Dynamic conservatism
What Dynamic conservatism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A domestic agenda that balanced fiscal restraint with social provision, exemplified by expanding Social Security and creating the Interstate Highway System.
Eisenhower's approach that balanced the budget while expanding federal power through infrastructure projects such as the 1956 Interstate Highway Act.
Topics that use Dynamic conservatism
- 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – The Superpower, 1945–1975 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 – Eisenhower: tranquility and crisis, 1952–1960 (AQA A-Level)
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