Review Questions

1. Question

   How did Nixon’s policies reflect the increasing influence of conservatives on the Republican Party? (“Nixon, Conservatism, and Constitutional Crisis”)

2. Question

   How did Carter implement his commitment to human rights, and why did human rights give way to other priorities? (“The “Outsider” Presidency of Jimmy Carter”)

3. Question

   What conservative goals were realized in the Reagan administration? (“Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Ascendancy”)

4. Question

   What gains and setbacks did minorities, feminists, and gays and lesbians experience during the Reagan years? (“Continuing Struggles over Rights”)

5. Question

   How did anticommunism shape Reagan’s foreign policy? (“Ronald Reagan Confronts an ‘Evil Empire’”)