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Conservatism Era
The summary of conservatism
The conservatism era represented a backlash against the social and political of the 1960's and an effort to undo the New Deal programs of the 1930's. The election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 represented the achievement of the long rise of right-wing extremism, which also brought back many Cold War tension between the US and Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States became the world's unchallenged super power.
The Conservatism era
Conservatism was the political backlash to the changes brought during the 1960's. The backlash included the Equal Rights Amendment and the emergence of Conservative voices like Phyllis Schlafly. The election of Ronald Reagan resulted into having a more conservative government. Reagan pushed for more social programs like food stamps and federal funded job training centers.
Reagan also cut taxes and made smaller federal government by cutting social programs. Reagan appointed many conservatives to the Supreme Court including Sandra Day O'Conner, becoming the first woman to be on the Supreme Court. Reagan attacked affirmative action, which were measures to overcome past discrimination, and abortion rights.
In 1973, Supreme Court prohibited states from making laws that interfered with the women's right to an abortion during the early part of pregnancy. This case was called Roe v. Wade. It was partially overturned in 1989.