THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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opposed the intertwining of religion and politics
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were losing ground as a political force
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feared aggressive American military actions
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were alarmed by many Supreme Court rulings
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supported the goals of feminism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Moral Majority was an American political organization associated with the Christian right and Republican Party. It was founded in 1979 by Baptist minister Jerry Falwell Sr. and associates, and dissolved in the late 1980s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reagan embraced the theory of “supply side economics, ” feeling that tax cuts encouraged economic expansion which would result in increases in federal government revenue at a lower tax rate. Higher revenues would then be used to increase defense spending and balance the federal budget.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1979, the Reverend Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority to combat “amoral liberals, ” drug abuse, “coddling” of criminals, homosexuality, communism, and abortion. The Moral Majority represented the rise of political activism among organized religion’s radical right wing.