Reagan and the Growth of Conservatism

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Reagan and the Growth of Conservatism 1981-1989

Ronald Reagan Conservative Republican Former Movie Star Popular Reducing taxes Positive on business Negative effect on poor

State or Federal Gov’t??? Republicans believed states should have more responsibility Federal: cut social programs, trimmed budget Reagan cut size of Gov’t

Reaganomics Supply Side Economics: Gov’t spends less, businesses spend more Tax cuts Consumers with more money Cuts in welfare programs Budget Deficit: gap where spending exceeded revenue

Tax Policy Two Tax Brackets Lower income: 15% Upper income: 28% 2 Trillion dollar national debt by late 1980s Debt burden following nation into the 1990s

Business Deregulation Getting rid of gov’t rules that controlled business competition Mergers increased during Reagan years Controls off oil industry

The Environment?? Reduced support Strip mining increased: injured the land Wildlife protection failed Also, Weakened civil rights legislation

Minorities Cuts in social programs hurt minorities Income gap increased b/w races Jesse Jackson: Rainbow Coalition of minorities

Supreme Court and Schools Engel v. Vitale 1962 Prayer in school violated separation of church and state Abington School District v. Shempp 1963 Bible readings violated 1st Amendment Tinker v. Des Moines Schools 1969 Students do not shed constitutional rights at school New Jersey v. TLO 1985 Reasonable suspicion for searches and seizures Vernonia School District v. Acton 1995 Schools can conduct random drug testing