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The impact of the Reagan Presidency Flashcards

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when was reagans presidency

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81-88

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was reagan republican or democrat

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republican

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when was bush’s presidency

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1988-92

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was bush a republican or democrat

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republican

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when was Clinton presidency

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1992-96

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was Clinton a republican or democrat

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democrat

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what were some of Reagans beliefs

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  • committed christian
    -pro the nuclear family
    -against abortion
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what was reagans plan for economic recovery

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-cutting the federal deficit- aimed to reduced the deficit from 22% of the GNP to 19%
-personal and business tax reductions
-deregulation
-planned control of money supply

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what is the economic recovery tax act and when was it passed

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1981 and it cuts marginal income tax by 23% over three years

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what is the omnibus budget reconciliation act and when was it passed

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1981 and proposes a variety of tax cuts that will take $35 billion out of federal spending

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how successful was Reagans aim to stop inflation

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relatively successful in 1980 inflation was at rates of 13.5% whereas in 1982 it was down to 6.2%

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how successful were Reagans aims to reduce unemployment

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unemployment rates went from 7.1% in 1980 to 9.6% in 1983

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did reagans policies encourage people to save and invest

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as the economy came out of recession during 1982 more people began to save and invest however due to the deregulation finial organisations took more risks therefore savings became more unsafe and ultimately ended in the savings and loans crisis

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did reagans policies encourage people to save and invest

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as the economy came out of recession during 1982 more people began to save and invest however due to the deregulation finial organisations took more risks therefore savings became more unsafe and ultimately ended in the savings and loans crisis

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why did Reagans policies fail to reduce the deficit

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-reagans huge tax cuts hoped that this would increase productivity and economic boom and that did not happen hence he ended up with a massive federal deficit
-between 1980-87 Reagan increased defence spending from 23-28% of federal spending

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Did Reagans policies reduce the deficit

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in 1980 the federal deficit was $59 billion whereas in 1983 the deficit was $208 billion

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did bush continue Reagans economic policies

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bush promised to continue Reagans policies however the democrats were in control of both houses making legislation more difficult to pass

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did Clinton continue Reagans economic policies

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her became a ‘new democrat’s campaign was economically focussed on low inflation, high employment abrade a reduced deficit
-his only difference was in increasing welfare and medical care

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what were the aims of new federalism

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producing less federal interference in state and local affairs, businesses, finance and all aspects of peoples lives

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how was big government reduced in the short term

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-cut federal regulations in half
-helped to bring down the cost of petrol by deregulation
-created a federal strike force
-replaced federal agencies with private sector ones

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when was the deregulation of controls on fuel prices

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1981

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when was the bus regulatory reform act and what did it do

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deregulates bus services in 1982

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what was a problem with deregulation that affected small companies

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when small companies were struggling big companies could easily buy the out therefore many big companies expanded whilst small independent business struggled therefore there was a rise in conglomerates

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what is a conglomerate

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an organisation that controls several businesses of different types

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what did deregulation make big businesses easily able to do

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fix a price structure so they did not have to compete

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what was the savings and loan collapse

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-saving and loans institutes became deregulated in 1983
-banks competed to offer the best rates
-lending rates became lower and lower
-essentially saving and loans institues didn’t have enough money to lend
-s&ls collapsed

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how did the government have to intervene with the savings and loan collapse

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was forced to pass the competitive equality banking act in 1987 which provided money to cover the money that was lost by S&L’s that had to close

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how much money had the savings and loans institutes lost by 1988

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$10 billion

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what were the effects of Reagans economic policies on the textiles industry

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between 1980 and 85 around 250,000 textiles plants closed down and 300,000 workers lost their jobs

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in what ways was big government not reduced as much as Reagan would of liked

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-congress blocked plans to remove regulations of pollution and environmental issues
-state and local governments were often unwilling to take over projects that were currently under federal control

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what was the effect of reduction of big government on bush and Clinton

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bush - many didn’t like deregulation as they had seen the negative effects it had on the banking industry
Clinton - became a New Democrat and did not increase the size of government to as large as normal democrats would

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what reagans reaction to the AIDS crisis

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he was slow to speak out about it and refused to advocate the use of condoms

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did Reagan manage to pass the family protection act

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no he failed

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what was the family protection act

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-the prohibition of abortion
-the restoration of school prayer
-single-sex sports at school

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why did Reagan have such strong views on family values

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because he was a born again christian

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which group did Reagans opinions on abortion and school prayer appeal to

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the religious right

37
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how many Americans used drugs in the Reagan years

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40 million

38
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how many drug related deaths were there annually compared to alcohol related during the Reagan years

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12,000 drug related
200,000 alcohol related

39
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what did Reagan say about the war on drugs

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by 1980, illegal drugs were every bit as much a threat to the United States as enemy planes and missiles

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what was Nancy Reagans ant drugs campaign called

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just say no

41
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how much was the federal government expenditure on the war on drugs annually

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$15 billion annually

42
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what percentage of the prison population were drug offenders

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60%

43
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who was Robert bork

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a Supreme Court justice that Reagan nominated in 1987

44
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why did liberals hate Robert bork

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-opposed abortion
-claimed women’s rights were not included in the 14th amendment
-criticised the principle of racial equality

45
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what were the NAACP and NOW’s reaction to Bork

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they mounted a congressional lobby drive which played a big role in the senates rejection of borks nomination by 58 to 42

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how much did the number of homeless people increase under Reagan

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homeless people doubled from 200,000 to 400,000

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how much did the wealthiest 1% possess of the national income during 1990

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15%

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what were some reasons why black Americans found Reagan unsympathetic

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-he openly criticised the civil rights act and the the voting rights act
-he vetoed the civil rights restoration act which limited ant discrimination laws (however congress overrode his veto)

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what were some reasons for celebration for minorities during the Reagan years

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-he had a black cabinet member
-New York and Chicago elected black mayors
-the black middle class continued to grow

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what were some improvements for women during the Reagan years

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-women earned 72% of what men earned during 1990 which was an improvement of the 62% during 1980
-thousands of anti abortionists were jailed in 1988-99
-regan employed Sandra day o’conner who was more liberal on abortion

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what were some negatives for women during the Reagan era

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-harder to get an abortion
-reagan appointed few women

52
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what were bush’s views of abortion

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-pro choice early in his career
-changed his stance due to being a republican and declared abortion was murder
-bush administration declared a support for an anti abortion constitutional amendment

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what were Clintons views on abortion

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-abortion facilities were restored in federally funded clinics
-clinton reversed bushs policies of stopping abortions in military hospitals

54
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what were bush and Clintons views on homosexuality

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bush - said he would not mind having a gay cabinet member
Clinton - sought to allow openly gay people to serve in the military

55
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why was Reagan so popular

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-he had taken office during a period of of crisis
-he had an assassination attempt
-he was a great communicator
-ple and obliging with congress

56
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when was Iran contra

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1986

57
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what was Iran contra

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the scandal which the Reagan administration covertly sold arms to Iran and diverted the funds to contra rebels who opposed the left wing government in Nicaragua

58
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why was the Iran contra affair so scandalous

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the law said that the president could not make major weapons sales or intervene in Central America without congressional knowledge

59
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what did Iran contra do to Reagans approval ratings

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the fell from 64 to 44%

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what was the tower commission

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a Reagan appointed commission to investigate Iran contra

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what did the tower commission criticise

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Reagans delegatory management techniques

62
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what was Reagan credited for during his presidency

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ending the Cold War

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why was Reagan given most of the credit for the end of the Cold War

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many Americans believed Reagans massive federal defence expenditure forced the soviets to bankrupt themselves trying to keep up with America

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