| A | B |
|---|
| liberlism | tends toward more government regulation and higher taxes for the wealthy |
| conservatism | tends toward less federal government and believes in free enterprise (lower taxes) |
| Sunbelt | South and West regions |
| religious right | wanted to protect traditional values |
| Barry Goldwater | Conservative politician |
| William Buckley | Founder of the National Review (conservative) |
| Election of 1980 | Reagan defeats Carter |
| supply-side economics | lowering taxes will strengthen the economy |
| Reagonomics | derogatory name; also called "trickle down economics" |
| Election of 1984 | Reagan defeats Mondale |
| Robert Bork | Supreme Court nominee blocked by Democrats |
| Sandra Day O' Connor | First female Supreme Court Justice |
| Afghan rebels | Helped by the U.S.; were fighting the Soviets |
| Contras | anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua |
| Grenada | site of leftist takeover and U.S. miltary intervention |
| Iran-Contra Scandal | Secret arms sales and money given to rebels in Latin America |
| INF Treaty | called for the destruction of some nuclear weapons |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | Soviet leader who "loosened" controls |
| "Star Wars" | nickname for Strategic Defense Initiative |
| Strategic Defense Initiative | plan to intercept and destroy nuclear weapons while still in outer space |
| yuppies | young urban professionals |
| MADD | group against drunk driving |
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| Vernonia School District v. Acton | random drug tests do NOT violate a student's 4th amendment rights |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | a school may search without a warrant if reasonable cause is present |
| Stonewall Riot | beginning of Gay Activist movement |
| "Band Aid" "Live Aid" "Farm Aid" | popular music groups gather to support a cause |
| AARP | group which lobbies for senior citizens |
| perestroika | more private enterprise in the U.S.S.R |
| glastnost | more openness and freedom of religion and speech in the U.S.S.R |
| Boris Yeltsin | Russian leader who defied the coup leaders |
| Tiananmen Square | site of student protest for more democracy in China |
| Manuel Noreiga | Panamanian leader and drug dealer seized by U.S. troops |
| Saddam Hussein | Iraqi leader who attempted to take Kuwait |
| Operation Desert Storm | U.S. helps Kuwait fend off the Iraqi invasion |
| Colin Powell | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Dick Cheney | Secretary of Defense |
| capital gains tax | paid when one sells stocks or real estate for a profit |
| Election of 1992 | Clinton defeats Bush |
| H. Ross Perot | Third party candidate (1991); wants to end deficit spending |
| Panama Canal | 1978 Treaty give control of this back to Panama in the year 2000 |
