The Reagan Revolution

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Across
  1. 2. Nickname Bush gave Reagan’s economic plan “---------------- economic”
  2. 4. the ability to work with others and require both parties to give up a portion of what they wanted
  3. 6. Reagan denounced this type of government
  4. 8. Jerry _____________, once a hippie but would become a businessman in the 1980s
  5. 12. Vice President who served for President Reagan
  6. 13. main issue of the 1980 election
  7. 16. type of tax increased to provide $165 billion to fund Social Security
  8. 17. “The Great _____________________”: A nickname given to Reagan
  9. 20. Cutting taxes for the wealthy business owners was supposed to provide these for people lower on the socioeconomic ladder
  10. 21. In Reagan’s _____________ term, unemployment decreased
  11. 22. Early political party affiliation of Reagan
  12. 25. percent of unemployment during the early years of Reagan’s presidency
  13. 26. removal of rules required of businesses under the Reagan administration
  14. 27. Reagan did this to striking air traffic controllers
  15. 30. Type of Americans that made up the “New Right”
  16. 31. California office held by Reagan
  17. 32. 1964 Republican nominee for president
Down
  1. 1. region of America where Reagan won over his opponent Jimmy Carter
  2. 3. The nickname given to Reagan’s economic plan
  3. 5. an economic condition where there is little to no economic growth and high inflation
  4. 7. ______________-down economics
  5. 9. people who received the benefit of the new Cabinet position during the Reagan years
  6. 10. the purposeful killing of a president by another person, often a political opponent
  7. 11. “ism” of hatred for Reagan
  8. 14. 1984, the Year of the ___________ as declared by Newsweek
  9. 15. Wife of Reagan
  10. 18. type of unions weakened by deregulatory policies of Ronald Reagan
  11. 19. Brand of car and last name of Republican president who served before Reagan
  12. 23. Brand of children’s clothing and Democratic president who was defeated by Reagan in 1980. He recently turned 100 years old.
  13. 24. Early career of Reagan
  14. 28. Reason Reagan was excluded from the fight during WWII
  15. 29. Influencer of Reagan’s economic plan