Chapter 29

Quiz for Document 29-1: Ronald Reagan, Remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference Dinner (1981)

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Question 1

In his remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 1981, Ronald Reagan recounts the history of the American conservative movement since the mid-1950s and revels in its 1980 victory. According to Reagan, the victorious conservatives will pursue an agenda that emphasizes which of the following issues?

Question 2

Whose failed presidential campaign does Ronald Reagan credit with inaugurating the conservative political movement responsible for electing Reagan to the presidency in 1980?

Question 3

What argument, common to all modern conservative arguments, does Reagan make involving the nature of federalism and state’s rights?