The Reagan Era

What economic approach did Reagan support to address stagflation?

• Demand-side economics

• Keynesian economics

• Supply-side economics

• Monetarism

What was one of Reagan's campaign promises in the 1980 election?

• Increase taxes

• Decrease defense spending

• Cut taxes

• Nationalize industries

What did critics call Reagan's economic approach?

• Trickle-down economics

• Keynesian economics

• Demand-side economics

• Monetarism

What did Reagan propose to reduce the budget deficit?

• Increase taxes

• Cut social programs

• Increase military spending

• Deregulate industries

What was the public reaction to increased oil drilling and logging?

• Support from environmentalists

• Anger from environmentalists

• Indifference from the public

• Approval from conservationists

Who did Reagan nominate as the first female Supreme Court justice?

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sandra Day O’Connor

• Elena Kagan

• Sonia Sotomayor

What was one of the social programs Reagan proposed cutting?

• Social Security

• Food stamps

• Medicare

• Public housing

Who was nominated as chief justice by Reagan?

• Antonin Scalia

• William Rehnquist

• Anthony Kennedy

• Sandra Day O’Connor

What did Reagan's economic policies aim to provide to corporations?

• Less regulation

• More taxes

• Fewer subsidies

• Higher tariffs

What was the effect of Reagan's policies on unemployment by 1984?

• It increased

• It remained the same

• It fell

• It doubled