US History 570-79 Quiz

Liberals believe that...

• govt should regulate the economy

• laissez-faire, baby!

• free markets and free people are the best regulators

• regulations are anti-freedom

Conservatives oppose...

• high taxes

• deregulation

• free enterprise

• redistribution of wealth

William F Buckley founded the _____ magazine.

• National Review

• National Lampoons

• National Treasure

• National Heritage

America's liberal politics gradually shifted towards the right as the _____ grew.

• industrial northeast

• sun belt

• rust belt

• mountain west

In 1964, presidential candidate _____ argued that the federal govt was too strong.

• Ronald Reagan

• Tip O'Neill

• Barry Goldwater

• Richard Nixon

Tax cuts became important to middle class, suburban voters due to

• lower buying power and high taxes

• lower taxes but higher inflation

• dropping housing market prices

• rising unemployment and low inflation

The largest group of religious conservatives were

• protest evangelicals

• Roman Catholics

• Muslims and Hindus

• atheists

_____ was the single defining issue that brought many Christians into the conservative movement.

• gun control

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. The Board...

• the ERA

The _____ was a conservative think tank that made thousands of recommendations for how to make government smaller.

• Federalist Society

• Heritage Foundation

• Moral Majority

• Southern Strategy

Reagan had been a liberal democrat but _____ made him change his mind to become a conservative.

• dealing with Communists

• running for governor of Nevada

• becoming a movie star

• the Vietnam War