Chapter 21 Carter Reagan Bush The Bipartisan Consensus

Chapter 21: Carter, Reagan, Bush: The Bipartisan Consensus By: Deborah Seraya

Summary ● This chapter covers the Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W Bush administrations and their effects on both the American People and foreign Countries ● Zinn argues that the Democrats and Republican parties keep the government essentially the same and continues to have a militant foreign policy no matter which party was in power. ● Zinn use similarities between the administration's methods as proof of this

Theme ● The Senate Budget Committee recently…. knocked off 588 million from a modest $288 million Administration request to improve the program that screens and treats children health problems

Characters ● Ronald Reagan: 40 th President of the United States prior to that, he was 33 rd Governor of California ● Jimmy Carter: American politician who served as the 39 th President of the United States and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize ● Richard Nixon: 37 th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office ● Patricia Harris: served in the administration of President Jimmy Carter as United States Secretary of Health, Education, and welfare ● Eula Bingham: an American scientists who is best known as Assistant Secretary of labor for Occupational Safety and Health during the Carter Administration

Historical Significance ● Scandals of Watergate came after the war in Vietnam ● American were not going to be affected by Carter’s policies whether conservatives or liberal ● Reagan insisted he would still balance the budget because the tax cuts would so stimulate the economy as the generate new revenue ● Democrats often joined Republicans in denouncing welfare program

Was there any changes? ● Carter, Reagan & Bush did not bring forth any type of change. Whether it was the Democratic or Republican party in charge, remained the same ● Decrease voter participation due to Presidents not providing the needs of the people ● Voters did not have a say

Political Promises ● Political promises were not fulfilled ● Carter’s promises to cut the military budget. He expanded it to trillions dollars ● Carter’s were conservative and based their political goals on advancing American business became international business only controlled solely by American Business ● During 1990 s, economy was in bad shape, The Reagan and Bush administrations used this as an excuse to increase corporate profits and cuts to those in need ● Budget cuts destroyed programs that benefitted the people

Continues. . . ● Reagan's budgets included the social Security disability were terminated ● In 1982 million people were unemployed all or part of the year ● During the Reagan Administration 90% were put on the research into renewable energy

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