KEY PERIOD 9
by: Taylor, Sidney, Eric, and Rebekah
Victories for Conservatives
Tax Cuts Under Reagan and Bush- Reaganomics cut taxes to increase the production of goods. The ERTA was passed to embody supply-side principles (pg 983).
Contract with America- New Gingrich promoted the "Contract with America" which explained what Republicans promised to do if they became the majority in the House of Representatives (pg 1021).
Setbacks for Conservatives
Bellicose Rhetoric
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
In 1993, the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed the North America Free Trade Agreement, which had envisioned to have a creation of a free-trade zone in North America. The primary goal of the NAFTA was to eliminate barriers of trade between the three nations. It also eliminated tariffs on many exports to and from Mexico.
Pages: 970,1010
"Big Government"
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Bellicose Rhetoric
NAFTA
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
A protestor holds up a sign reading "let us serve openly" in response to the controversy over whether the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy should be repealed.
Reaganomics
Reaganomics on the cover of "Time"
Contract with America
Newt Gingrich explaining the "Contract with America"
Trends
Economy under George W. Bush
Big Government
Setbacks for Conservatives
Many liberals are pro choice and want to keep abortion legal. This poses a problem for many conservatives who are against the practice which has been legal in many states since the 19th century.