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Minor Majority
a political action group formed in the 1970s to further a conservative and religious agenda, including the allowance of prayer in schools and strict laws against abortion. -
Reaganomics
Reaganomics was the popular term for President Ronald Reagan's economic policies. Reagan believed in lower taxes on the middle class to stimulate spending and lower taxes on businesses so they can have the incentive to reinvest their money in capital expenditures to grow businesses and stimulate the overall economy. -
Rise of Conservatives
The conservative movement is a term that describes the process through which control of the Republican Party has been taken by people with strong feelings in favor of robust national defense, low taxes, minimum government regulation, and traditional social values. -
Iran Contra Crisis
The Iran-Contra Affair was a secret U.S. arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon, but also used funds from the arms deal to support armed conflict in Nicaragua.