1. Good Morning! 1.Wrap up Jimmy Carter 2.Intro to President Ronald Reagan Essential Question : Was Jimmy Carter’s Presidency a “miserable failure”?

2. Jimmy Carter SuccessesFailures

3. THE REAGAN REVOLUTION!!1!!

4. Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan: elected President in 1980 – Landslide victory – Prior jobs included actor, TV host, and governor of California Supported by the Moral Majority – Strong Christian political activists who were concerned about the moral decline in society Supported by the New Right – Political group who pushed for conservative causes

5. Reagan’s Domestic Policy Focus on shrinking the size and power of the Federal Government – “Man is not free unless government is limited.”— Ronald Reagan Reaganomics: conservative economic policy aimed at stimulating the economy and ending stagflation – widespread tax cuts – Deregulate businesses – Decrease spending on social programs and welfare