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Goals of the Conservative Movement. Shrink the size of the federal gov. & reduce spending Promote family values & patriotism Stimulate business by reducing gov. regulations & taxes Strengthen defense. Election of 1980. Ronald Reagan Effective candidate
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Goals of the Conservative Movement • Shrink the size of the federal gov. & reduce spending • Promote family values & patriotism • Stimulate business by reducing gov. regulations & taxes • Strengthen defense
Election of 1980 • Ronald Reagan • Effective candidate • Career as an actor had him in the public eye • The Great Communicator • Clear cut answers • Simplified issues • Only 52% voted but Reagan won almost 500 electoral votes
Assassination Attempt • March 30, 1981 • Reagan & 3 other staff members were wounded • “I hope you fellas are Republicans.”
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act • Passed under President Bill Clinton & requires background checks on some gun purchases • From 1994- 2009, 1.9 million firearm purchases were blocked by the system
Reaganomics (Supply side economics) • People pay fewer taxes- save more money • Banks make more loans to businesses- invest to improve productivity • Supply of goods increases & prices fall • Congress lowered taxes by 25% during Reagan’s term with the rich receiving the largest cuts • “trickle down economics” • The rich got richer and poverty increased for others
Space Race • Began with Sputnik in 1957 • U.S. “won” by landing on the moon in 1969
Space Program • Shuttle program began in 1981 • Space research has resulted in new technologies and innovations used across the globe.
Water filters Artificial limbs & joints
Shoe Soles Long-distance telecommunications
Memory Foam Invisible Braces
Ear Thermometers Scratch-resistant Lenses
Cordless Tools Smoke Detectors
Columbia • Disintegrated in 2003 upon re-entering the atmosphere • Killed all 7 crew members
Retirement of Shuttle Program- 2011 • Last shuttle launch- Discovery on February 24, 2011 • Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011
Challenger- January 1986 • Exploded 73 seconds after takeoff • Killed all 7 on board • Changed space program forever • No civilians in space until Barbara Morgan- Endeavour in 2007
Presidential Profiles • George H.W. Bush • VP- Dan Quayle • Domestic policy • Foreign policy • Bill Clinton • VP- Al Gore • Domestic policy • Foreign policy • Impeachment • George W. Bush • VP- Dick Cheney • Domestic Policy • Foreign Policy http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents