The Rise of Conservatism

What is the liberal belief about how tax burdens should be distributed?

• They believe that tax burdens should be shared equally by all members of society.

• They believe that the wealthy should pay higher taxes than the poor.

• They believe that higher taxes and redistributing wealth harm the economy.

• They believe that the middle class should pay most of the tax burden.

What is the liberal view of government regulation of social behavior?

• They believe certain restrictions of free speech and social behavior is acceptable in order to help the disadvantaged.

• They believe the purpose of the government is to control society through legislation.

• They oppose any government attempt to impose religious or moral beliefs.

• They support federal funding of religious charities that share their faith.

How do conservatives in general view the power of the federal government?

• They believe people in general want a stronger federal government to protect them from economic uncertainty.

• They believe the government has a duty to spread wealth and assist the disadvantaged.

• They support a strong federal system that regulates economic and social policies.

• They distrust the federal government and call for less government involvement in business.

Conservatives believe that, when the government regulates the economy, it makes the economy

• stronger

• less efficient.

• stable

• friendlier to the poor.

How do liberals and conservatives differ in their view of the causes of social problems?

• Liberals believe social problems are caused by high taxes; conservatives believe they are caused by bad government.

• Liberals believe immigration is the cause of social problems; conservatives blame government interference.

• Liberals believe social ills are caused by poverty; conservatives believe they are caused by character and morality.

• Liberals believe that social problems can be solved by governmental police powers; conservatives disagree.

How did the Cold War affect attitudes toward liberal economic policies?

• Many viewed the liberal position as sliding toward communist ideals.

• People were distrustful of the government because of the liberal support of the Vietnam War.

• Many people became disenchanted with liberalism because it supported Communist regimes.

• Many people believed liberals were too rigid in their relations with Communist countries.

Why did many people move toward conservatism toward the end of the Cold War?

• Many people were angry at how President Kennedy and his liberal advisers handled the Bay of Pigs invasion.

• Many people believed that the Communists had infiltrated the liberal political machine.

• They felt that the U.S. had a better chance of negotiating with the Soviet Union if conservatives were in power.

• They felt liberal leaders were not aggressive enough in their foreign policies toward communism.

What was William F. Buckley's role in the resurgence of the conservative movement?

• He warned the country in his magazine that conservatives would gain power within the next decade.

• He began a conservative magazine and helped young conservatives organize.

• He denounced conservatism and helped President Johnson win reelection.

• He ran for the presidential nomination in the Republican Party against Barry Goldwater.

What new political trend in the 1960s and 1970s began to give conservatives more power in the country?

• Democrats began to court conservatives in the Western states and gained more power there.

• The counterculture encouraged people to embrace a conservative outlook.

• Southern conservatives began to vote Republican along with Western conservatives.

• The population of the Northeast began to explode as factory construction expanded.

Which of the following two groups had added their support to conservatives by the 1980s?

• African Americans and urbanites

• Northerners and Easterners

• Democrats and women

• Sunbelters and suburbanites