1. conservatives tend to favor which of the following? a) relying on private organizations and individuals to those in need
b) regulating business and industry to ensure a fair distribution of wealth
c) funding government programs such as social security to provide for the general welfare
d) raising taxes for people with higher incomes and cutting taxes for people with lower incomes

2. conservatives gained power in the 1970s in part because: a) liberals began pursuing more policies based on religious values.
b) economic prosperity convinced voters to stick with the party in power.
c) the counterculture movement drove many middle americans into the democratic party.
d) many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.

3. to compensate for cutting taxes, president reagan convinced congress to: a) balance the budget.
b) cut spending on social programs.
c) increase spending on defense programs.
d) put more money into government regulatory programs.

4. during his election campaign in 1988, george h. w. bush promised not to: a) raise taxes.
b) engage in foreign conflicts.
c) cut funding for welfare programs.
d) increase the minimum retirement age.

5. the proposed “star wars” program involved: a)putting weapons in space.
b) selling arms to other nations.
c) increasing nuclear weapons production.
d) attacking the soviet union before it could attack the united states.