HIST 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 63: American Enterprise Institute, Barry Goldwater, Jack Kemp

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The defeat, but mild progress, of barry goldwater in the 1964 election marked the beginning of the resurgence of conservatism. Liberalism in the 60s, conservative shift from 70s to 80s. Steady shift to the right marked by: (in the 1970s) Conservative political commentator william f. buckley jr. free market economist milton friedman. By 1980, multiple groups pushed for conservatism such as coalitions of economic and political conservatives, religious fundamentalists, and political action committees (pacs) Conservatives opposed big government, new deal liberalism, gun control, feminism, gay rights, welfare, affirmative action, sexual permissiveness, abortion, and drug use. Believed these things undermined family and religious values, work ethic, nat"l security. 1978 ca, passed proposition 13, which cut property taxes. New belief was that cutting taxes would increase revenue for gov. bc that"s logica. Jack kemp and william roth proposed legislation to reduce federal taxes by. Moral decay was the popular theme for religious leaders on tv shows, such as.

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