Transcript Chapter 25, Sec 1 and 2: Things to Know

Chapter 25, Sec 1 and 2: Things to Know















Sec 1 - What did the liberals support?
What did conservatives tend to favor?
Liberals tend to prefer what in foreign policy?
Some conservatives believe that a large central government…
Neoconservatives warn about the dangers posed to society by…
What did the Supreme Court’s ruling in Engel v. Vitale forbid?
What did Reagan convince many Americans that he would do?
Sec 2 – What did “Reaganonmics” emphasize?
What resulted from the Economic Recovery Act of 1981?
To compensate for cutting taxes, what did Reagan convince
Congress to do?
What happened after the 1983 economic turn-around?
What Reagan policy resulted in an increase in the Federal Budget
deficit?
On what issue did Justice Sandra Day O’Connor consistently break
with other conservative judges?
During his election campaign in 1988, George H. W. Bush promised
not to do what?
What disease first appeared in 1981?
Section 1: Things to Know

What did the liberals support?
• Laws protecting the rights of minorities
and women.

What did conservatives tend to
favor?
• Relying on private organizations and
individuals to help those in need.
Section 1: Things to Know

Liberals tend to prefer what in
foreign policy?
• International cooperation

Some conservatives believe that a
large central government…
• Harms economic growth.
Section 1: Things to Know

Neoconservatives warn about the
dangers posed to society by…
• Abandoning traditional values.

What did the Supreme Court’s ruling in
Engel v. Vitale forbid?
• Religious teaching in schools.

What did Reagan convince many
Americans that he would do?
• Usher in a new era of prosperity.
Section 2: Things to Know

What did “Reaganonmics”
emphasize?
• Tax cuts.

What resulted from the Economic
Recovery Act of 1981?
• The wealthiest Americans received the
largest tax cuts.
Section 2: Things to Know

To compensate for cutting taxes,
what did Reagan convince Congress
to do?
• Cut spending on social programs.

What happened after the 1983
economic turn-around?
• The number of the working poor
increased.
Section 2: Things to Know

What Reagan policy resulted in an
increase in the Federal Budget
deficit?
• Increased defense spending.

On what issue did Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor consistently break with
other conservative judges?
• Abortion.
Section 2: Things to Know

During his election campaign in
1988, George H. W. Bush promised
not to do what?
• Raise taxes.

What disease first appeared in 1981?
• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(AIDS).