Ronald Raegan

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

•Reagan won the presidency in 1980 with 489 electoral college votes to carters 49
•promised to lead not ‘crisis manage’ vowed to fix economy and remove big government
•after decline of confidence of 1970 many people agreed with idea of individualism

Question 2

Political scene in 1980

Answer 2

•1979 - carter referred to USA having a malaise
•Carters answer to the problem was to discuss the problems at length and apeal for prosperity
•Reagan on the other hand said it had achieved before and he promised to fix things

Question 3

Reagan’s Beliefs

Answer 3

•was a committed christian & gained significant support from christians
•traditional family values, prayer in school and against abortion
•due to opposition in congress and public concerns, Reagans govt was less right than conservative christian’s wanted

Question 4

Immediate action

Answer 4

*Reagan was big on focusing on the economy
*Savked many white house staff as soon as he was inaugurated
*put a govt hiring freeze in place

Question 5

Plan for reform

Answer 5

*Reagan wanted to present his whole budget policy through a single bill
*Meant congress had to agree to all the it’s measures

Question 6

Reaganomic plans

Answer 6

*cutting federal deficit from 22% to 19%
*deregulation of industries
*Planned control of money supply

Question 7

Reagan’s failures

Answer 7

*1980 - deficit at $58B
*1983 - deficit at $208B