APUSH REVIEW: KEY CONCEPT 9.1, REVISED

EDITIONEverything You Need To Know About Key Concept 9.1 To Succeed In APUSH

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?

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

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

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➤ Finance Reform - Financial Services Modernization Act - repealed parts of the Glass-Steagall Act (New Deal)

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)