USHC-8.2 Compare the social and economic policies of
presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, including support for civil rights
legislation, programs for the elderly and the poor, environmental protection,
and the impact of these policies on politics.
USHC-8.3 Explain the development of the war in Vietnam and its
impact on American government and politics, including the Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution and the policies of the Johnson administration, protests and
opposition to the war, the role of the media, the policies of the Nixon
administration, and the growing credibility gap that culminated in the
Watergate scandal.
USHC-8.4 Analyze the causes and consequences of the resurgence
of the conservative movement, including social and cultural changes of
the 1960s and 1970s, Supreme Court decisions on integration and abortion, the
economic and social policies of the Reagan administration, and the role of the
media.
USHC-8.5 Summarize key political and economic issues of the
last twenty-five years, including continuing dependence on foreign oil; trade
agreements and globalization; health and education reforms; increases in
economic disparity and recession; tax policy; the national
surplus, debt, and deficits; immigration; presidential resignation/impeachment;
and the elections of 2000 and 2008.
USHC-8.6
Summarize America’s role in the changing world, including the dissolution of
the Soviet Union, the expansion of the European Union, the continuing crisis in
the Middle East, and the rise of global terrorism.

Each student should submit ONE item for EACH INDICATOR!!! For a total of SIX POSTS

The history of American conservatism has been marked by tensions and competing ideologies. Fiscal conservatives and libertarians favor small government, low taxes, limited regulation, and free enterprise. Social conservatives see traditional social values as threatened by secularism; they tend to support school prayer and capital punishment and oppose abortion and same-sex marriages Neoconservatives want to expand American ideals throughout the world. Paleoconservatism advocate restrictions on immigration, non-interventionist foreign policy, and stand in opposition to multiculturalism.Since the transition of conservatives from the Democratic Party after the Civil Rights Movement and the Southern Strategy, most conservatives prefer Republicans over Democrats, and most factions support a strong foreign policy, and a strong military. The conservative movement of the 1950s attempted to bring together these divergent strands, stressing the need for unity to prevent the spread of "Godless Communism.

• How much is that? One year’s spending on foreign oil accounts for about half of our annual trade deficit, is equal to nearly half of President Obama’s first stimulus plan, or half of the total amount spent directly on the Iraq War. No other commodity comes close to matching what we spend on oil. For example, coal costs $30 billion annually — 4% of what goes to oil.