Reagen Question

Ronald Reagan


1. What are the problems America faces?

The problems that America faces are problems with money, such as taxes and jobs. Public spending is also listed as a problem because people spend way to much and buy things that we don't really need.

2. What are Reagan's solutions?

Reagan's solutions are putting in a new tax reform, and save the natural resources, Focus on the people that serve America without discrimination. He wanted to free people of their past debts and he thinks that, that is what will fix the inflammation and the problem America faces

3. What makes Regan effective here?

Reagan is effective here because he uses his humor and not answer questions that could get him into trouble

4. what does this reveal about Regan? (Consider the saying: "Wit has truth in it.")

This reveals that Reagan is a funny guy and has a seance of humor, even with a difficult job he can still be calm and funny. This also shows that he is a quick thinker and he can make up an answer quickly.

5. What policy decisions might Reagan make according to this?

Reagan might make America stronger as a whole and talk to other countries to try and get us out of war that way we can all regroup and become stronger so that we can stand longer as a country.

6. How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?

The attempted assassination played a roll in the way Reagan enter acted with the public because he took more precautions when he went out on the street and he had to be more careful.

7. Who is the audience for this speech?

The audience that this speech was meant for was the more religious people and the parents of America, also America as a hole.

8. What is the argument Reagan makes here?

The argument that Reagan makes is that we had to speak out against the people that talked bad about America or any part of our nation, because if we don't then we will be talked down.

9. What do you think Reagan's agenda is in this speech?

Reagan's agenda for this speech is to connect with the American people by pulling them in by talking about children and about religion. Then he put his message into the speech. Then he brought it back to talking about Americans with his message.

10. What is the message here?

The message was that Reagan has brought down our inflation rates and things are better now because people have more money.

11. How does the ad use Carter?

The ad uses Carter by having the voice over compare now to the past four years and saying how bad before was and how good now is.

12. What does the ad suggest about the character/morals of the country?

The ad suggests that when times are bad we save and hold back so we don't hit rock bottom. And when times are good we pull together to get the things we want.

13. What is the criticism of Communism being offered here?

The criticism of Communism being offered is that they don't seek peace for themselves.


14. Do you think this was an effective speech?

I think that this speech was effective because he used the words that people wanted to hear and he knew that so he said exactly what everyone wanted.

15. Who is the audience for this broadcast?

The audience for this broadcast was the American people and the other countries.

16. What do you think the American people thought of this action and Reagan's explanation of it?

The Americans thoughts on the actions were that it was a good thing to have taken action and done something rater then just setting back and watching them loose. Americans were very happy that this was done.

17. What was the foreign response, do you think?

The foreign response was that people understood that we weren't messing around and American wasn't going to stand for Americans getting killed over seas.