GEORGE H. W. BUSH REPUBLICAN ( )

BACKGROUND A.REAGAN’S VP B.FORMER HEAD OF CIA C.DEFEATS MICHAEL DUKAKIS IN 1988 ELECTION

KEY THEME CONTINUE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT BEGUN BY REAGAN

DOMESTIC A.BUSH PROMISES: “READ MY LIPS: NO NEW TAXES”: 1. BUT MUST RAISE TAXES DUE TO GROWING BUDGET DEFICIT B. CONTINUED TO CUT SOCIAL PROGRAMS C. ECONOMY WENT INTO RECESSION

CONSERVATIVE LEGACY OF REAGAN & BUSH ENDURES A.REPUBLICANS GAIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS IN 1990s B.VOTERS WANT TO CONTINUE CUTTING GOV’T SPENDING C.VOTERS WANT REDUCED ROLE OF GOV’T IN DAILY LIFE

DO NOW: WHAT BUSH TOPIC DO THESE TWO CARTOONS DEAL WITH? EXPLAIN THE MAIN IDEA BEHIND EACH CARTOON.

The Conservative Tide CAUSES: Distrust in the Government Dissatisfaction with liberal policies Revival of Evangelical Christianity Reagan as a spearhead of conservatism Inflation and unemployment Emergence of the New Right and conservative coalition EFFECTS Republican control of the presidency and then the Congress Cuts in taxes and government spending Dramatic increase in national debt More conservative Supreme Court Increased defense spending Deregulation