29.1 The New Conservatism

______ favor higher taxes on higher earners.

• Conservatives

• Liberals

_________ believe that government regulation of the economy is helpful.

• Conservatives

• Liberals

______ tend to oppose social programs that result in higher taxes.

• Conservatives

• Liberals

_______ believe in less government regulation of the economy.

• Conservatives

• Liberals

A major difference between modern liberals and conservatives is over the size and power of the federal government.

• True

  Liberals prefer a larger, more powerful federal government.

• False

  Both parties agree that a smaller federal government is more effective.

How did the Cold War help to cause a shift towards conservatism in the U.S.?

(Choose all answers that apply.)

• Russia had come so close to invading that people looked for new leaders.

• Liberal ideas were seen as similar to communist ideas.

• The Cold War was seen as a religious struggle, which appealed to conservatives.

• Liberals were seen as "soft on communism".

What is the Sunbelt?

• A Democratic-leaning area in California

• The area where most agricultural work is done in the Southeast

• States in the South and Southwest that became more conservative from the 1950s on

How did religion play a role in the rise of conservatism?

• New laws made more religious expression possible, causing more participation.

• Some feared America was moving away from traditional values and backed conservative candidates.

• A constitutional amendment protecting freedom of religion was passed in 1980.