The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43

Reagan won the presidency in 1980 by gaining the support of:

• Hollywood actors and producers who created positive ads for his campaign.

• the top one percenters who used their wealth to "buy" the election.

• a wide array of all sorts of people with different issues.

• mostly traditional conservative Republicans.

The main kind of freedom that Reagan promoted was?

• freedom from hunger and homelessness.

• economic freedom.

• freedom from slavery.

• freedom from communism.

What was Reagan's main accomplishment with his Economic Bill of Rights?

• he reduced government spending to reduce the deficit.

• he supported union workers' right to strike for better conditions and pay.

• he got Congress to lower tax rates from 70% to 50% to 28%.

• he increased government regulation of business practices.

Reagan's economic plan was known as:

• Trickle-down Economics.

• Supply-side Economics.

• Voodoo Economics.

• All of these.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that Federal spending increased in the 1980s?

• Medicare and Medicaid are expensive.

• The stock market boomed.

• Social Security was a large part of the budget.

• Defense spending increased.

Reagan reduced union influence when he:

• had non-union companies merge into larger, more powerful ones.

• cut the power of Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild

• fired Air Traffic Controllers who went on strike.

• threatened Wall Street greed.

Who saw a decrease in their family income at that time?

• All of these.

• The Middle Class.

• The top 1% of the American population.

• The poorest people in America.

Reagan would best be politically labeled as:

• a moderate conservative.

• an ultra-conservative.

• an ultra-liberal.

• a moderate liberal.

Reagan supported women's rights as seen when he:

• initiated Affirmative Action programs.

• supported women's rights to initiate divorce.

• encouraged Nancy to just say 'No.'

• appointed the first female Supreme Court Judge.

Which of the following was part of Reagan's first term Cold War policies?

• He pressured NATO to put nuclear missiles in Western Europe.

• He promoted the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars").

• He called the Soviets an Evil Empire.

• All of these.