His Essay Assignment 5 Reading: Give Me Liberty, Chapters 24,25,26
Reading: Give me liberty , Chapters 24,25,26. You must quote from this three chapters!
Volume 2 of your Voices reader includes speeches by Lyndon Johnson (284) and Ronald Reagan (329). Both presidents said that the purpose of government is to provide "opportunity" to Americans. Yet they obviously differed in their approach to this problem.
First, explain the essence of their difference, and how this played out in how each, respectively, governed the United States of America. Draw from your Give Me Liberty! text for examples.
Second, do you think that these approaches are mutually exclusive of one another? Does America really have to pick one or the other? Or is there a place for both philosophies? Explain why or why not.
Strong essays will begin with you stating your position on the second question, then using the first question to provide background for your perspective.
HIS ESSAY ASSIGNMENT 5
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Reading: Give me liberty, Chapters 24,25,26. You must quote from these three chapters! Volume 2 of your Voices reader includes speeches by Lyndon Johnson (284) and Ronald Reagan (329). Both presidents said that the purpose of government is to provide "opportunity" to Americans. They differed in their approach to this problem.
Governments ought to foster economic opportunities, and the proposals adopted by Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan can occur together, depending what economic measures are adopted, but administrations mostly favor one of the two philosophies rather than a mix of the two. Lyndon Johnson argued that blacks faced difficulties taking advantage of opportunities in an environment where there was suppression of their freedoms and rights (Foner, 2017). The call to action to support freedom than would be necessary, but so too was opening up opportunities. Reagan’s conservative perspective focused on reducing taxes and deregulation as a way to grow the economy, where there was limited government intervention. Johnson and Reagan had opposing views on the government’s role in fostering economic opportunity.
President Johnson favored greater government intervention in the economy to help the less fortunate, he proposed and imp...