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Rise of Conservatism
President Ronald Reagan solidified conservative Republican strength with tax cuts, greatly increased defense spending, deregulation, a policy of rolling back communism rather than just containing it, a greatly strengthened military and appeals to family values and conservative Judeo-Christian morality. -
Moral Majority
The Moral Majority was a prominent American political organization associated with the Christian right and Republican Party. -
Reaganomics
reduce the growth of government spending, reduce the federal income tax and capital gains tax, reduce government regulation, and tighten the money supply in order to reduce inflation. -
Iran Contra Affair
a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration.
