| | H4. "Over time, conservative principles and values tend to gain broader acceptance by the American people." Do you agree with respect to 1945 through 1980, or 1980 through today (take your pick)? Explain. | | H4. "Over time, conservative principles and values tend to gain broader acceptance by the American people." Do you agree with respect to 1945 through 1980, or 1980 through today (take your pick)? Explain. |
| − | Looking at the presidents of the time periods, conservatism seems to be doing better now than 50 years ago. Compare Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush vs. Truman, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Nixon. Politically conservative principles gained! | + | Looking at the presidents of the time periods, conservatism seems to be doing better now than 50 years ago. Compare Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush vs. Truman, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Nixon. Politically conservative principles gained! With homeschooling legal now, as well as the removal of the compulsory draft, freedom is greater and government is smaller. Taxes are lower, communism is virtually non-existent in the U.S., racism is history, drugs are not cool. |
| − | Also, the 50's and 60's was more socially liberal than today. With homeschooling legal now, as well as the removal of the compulsory draft, freedom is greater and government is smaller. Taxes are lower, communism is virtually non-existent in the U.S., racism is history, drugs are not cool.
| + | But, the 50's and 60's was more socially conservative than today. Homosexuality was |