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A person with a liberal political belief system would most likely believe or support the
idea of no government support or endorsement of religious beliefs
A person with a conservative political belief system would most likely believe or support
the idea that most social problems result from issues of morality and character that can be resolved through religion
Ronald Reagan defeated
President Jimmy Carter in 1980 election
Reaganomics
was an economic belief system that included a trickle down theory where tax cuts to corporations would lead to job creation for everybody.
President Ronald Reagan appointment
Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Iran-Contra scandal was
when individuals in the Reagan administration illegally sold weapons to Iran in exchange for hostages, and then use the money from the sales of those weapons to support the contras in Nicaragua
Between 1981 and 1988
the centers for disease control identified more than 100,000 cases of aids
Mikhail Gorbachev
was the leader of the Soviet Union during President Reagan's second term and George H.W. Bush's presidency
Perestroika and Glasnost
were both soviet reforms that loosely translate to restructuring and openness.
The persian gulf war
began after iraqi leader saddam hussein order the iraqi invasion of koran
When the economy slowed in the early 1990s
president George HW bush went back on his "no-new-taxes" campaign pledge
President clinton did not pass
a comprehensive health care bill in his first term in office
President clinton
was formally impeached by the house of representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice
In 1994
the united states, mexico, and canada joined NAFTA
The 2000 presidential election was controversial
because Al gore won the popular vote but with disputed votes in Florida going to bush, bush won in an electoral victory
The september 2001
terrorist attacks were impetrated by Al Qaeda
In response to the fear in the U.S following 911
president bush signed the patriot act which allowed the use of wiretapping, secret searches, and seizing of email to find tip on terrorist activities
The war on terrorism was fought in large part
during the George W bush and Obama presidency in undeclared wars in iraq and afghanistan
On may 2, 2011
scared a major victory on the ongoing war on terrorism when Osama bin laden were killed by U.S special forces
1987,
ronald reagan stood on the west side of the berlin walls and he said "General secretary gob toph , if you seek peace, tear down these walls"
After september 11, 2001
terrorist attacks, secretary of defence donald "This war will be a war like none other our world has faced. The enemy is a global network of terrorist and there state sponsor committed to deny free people the opportunity to live as they chose."
Presidents Nixon, Reagan, and Clinton were
all three elected , to second term in office.
After president Obama was elected president
Former president George W. Bush said , " President Obama got plenty of criticism and i'm just not going to be one."
The presidential election of 2000,
was a highly controversial election, between Al Gore , and George W. Bush.
Richard Nixon
watergate scandal
Gerald Ford,
pardon The former president (Richard Nixon )
Jimmy Carter
at the beginning of the Iran Hostage crisis
Ronald Reagan
trickle down economics.
George W. Bush #41
persian gulf war
Bill Clinton
went through speechment process , he was emplacement process
George W. Bush #43
he was a president during the 9/11 terrorist attacks .
Barack Obama caught
Osama Bin Laden and also signed the affordable health care act
Here is the statement
Here is the statement that is not true about the Conservatives living in the sun bell after WWII; they disliked government regulation on businesses
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