1. What does the very existence of such a document reveal about American society in the 1950s and 1960s?

2. What did the authors consider to be a founding principle of conservatism?

3. How were the authors’ viewpoints subtly reflective of their time period and its ideals?

4. Which of the following significant political issues of 1960 is conspicuously absent from the statement of conservative values?

5. What political situation in 1960 may have helped inspire the conservatives to write and publish their statement of beliefs?