hill testified that he sexually harassed her but Thomas won
Their appointments ended liberal control over the court

Question 34

Who was Gorbachev

Answer 34

Mikhail general secretary of su communist party, instituted policies for democracy

Question 35

Impacts of democracy in the su

Answer 35

Increased nationalism. 
14 nonrussian republics declared independence from su
He resigned
CIS 
SU ended 74 yrs after