{"id":10739,"date":"2017-11-10t10:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-10t18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10739"},"modified":"2017-11-10t12:08:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10t20:08:38","slug":"new-conservatism-apush-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/new-conservatism-apush-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"new conservatism: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"

new conservatism refers to the shift in the republican party that began in the 1960s and continued through the 1980s. new conservatism is marked by a change in the republican party\u2019s more moderate, centrist identity to a more extreme right-wing philosophy. to be successful on new conservatism apush questions, it is important to know the key players in the rise of new conservatism and to understand what these players were reacting against. for practice answering a document-based apush question about new conservatism, try this dbq released by the college board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

what is new conservatism?<\/h2>\n

new conservatism marked a change in the republican party from the more moderate stance of president eisenhower in the 1950s to a more extreme stance espousing small government, traditional values, constitutionalism, states-rights, and free-market economics. the rise of new conservatism began with the politics of barry goldwater and the economics of milton friedman in the 1960s. goldwater and friedman reacted against roosevelt\u2019s new deal<\/a> programs, considering them to embody governmental overreach and to be the cause of deficits, inflation, and unemployment. big government, they claimed, stifled states rights, individual liberties, and the economy.<\/p>\n

these conservative political and economic views merged in the 1970s and ’80s with conservative social outlooks. the evangelical movement that arose at this time railed against the removal of prayer from public schools and pitted social progressivism against christian morals. the protestant work ethic was invoked to condemn welfare programs. socialism, sexual liberation, and drug culture were seen as signs that the country had turned away from god.<\/p>\n

white conservative christians felt threatened by the social movements of the time: civil rights<\/a>, feminism, and gay rights. antiwar protests, militant black power groups, and roe v. wade<\/a><\/em> convinced many americans that the country was losing its traditional values. they saw new conservatism as a way to return the country to its moral roots.<\/p>\n

important years to note for new conservatism:<\/h2>\n