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New Developments In US Politics After 1980

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9.1.1. Conservative beliefs regarding the need for traditional social values and a reduced role for government advanced in the U.S. politics after 1980. In the 1980s War on Drugs was when President Nixon declared a war on drugs. This meant that he was going to increase the size of drug control agencies. They wanted to decriminalize marijuana but Nixon rejected the thought of it and kept it the same. Another thing that happened in the 1980s was the presidential election of 1980 and President Reagan won that election and this played an important step for the united states this involved important tax cuts and other things. 9.2.1. New developments in science and technology enhanced the economy and transformed society, while manufacturing decreased.
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