Ronald Reagan

Match the following

• gross domestic product(GDP)

• a measure of the size of a nation’s economy. If the GDP goes up, that means the economy has grown. If it goes down, then the economy has shrunk.

• maximum tax rate

• the percentage of people in the United States who want to work but do not have a job.

• national debt

• the percentage of people in the United States who are living below the federal poverty line.

• unemployment rate

• the amount of money that a nation owes others. If the debt grows, that means that the nation is spending more money than it has collected in taxes. If it shrinks, then it has collected more than it has spent.

• percent living in poverty

• the highest tax rate anyone pays. The maximum tax rate is usually applied to those who make the most income. Those who make less income pay a lower percentage of their income in taxes.

What do Liberals believe are good things for the country?

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Were Reaganomics good for the United States?

2 min audio

Reagan's "supply-side" (also called "trickle-down") economics was based on the idea that businesses would create __ jobs and workers would spend __ money if they both paid less taxes.

• more, less

• more, more

• less, more

• less, less

On the first day of Reagan's Presidency, American __ were released from being held in __.

• soldiers, Beirut

• hostages, Iran

• prisoners, Libya

• tourists, Russia

Which nation did the US invade because of the 9/11 attacks?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Pakistan

• Afghanistan

Who is this person from US History?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Elena Kagan

• Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Betty Ford

In order to stop the spread of Communism, Reagan authorized __ and __ aid to "freedom fighters" around the world.

• educational, financial

• democratic, constitutional

• financial, democratic

• military, financial

First Minority President

• Barack Obama
• Hillary Clinton
• Donald Trump
• George W Bush