I. Ronald Reagan’s PresidencyObjective 12.04: Identify and assess the impact of social,

political, and cultural changes in the United States.

A. The New Right• Rebirth of Conservatism: getting rid

of “government interference”.• Focused on bringing the U.S. back to

moral values.• “Moral Majority” – network of pastors

who believed in this• “The New Right” – people who believed

in these ideas.

• These groups combined to form the modern day Republican Party.

Videohttp://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ronald-reagan/videos/the-great-communicator?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=falseWhile watching, answer these three questions:• Which president used the TV to his advantage? • What was his nickname?• How was he different from the other recent

presidents?

B. President Ronald ReaganElection of 1980:• A bad economy and unpopular

foreign policy made people turn away from President Carter.

• Elected Ronald Reagan (Republican) from California.• Former actor and governor of

California.• Wanted to “make America great again”.• Served from 1980-1988.

D. President Reagan• Economic approach:

Reaganomics.• Supply-side economics: cut taxes so

people will spend more money to support economy. Since businesses will be getting money, they will create more jobs for people.

• Also known as “trickle-down economics”: money from spending of wealthy people goes to down less wealthy.

• Cuts government spending to balance out the tax cuts.

D. President Reagan• Reaganomics effect:• Budget deficit increased

and increased the national debt.

• The economy did improve some.

• The economy got much better under Reagan, so people loved him.

E. President George H.W. Bush• President H.W. Bush is elected

in 1988.• Was Vice-President to Reagan and

Republican.

• Believed in Reaganomics, but raised taxes to try and get rid of the budget deficit.

• Caused some economic trouble, people became unhappy.

Independent Practice• Write a newspaper article about the

growth of the “New Right.” Explain what the term means, who joined the movement and how they changed the US from 1980 – 1992.

Exit Ticket1) Which term is NOT associated with the theory

that the economy is best stimulated by giving tax breaks to businesses and manufacturers so that they can produce more?

a. Supply-side economicsb. Ford’s WIN programc.“trickle down” theory d. “Reaganomics”

Exit Ticket2) Which of the following groups has enjoyed a rise

in power in the Republican Party?

a. African-American groups such as the NAACP.b. Fundamentalist Christian groups such as the

Moral Majority.c.Latino groups such as La Raza Unidad. Women’s groups such as the National

Organization of Women.

Exit Ticket3) Why did people like Ronald Reagan as a president?