Question
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2. How did Reagan and Bush respond to each of the following social problems?
AIDS epidemic
Abortion
Drug Abuse
Education
Urban Crisis
Gender Inequity
Civil Rights
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Answer
Reagan and Bush responded to the AIDS epidemic by increasing funding for research and education, to abortion by supporting the Hyde Amendment, to drug abuse by increasing funding for law enforcement and treatment, to education by increasing funding for public schools, to the urban crisis by providing tax incentives for businesses to invest in inner cities, to gender inequity by appointing more women to government positions, and to civil rights by supporting the Civil Rights Restoration Act. (851)