The Conservative Revolution Reagan's Social and Fiscal Policies

At a campaign rally in 1976, Ronald Reagan introduced the welfare queen into the public conversation about poverty. “She used 80 names, 30 ... In foreign policy he initiated a massive rearmament program to contain Soviet imperialism and expounded America's democratic faith without shame. In ... President Reagan initially engineered large tax cuts, but as deficits grew proposed select tax increases. Over the course of his presidency, inflation and ... This severely reduced the amount of money the federal government was getting from taxation. At the same time, Reagan introduced cuts in welfare spending valued ... President Ronald Reagan, in a March 1983 speech, unveils his Strategic Defense Initiative that was intended to develop missile defense systems that would make ... made and implemented by the Federal Reserve, not the executive or legislative branches of government. ... Reagan delivered on each of his four major policy ... The Reagan Administration's federalism also is notable for its rejection of the ... solution. Only a few months into its implementation, the Reagan urban policy ... On the domestic front, President Ronald Reagan implemented policies to reduce the federal government's reach into the daily lives and ... In 1980 Ronald Reagan was elected President by an electoral vote of 489 to 49 over ... although carrying no significant funding, addressed the problem of adult ... 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, ...