Politics and Government Homework - Due Wed, May 28 and Thurs, May 29

We will spend this week watching the Reagan documentary in class.  To supplement the film, you will complete two readings on Ronald Reagan.

1 - The Reagan Years

2 - Reagan's Realignment of White Southerners

For tomorrow, May 28:

• Finish Reading The Reagan Years
• In at least a page of writing discuss Reagan's foreign and domestic policy.  What type of conservative was Ronald Reagan?  Use specific evidence (including statistical/numerical) to support your claim. You should discuss supply side economics in your writing.

For Thursday, May 29:

• Read Reagan's Realignment of White Southerners pgs 205- 229
• Identify the following: party identification, Goldwater, Jimmy Carter, election of 1976, election of 1980, political dealignment, political realignment, the southern electorate, Bill Clinton
• In at least a page of writing, discuss Reagan's ability to connect with Southern white voters.  What kind of conservative was Ronald Reagan?