20 Facts About Reaganism

Reaganism took steps to weaken labor unions and found a bipartisan long-term fix to protect the Social Security system.

Reaganism spoke out for prayers in public schools but did not promote a constitutional amendment to allow it.

Reaganism became an iconic figure who has been praised by later Republican presidential candidates.

Reaganism's complexity produced a "presidency of paradoxes, " in which dramatic successes mingled with unfortunate failures.

Reaganism believed that all national problems were simple problems and had faith in simple solutions.

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Reaganism was concerned with very broad issues, as well as anecdotal evidence to support his beliefs.

Reaganism paid very little attention to details and elaborate briefings.

Reaganism was replaced by George P Shultz, who proved much more collaborative and has been generally admired by historians.

Reaganism reversed the policy of detente and massively built up the United States military.

Reaganism proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative, a defense project that planned to use ground and space-based missile defense systems to protect the United States from attack.

Reaganism proposed to Mikhail Gorbachev that if a missile shield could be built, all nuclear weapons be eliminated and the missile shield technology shared, the world would be much better off.

Reaganism was intrigued with the idea of a voluntary plan that would have allowed workers to make their own investments.

Reaganism questioned scientific evidence on the causes of acid rain.

Reaganism was quoted as saying: "If there is a question as to whether there is life or death, the doubt should be resolved in favor of life".

Reaganism stayed the execution of convicted murderer Robert Lee Massie in 1967 because he wanted Massie to attend the trial of his alleged accomplice.

Reaganism approved the construction of three new prisons as President in 1982 as recommended by Attorney General William French Smith.

Reaganism opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on the grounds that specific provisions of the law infringed upon the individual's right to private property and to do business with whomever they chose, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on constitutional grounds, but some have speculated that his position involved "an element of political calculation".

Reaganism opposed pressure from Congress and his own party for tougher sanctions until his veto was overridden.

Reaganism had pledged to abolish the department, but did not pursue that goal as President.

Reaganism did not reduce US dependency on oil by imposing an oil-importing fee because of his opposition to taxation.