Reagan Video Questions

1. What are the problems America faces?
America faces one of the longest inflations in national history. The people who work don't get a fair reward because of the tax system. The tax system is unfair for working people.


2. What are Reagan's solutions?
To do whatever has to be done to preserve the freedom that we have. We will have a solution where there aren't any specific groups that pay a higher price.



3. What makes Regan effective here?
He is making a strong point but using humor to make it not seem offensive but still effective.



4. What does this reveal about Regan? (Consider the saying: "Wit has truth in it.")
It shows that he has strong oppinions and isn't afraid of them being heard. He says that "for many years I was a democrate" with wit. The reason that it is witty is because he thinks that the democrates are to blame and saying that he is to blame because he used to be one is true.



5. What policy decisions might Reagan make according to this?
He would have economic, military and strategic strength to keep peace in the country. He would negotiate with the Soviet Union and discuss an agreement that would leed to peace.



6. How did this event effect Reagan's role with the American public?
He would have to be more cautious while he is around the public in case of another murder attempt. Some people might be worried about the president while others could be upset that people around him had become injured.




7. Who is the audience for this speech?
The audience is a group of religious people.



8. What is the argument Reagan makes here?
He is saying that communism is a bad way to live.



9. What do you think Reagan's agenda is in this speech?
He is using religion to relate to the people of the audience and try to tell them to think of communism as "evil".



10. What is the message here?
That reagan is a good president and he has made inflation go down in the country.



11. How does the ad use Carter?
They talk about how we wouldn't want to go back to the way things were when he was in office.


12. What does the ad suggest about the character/morals of the country?
It says that people are hard workers and just want happy lives without having to worry about not having enough money.


13. What is the criticism of Communism being offered here?
He is saying that they are making changes but it might just be to get the hopes or Americans up or to make them stronger without much change.



14. Do you think this was an effective speech?
I think what he had to say was effective but he seemed unprepared to make the speech.



15. Who is the audience for this broadcast?
The audience is probably countries other than America because of the way that they talk about America.



16. What do you think the American people thought of this action and Reagan's explanation of it?
They thought that it was something that needed to be done and that our country had tried every other option but nothing had worked.



17. What was the foreign response, do you think?
Other countries might not have thought it was necessary and were upset with America for doing it.