Conservatism in the United States

post-war time, the United States were facing a period of flourishing, economic growth, and the consumer prosperity. However, the period of wealthy life came to its end in the 1970s, and many people became poorer than they were a decade before. Under such conditions, it was necessary for the authorities to introduce a new system of American life. With respect to this, Ronald Reagan who gained the victory in the elections of 1980s started a new era in the history of the United States called…

The following decade was marked by a shift in domestic, foreign, and economic policy, as well as the emergence of the “yuppies”, young adults with materialistic and self-serving tendencies. Under Reagan’s administration, the United States turned towards deregulation, tax and spending cuts, and advocacy of “trickle-down” economics, where if corporations and other individuals keep more money, it encourages more spending and investment, resulting in a stronger economy overall. Americans…

fate of the tea party movement, the Constitution, and the future of conservatism. Kesler believes the Tea Party was a non-popular movement, which was carefully organized through the Sons of Liberty to strike against taxes on tea. It was an act of civil disobedience, and wants to be a main part of conservatism and an ongoing movement. The Tea Party was right in its diagnosis of the problems of American government and conservatism, but wrong in its prescriptions. One thing all the Tea Party…

During the 2000 election, in the state of Florida, many black residents found themselves disenfranchised, unable to vote in the election (Unprecedented). Their Disenfranchisement was caused by Database Technologies, Inc., a database company, they were charged with compiling a list of felons that resided within the state of Florida (Unprecedented). One criteria that was emphasized by the state was to use the classification black (Unprecedented). Also they were a…

Reagan Revolution, the foundation for the "reinvented conservative platform" were actually paved by previous iconic conservatives, Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon. President Reagan’s idea of the breaking the dependence of the citizens of the United States on the Government could be seen throughout Senator Goldwater’s presidential Campaign. Senator Goldwater called for reconstruction of the relation between the government and its citizens. Goldwater believed that the dependent relationship…

United States established the precedent for the idea that B.:-) speech that presents a “clear and present danger” is not protected 44.Which of the following events illustrates the nativist sentiments of the 1920s? B.:-) The reemergence of the Ku Klux…

can also be seen in the massive shift which occurred in the South during the 1960s, after the passage of Johnson’s Civil Rights Act in 1964 (Krugman 99). While the South had been known to be a racist region of the United States, it is unlikely that an entire region of the United States would flip to a party polarly opposing that which they previously supported, simply because that party sided with civil rights. This flip could only have occurred, had the two parties been similar enough at the…

support inadequacies that federal and state courts have, especially in cases of sex discrimination. In January of 2011, Court Justice Antonin Scalia declared that the 14th Amendment does not protect against sex discrimination. This statement is something that every individual needs to understand. Our current amendments do not contribute or support rights based on gender, which is why the ERA needs to be ratified immediately. In the current society of the United States, the Equal Rights…

and kinds of participants. The press release states that there were 1000 students as well as prison inmates that took part in this study. However, the original article states that only 75 students took a part in experiment 1, 44 in experiment 2, and 164 in experiment 3, as there were 3 experiments conducted and not just one, and…

As I reflect on my life up to this point, I realize that I am incredibly fortunate. I was born the first of three children into a white, Catholic, conservative family. My parents, two siblings and I lived in large suburb called Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Morris County is a wealthy area in the New York Metropolitan area. It is a very conservative county despite New Jersey being quite liberal. Rockaway Township is a predominantly white town. I attended Catholic school up until…