1. APUSH REVIEW: KEY CONCEPT 9.1, REVISED EDITION Everything You Need To Know About Key Concept 9.1 To Succeed In APUSH

2. KEY CONCEPT 9.1 ➤ “A newly ascendant (rising in power) conservative movement achieved several political and policy goals during the 1980s and continued to strongly influence public discourse in the following decades.” - page 85 ➤ Big Idea ?s: ➤ What changes occurred in the economy as a result of Reagan’s election in 1980? ➤ Over what issues did conservatives and liberals debate?

3. KEY CONCEPT 9.1, I ➤ “Conservative beliefs regarding the need for traditional social values and a reduced role for government advanced in U.S. politics after 1980.” ➤ A. Why was Reagan’s 1980 election victory a milestone (watershed election)? ➤ Conservatives enacted: ➤ Tax cuts: ➤ “Reaganomics,” “supply-side,” or “trickle-down” economics ➤ Tax cuts for wealthy in order to stimulate economic growth ➤ Rates were cut in the 1980s ➤ Similar to tax policies of the 1920s under Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon (synthesis point) ➤ Deregulation of many industries: ➤ Reagan promised in his campaign to decrease environmental regulations

4. KEY CONCEPT 9.1 ➤ B. Conservatives sought to limit liberal programs, but met inertia (resistance) and liberal opposition because: ➤ Many programs remained popular with voters ➤ Social Security, Medicare

5. KEY CONCEPT 9.1 ➤ C. Policy debates occurred regarding: ➤ Free-Trade agreements: ➤ North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ➤ No tariffs on goods made/traded between America, Canada, and Mexico ➤ Seattle World Trade Organization Protests (1999) ➤ Scope of the government social safety net: ➤ Welfare Reform (1996) ➤ Some viewed the public became too dependent on government assistance ➤ Instituted time limits on welfare assistance, increased eligibility requirements ➤ Calls to reform the U.S. financial system: ➤ Finance Reform - Financial Services Modernization Act - repealed parts of the Glass-Steagall Act (New Deal)

6. TEST TIPS ➤ Multiple-Choice and Short Answer: ➤ Goals of conservatives ➤ NAFTA and debates over free trade ➤ Debates over scope and size of government ➤ Long Essay/DBQ: ➤ Not exclusively on period 9 ➤ Could be part of larger idea (debates over scope and size of the federal government since WWII)

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