To What Extent Were The Presidency And US politics Revitalised?

Question 1

Bureaucracy

Answer 1

Reagan cut down on govt bureaucracy (administration)

Question 2

Trust in presidency before Reagan

Answer 2

Vietnam war 
1970s Stagflation 
WGate scandal 
Three Mile Island 
Iran Hostage Crisis 
Ford pardoning Nixon

Question 3

Trust in president after/ during Reagan

Answer 3

Increased- projected positive image of presidency and international affairs
Iran Contra Affair reduced

Question 4

Iran contra affair

Answer 4

Sold weapons to Iran 
$ to support Contra Rebels in Nicaragua- Reagan had approved- tarnished presidency, yet: 
1) had better image than Nixon 
2) fought Communism 
3) deal released hostages

Question 5

Managing of congress before Nixon

Answer 5

LBJ: troops in Vietnam without Congress approval
Nixon awkward with congress and corrupt
Carter lacked political experience and made poor decisions/ couldn’t manage congress
1979 Malaise (discontent)

Question 6

Reagan and managing congress

Answer 6

Blocked often or didn’t bring as a bill as he knew they’d be rejected
Promised to fix things and had support of religious right
Economic strategy passed in under 5months: initial success not repeated
Bush had less control and Clinton refused NHS

Question 7

Nixon being blocked/ not bringing as a bill

Answer 7

Blocked: deregulation of nuclear power, stop bussing poorer children
Thought he’d be blocked: daily prayer, abortion

Question 8

New right before Reagan

Answer 8

Nixon: some NR thinking but not mainstream

Question 9

NR thinking under Reagan

Answer 9

Rise of Relihious Riot and conservatism as more popular than liberalism
Less support for Reagan’s more extreme right wing policies
Increasing amount of business in govt
Sponsorship more common to fund companies
1984 Olympic Corporate sponsorship