Question

Multiple Select Question
Read the quotation and answer the question.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?
— President Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981
The beliefs outlined in this quotation, central to the new conservative coalition of the 1980s, led Reagan to pursue which TWO policies as president?

A.
reducing the power of the executive branch

B.
reducing the size of the federal government

C.
expanding federal authority over the states

D.
expanding government regulation of business

E.
reducing income taxes for American taxpayers

Answer 1

The beliefs outlined in the quotation reflect a preference for limited government intervention and an emphasis on individual self-governance. Thus, the TWO policies that Reagan pursued as president in alignment with these beliefs are:

B. reducing the size of the federal government

E. reducing income taxes for American taxpayers