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    • 1: 1491-1607
    • 2: 1607- 1754
    • 3: 1754- 1800
    • 4: 1800- 1848 >
      • 4.2 The Rise of Political Parties
      • 4.3 Politics & Regional Interests
      • 4.4 America on the World Stage
      • 4.5 Market Revolution A
      • 4.6 Market Revolution B
      • 4.7 Expanding Democracy
      • 4.8 Jackson & Federal Power
      • 4.9 The Development of Am Culture
      • 4.10 The 2nd Great Awakening
      • 4.11 An Age of Reform
      • 4.12 African Americans in the Early Repubic
      • 4.13 The Society of the South...
    • 5: 1844- 1877 >
      • 5.2 Manifest Destiny
      • 5.3 The Mexican War
      • 5.4 Comp of 1850
      • 5.5 Sectional Conflict
      • 5.6 Failure of Compromise
      • 5.7 Election of 1860 & Succession
      • 5.8 Military Conflict
      • 5.9 Government Policies
      • 5.10 Reconstruction
      • 5.11 Failure of Reconstruction
    • 6: 1865- 1898 >
      • 6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
      • 6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
      • 6.4 The “New South”
      • 6.5 Technological Innovation
      • 6.6 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
      • 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age
      • 6.8 Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.9 Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.10 Development of the Middle Class
      • 6.11 Reform in the Gilded Age
      • 6.12 Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
      • 6.13 Politics in the Gilded Age
    • 7: 1880- 1945
    • 8: 1945- 1980
    • 9: 1980- present
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TOPIC 6.12
Controversies over the Role of Government 
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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.
  • Home
  • Periods
    • 1: 1491-1607
    • 2: 1607- 1754
    • 3: 1754- 1800
    • 4: 1800- 1848 >
      • 4.2 The Rise of Political Parties
      • 4.3 Politics & Regional Interests
      • 4.4 America on the World Stage
      • 4.5 Market Revolution A
      • 4.6 Market Revolution B
      • 4.7 Expanding Democracy
      • 4.8 Jackson & Federal Power
      • 4.9 The Development of Am Culture
      • 4.10 The 2nd Great Awakening
      • 4.11 An Age of Reform
      • 4.12 African Americans in the Early Repubic
      • 4.13 The Society of the South...
    • 5: 1844- 1877 >
      • 5.2 Manifest Destiny
      • 5.3 The Mexican War
      • 5.4 Comp of 1850
      • 5.5 Sectional Conflict
      • 5.6 Failure of Compromise
      • 5.7 Election of 1860 & Succession
      • 5.8 Military Conflict
      • 5.9 Government Policies
      • 5.10 Reconstruction
      • 5.11 Failure of Reconstruction
    • 6: 1865- 1898 >
      • 6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
      • 6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
      • 6.4 The “New South”
      • 6.5 Technological Innovation
      • 6.6 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
      • 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age
      • 6.8 Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.9 Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.10 Development of the Middle Class
      • 6.11 Reform in the Gilded Age
      • 6.12 Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
      • 6.13 Politics in the Gilded Age
    • 7: 1880- 1945
    • 8: 1945- 1980
    • 9: 1980- present
  • The AP Test 5/6/2021
    • Stimulus-Response Questions
    • Free Response Questions >
      • Short Answer
      • Long Essay
      • DBQs
  • AP History Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills
  • Thematic Learning Objectives