Lesson 4: Reagan and the 1980s

conservative

national debt

deregulation

Who was Ronald Reagan?

What factor made President Carter unpopular?

Carter's Campaign 1980

Reagan's Campaign 1980

"Reagan Democrats"

Evangelicals

supply-side economics

PATCO Strike

AIDS crisis

Reagan based his reelection campaign in 1984 on a. getting people to vote early. b. his Supreme Court appointments. c. a booming economy. d. the resolution of the PATCO strike.

How did Americans' perceptions of the candidates affect the presidential election of 1980? a. Many Americans felt that Ronald Reagan lacked leadership skills. b. Many Americans viewed President Carter as negative and defeated. c. Many Americans viewed President Carter as optimistic and engaged. d. Many Americans felt that Ronald Reagan lacked conservative credentials.

Reagan's landslide victory in the presidential election of 1980 proved that a. there were more Republicans than Democrats in the United States. b. Americans were ready for a change in leadership. c. people wanted the government to reduce military spending. d. Americans did not cross party lines to vote in national elections.

How did the strong economy that emerged during the Reagan years affect social change in the 1980s? a. Government programs that protected the environment grew. b. New technology created a demand for new products. c. Increased funding for social programs helped Americans. d. Diseases such as AIDS became less of a problem.

When Jimmy Carter was president in the late 1970s, a. gas prices dropped to all-time lows. b. the country experienced low inflation. c. the country experienced high inflation. d. unemployment rates continued to fall.

When the AIDS crisis emerged in the early 1980s, a. the majority of victims were children. b. the disease was identified immediately. c. the government rushed to find a cure. d. the Reagan administration was slow to respond.

The conservative movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s called for a. lowering taxes. b. cutting defense spending. c. increasing social programs. d. emphasizing women's rights.

Ronald Reagan's first priority following his election in 1980 was a. finding a cure for AIDS. b. appointing a woman to the Supreme Court. c. developing new social programs. d. fixing the economy.

A criticism of President Reagan's economic policies during the 1980s was that his policies a. helped only the wealthy. b. lowered the national debt. c. lowered federal spending. d. helped social programs.

According to President Reagan's model for supply-side economics, the first step to triggering a cycle of growth was a. reducing taxes. b. raising taxes. c. regulating businesses. d. creating government programs.