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11.87 Conservative Resurgence and the Reagan Era Worksheet

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Conservative Resurgence and the Reagan Era: Choose the policy, coalition, speech excerpt, economic indicator, or election result that best explains the rise of modern conservatism and Reagan-era domestic and foreign policy. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.87 - Conservative Resurgence and the Reagan Era: Choose the policy, coalition, speech excerpt, economic indicator, or election result that best explains the rise of modern conservatism and Reagan-era domestic and foreign policy. (C3 D2.Civ.1-14.9-12; C3 D2.Eco.10-12.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.1-3; APUSH Period 9; NAEP Themes 1,3,4; CA HSS 11.11; NY 11.11; FL SS.912.A.7.)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A historian asks which Reagan-era development had the most durable effect on later conservative politics: tax-cutting language, religious-right mobilization, judicial appointments, anti-regulation politics, or assertive nationalism. Which answer best reflects historical reasoning?

AThe Reagan era durable impact came from the combination of these priorities becoming core parts of later conservative politics.

BOnly one priority mattered, and every other listed development disappeared after 1988.

CNone of the listed developments had any connection to later conservative politics.

DThe only durable effect was a return to New Deal liberalism without conservative influence.

Solution & Explanation:The strongest answer synthesizes multiple enduring strands of Reagan-era conservatism rather than isolating one as the sole legacy.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A thematic review asks students to connect Watergate-era distrust, stagflation, evangelical organizing, Sun Belt growth, tax revolt, and renewed Cold War rivalry. Which thesis best fits the evidence?

AThe conservative resurgence can be explained only by the 1987 INF Treaty.

BThe conservative resurgence was a broad political realignment shaped by distrust of government, economic stress, cultural mobilization, regional change, and foreign-policy concerns.

CEconomic stress, culture, region, and foreign policy had no connection to Reagan's rise.

DThe Reagan era marked the disappearance of political parties from national elections.

Solution & Explanation:The thesis synthesizes multiple causes and themes, matching the standard's focus on coalitions, indicators, speeches, elections, and policies.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: The 1986 immigration law mixed employer sanctions, legalization for many long-term residents, and border-enforcement goals. Which statement best situates this law in the Reagan era?

AIt proves Reagan-era politics had no relationship to immigration.

BIt created completely open borders with no enforcement provisions.

CIt shows that Reagan-era policymaking could blend conservative enforcement goals with pragmatic compromise.

DIt ended all legalization and all employer penalties.

Solution & Explanation:The law's mixed provisions show that real policymaking often involved compromise rather than pure ideological consistency.

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