Reagan

Question 1

what can Reagan be described as? (president)

Answer 1

Teflon president

Question 2

who helped Reagan win the 1980 election + how many registered to vote?

Answer 2

moral majority
8.5 mil registered to vote in 5 years

Question 3

what decision did the RR attack in 1981?

Answer 3

Reagan’s decision to introduce 1st female SC justice - Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 4

what did the role of the RR develop into?

Answer 4

prophetic role to advisory role

Question 5

what did VP of MM (Ed Dobson) say about the role of the RR?

Answer 5

they lost the ‘ability to speak against even the administration it was for’

Question 6

what was income tax before Reagan compared to after?

Answer 6

70%
28%

Question 7

what % did the rate of income rise by for the top 10% compared to the lowest 90%?

Answer 7

top 10% - 106%
lowest 90% - 17%

Question 8

when did Reagan fire PATCO workers for going on strike + how many?

Answer 8

1981
11,300

Question 9

when did Reagan finally speak about AIDS + why so late?

Answer 9

1987
his actor friend Hudson died from it in 1985

Question 10

how many cases and deaths were there due to AIDS in 1987?

Answer 10

> 30k diseased
20k died