Rebuilding American Prestige Reagan's Foreign Policy Initiatives

Reagan advanced domestic policies that featured a lessening of federal government responsibility in solving social problems, reducing restrictions on business, ... Reagan's 1981 Program for Economic Recovery had four major policy objectives: (1) reduce the growth of government spending, (2) reduce the marginal tax rates ... On the domestic front, President Ronald Reagan implemented policies to reduce the federal government's reach into the daily lives and ... Under Reagan's administration, the Federal Reserve pursued a tight monetary policy to combat inflation. This involved raising interest rates to reduce the money ... President Reagan's Policies refer to the set of economic and social strategies implemented by Ronald Reagan during his presidency from 1981 to 1989, ... While the Reagan policies implemented have increased economic efficiency and reduced federal-related budgets and staffs, they have caused environmental ... Congress enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act (also known as the Simpson-Mazzoli Act or the Reagan Amnesty) and President Ronald Reagan signed it into ... In Central. America—where the Reagan Doctrine would be applied most rigorously—the president saw a rising tide of communism. Human rights would have to take. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore “the great, confident roar of American progress and growth and optimism. ... In foreign policy, ... A proponent of "New Federalism," President Reagan wanted to adjust the roles of Federal and State governments to give the States greater ...