USHC 8.4 Conservatism

Why don’t conservatives support welfare?

• It increases taxes

• It reduces individual responsibility

• It is ineffective

• It is too costly

Answer explanation

Conservatives often believe that welfare reduces individual responsibility by creating dependency on government assistance, which they argue undermines personal initiative and self-sufficiency.

What do conservatives believe about a large federal government?

• It is necessary for economic growth

• It threatens individual freedoms

• It ensures social equality

• It promotes international peace

Answer explanation

Conservatives often view a large federal government as a threat to individual freedoms, believing that it can lead to overreach and limit personal liberties. This perspective emphasizes the importance of limited government.

What movement strengthened the appeal of the conservative movement in the 1960s?

• The environmental movement

• The counterculture movement

• The feminist movement

• The labor movement

Answer explanation

The counterculture movement of the 1960s, with its rejection of traditional values, led to a conservative backlash. This reaction strengthened the appeal of conservative ideologies as many sought to restore societal norms.

What was the economic approach called that President Reagan launched?

• Keynesian Economics

• Reaganomics

• Marxist Economics

• Classical Economics

Answer explanation

The economic approach launched by President Reagan is known as Reaganomics. It focused on tax cuts, deregulation, and reducing government spending to stimulate economic growth, contrasting with Keynesian Economics.

What was a central belief of the fiscal conservatives supporting Reagan's policies?

• Wealth should be distributed equally

• Trickle-down economics would benefit society

• Government should control all industries

• High taxes are necessary for growth

Answer explanation

Fiscal conservatives believed in trickle-down economics, which posits that benefits for the wealthy would eventually trickle down to the rest of society, thus supporting Reagan's policies aimed at tax cuts and deregulation.

What did liberal opponents of Reaganomics believe?

• Economic well-being depends on government control

• Economic well-being depends on consumer ability to purchase goods

• Economic well-being is irrelevant to policy

• Economic well-being is solely based on exports

Answer explanation

Liberal opponents of Reaganomics believed that economic well-being relies on consumers' ability to purchase goods, emphasizing the importance of demand in driving economic growth.

How did conservatives view Reagan's approach to the Soviet Union?

• As a failure in foreign policy

• As a successful hard line against the Soviet Union

• As a reason for increased environmental protection

• As a cause of increased regulation

Answer explanation

Conservatives viewed Reagan's approach to the Soviet Union as a successful hard line, believing it effectively challenged Soviet power and contributed to the eventual end of the Cold War.

Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:

• Reaganomics
• Trade Imbalance
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Heritage Foundation

What was Ronald Reagan's campain slogan?

• Lets Make America Great Again

• I Like Ike

• Putting People First For A Change

• Yes We Can

This was a conservative movement that promoted family values, lower taxes & deregulation of business.

• The New Left

• The New Right

• The Counter Culture

• The Grand Old Party