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Exam.  \n\n| UNITED STATES HISTORY  \u003Cbr>SECTION I  \u003Cbr>Total Time—1 hour,30 minutes  \u003Cbr>Question 1(Document-Based Question)  \u003Cbr>Suggested reading period:15 minutes  \u003Cbr>Suggested writing time:40 minutes  \u003Cbr>Directions:Question 1 is based on the accompanying documents.The documents have been edited for the purpose  \u003Cbr>of this exercise.  \u003Cbr>In your response you should do the following.  \u003Cbr>·Thesis:Present a thesis that makes a historically defensible claim and responds to all parts of the question.  \u003Cbr>The thesis must consist of one or more sentences located in one place,either in the introduction or the  \u003Cbr>conclusion.  \u003Cbr>·  Argument Development:Develop and support a cohesive argument that recognizes and accounts for  \u003Cbr>historical complexity by explicitly illustrating relationships among historical evidence such as contradiction,  \u003Cbr>corroboration,and/or qualification.  \u003Cbr>·Use of the Documents:Utilize the content of at least six of the documents to support the stated thesis or a  \u003Cbr>relevant argument.  \u003Cbr>·Sourcing the Documents:Explain the significance of the author's point of view,author's purpose,historical  \u003Cbr>context,and/or audience for at least four documents.  \u003Cbr>·Contextualization:Situate the argument by explaining the broader historical events,developments,or  \u003Cbr>processes immediately relevant to the question.  \u003Cbr>·Outside Evidence:Provide an example or additional piece of specific evidence beyond those found in the  \u003Cbr>documents to support or qualify the argument.  \u003Cbr>·Synthesis:Extend the argument by explaining the connections between the argument and one of the  \u003Cbr>following.  \u003Cbr>o A development in a different historical period,situation,era,or geographical area.  \u003Cbr>o A course theme and/or approach to history that is not the focus of the essay (such as political,economic,  \u003Cbr>social,cultural,or intellectual history).  \u003Cbr>1.Explain the reasons why a new conservatism rose to prominence in the United States between 1960 and 1989.  \u003Cbr>GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE  \u003Cbr>—4—  \u003Cbr>Unauthorized copying or reuse of  \u003Cbr>any part of this page is illegal.   |\n| --- |\n\nBackground Information  \nThe graph below is for background information.Analysis of it is not required and willnot count toward  \nthe required number of documents.  \nUNEMPLOYMENT PLUS INFLATION,1961-1988  \nTotal  \nYear  \n1961  \n7.76  \nJohn Kennedy  \n1962  \n6.77  \n1963  \n6.88  \n1964  \n6.44  \n1965  \n6.10  \nLyndon Johnson  \n1966  \n6.80  \n1967  \n6.62  \n1968  \n7.83  \n1969  \n8.95  \n1970  \n10.82  \n1971  \n10.25  \nRichard Nixon  \n1972  \n8.87  \n1973  \n11.02  \n16.67  \n1974  \n1975  \n17.68  \nGerald Ford  \n1976  \n13.45  \n1977  \n13.55  \n1978  \n13.69  \nJimmy Carter  \n1979  \n17.07  \n1980  \n20.76  \n1981  \n17.97  \n1982  \n15.87  \n1983  \n12.82  \n1984  \n11.81  \nRonald Reagan  \n1985  \n10.74  \n1986  \n8.91  \n1987  \n9.84  \n1988  \n9.57  \n□ Unemployment rate■Inflation rate  \nUnauthorized copying or reuse of  \n—5—  \nGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.  \nany part of this page is illegal.  \nDocument 1  \nSource:Barry Goldwater,a Republican senator from Arizona,The Conscience of a Conservative,1960.Franklin Roosevelt's rapid conversion from Constitutionalism to the doctrine of unlimited government is anoft-told story....I am here concerned...by the unmistakable tendency of the Republican Party to adopt thesame course.The result is that today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to theprinciple of States'Rights.Thus,the cornerstone of the Republic,our chief bulwark against the encroachmentof individual freedom by Big Government,is fast disappearing under the piling sands of absolutism....The root evil is that the government is engaged in activities in which it has no legitimate business.As long asthe 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