TOPIC 6.12
Controversies over the Role of Government
in the Gilded Age
THEMATIC FOCUS Politics and Power (PCE)
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in
American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions,
political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Unit 6: Learning Objective J
Explain continuities and changes in the role of the government in the U.S. economy.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
Some argued that laissez-faire policies and competition promoted economic growth in the long run, and they opposed government intervention during economic downturns.
KC-2
Foreign policymakers increasingly looked outside U.S. borders in an effort to gain greater influence and control over markets and natural resources in the Pacific Rim, Asia, and Latin America.
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in
American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions,
political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Unit 6: Learning Objective J
Explain continuities and changes in the role of the government in the U.S. economy.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
Some argued that laissez-faire policies and competition promoted economic growth in the long run, and they opposed government intervention during economic downturns.
KC-2
Foreign policymakers increasingly looked outside U.S. borders in an effort to gain greater influence and control over markets and natural resources in the Pacific Rim, Asia, and Latin America.