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What motivated so many Americans to embrace the conservative movement of the 1980's? What is the legacy of the conservative movement?
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Student Learning Map
- Topic:Conservative Movement and Contemporary History
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:6
- Grade(s):11
Key Learning:
In the 1980's,The Conservative movement in America reached a high point with the election of both Reagan and Bush. Conservative policies influenced the succeeding decades and moved the nation toward a moderate political position with the election of Bill Clinton.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):What groups formed the conservative coalition? (A)What were the goals and policies of the conervative movement? (A)What was" Reaganomics"? (A)How did the Reagan and Bush appointees change the direction of the Court? (A)Lesson Essential Question(s):What social and political issues continued to plague the conservative 1980's?
How were social and political problems addressed by conservatives?
Why did the income gap between rich and poor continue to grow?
Lesson Essential Question(s):Between the 1980's and 1992, how did U.S. policies regarding Central America differ from those regarding Europe?
Vocabulary:conservative coalition, the "New Right", "trickle down" theory, supply-side economics, deregulation, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, William Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas, neoconservatism, deregulation, Religious Right
Vocabulary:AIDS, "Just say no", A Nation at Risk, "America 2000", Urban crisis, pay equity, inequality, L.Douglas Wilder, gay rights., yuppie
Concept: Lesson Essential Question(s):What political and social changes did the Clinton administration bring about during the 1990"s? (A)What foreign policy challenges did the Clinton administration face? (A)What impact did Clinton's impeachment have upon the nation?
How did the conservative republicans reclaim control of Congress in 1994?
Lesson Essential Question(s):What was the controversy in the Election of 2000?
What effects did the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 have on our political, social, economic, and legal system?
What are the most important contemporary issues for the 21st century?
What important changes did the Bush administration make in education?
Lesson Essential Question(s):Vocabulary:NAFTA, global economy, balanced budget, economic boom, Kosovo, impeachment, Hillary Clinton, H Ross Perot., universal coverage, family leave, , crime bill, unfunded mandate, perjury, Newt Gingrich, Contract with America
Vocabulary:Al Gore, George W Bush, Twin Towers, War on Terrorism, Invasion of Afghanistan, Saddam Hussein, War in Iraq, Communications Revolution, No Child Left Behind
Vocabulary:
Additional Info:
History Alive, Unitedstreaming.com,word walls, audio-visual materials,transparencies, Skillbuilders: maps, graphs, charts, American Odyssey Ch. 25 and 26.
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