speech at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals, U.S President Ronald Reagan pledges to maintain traditional Christian values in America. He addresses the concerns of many in his evangelical base; the diminish of traditional values in the United States, as progressive legislation was being passed at an increasing rate in Congress and in the midst of the threat of communist atheism. Reagan was one of the most influential presidents in American History due to his policies that
back up their points. Liberalism falls on the left, progressive side of the political spectrum, while conservatism and libertarianism lie on the right side. Most people, especially on the left think that conservatives are far-right, fascist, narrow-minded, bigoted, Nazis, who do not embrace change. However, this false notion, again, based on emotions, stems from an ignorance about conservatism, whether that be willful or unintentional. When defining conservativism, or any other political mindset
The Republican Party was founded in 1854, by anti-slavery activists and members of the Whig Party, and it is referred as Grand Old Party or GOP. The Republican Party is known in supporting issues, such as, socially conservative policies, free market capitalism, opposing regulation and labor unions. During the history there have been eighteen Republican U.S. Presidents, but in this essay I am going to focus on only six of them divided into two periods of time; three Republican presidents of 1920s
set of political beliefs you’ll fall into one of the common ideological categories of conservatism (republican party), liberalism (democratic party), moderate (either political party), socialism (democratic party) or libertarianism (republican party). Based on my belief system I categorize myself as a liberal due to my economic view, stance on marijuana legalization, gay marriage and the death penalty. Conservatives generally favor big tax cuts and limiting government programs that aid individuals economically
In the 1980s, United States was experiencing the rise of conservatism. Under the presidency of Ronald Reagan, conservative religious groups were gaining popularity. In response to the social and political landscape, Canadian author Margaret Atwood published a fictional novel The Handmaid’s Tale in 1986; a genre of dystopian novels. The storyline projects an imaginary futuristic world where society lives under oppression and illusion of a utopian society maintained through totalitarian control. Dystopian
large-scale of investigation towards communists and communist sympathiser within the US government which was led to massive amount of resignations. However, a significant number of suspects were just liberal democrats and left-leaning figures. Also, conservative political value became more popular as it was strongly opposed to communist ideology. To
Democratic Party was founded more than 200 years ago, making it the oldest political organization in the United States. Their first origins date back to Thomas Jefferson 's Democratic Republican Party of 1792. Up to 1948 the Democrats were more conservative than the Republicans. For example during the 19th century the party was against the abolition of slavery. The Democrats wanted slavery to persist during American Civil War. Many members lived in the southern states and fought against the Republicans