The Moral Majority (1996)
William Martin, With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
This combination of covenantal thinking, conviction of divine mission, and profound awareness of human fallibility have marked American political institutions and movements from the Mayflower Compact to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, from the New Deal and New Frontier and Great Society, to the rise of the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition and the construction of the Republican Party's 1994 Contract With America.
-Which of the following actions by the Reagan administration best demonstrates the interests of the movement described in the excerpt?

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The Moral Majority and the Religious Right were largely focused on social issues such as opposing abortion, promoting prayer in schools, and advocating for traditional gender roles and family values. By appointing an antiabortion activist as surgeon general, the Reagan administration demonstrated a commitment to these values and aligned itself with the interests of the movement. The other options, while they may have been supported by many conservatives, do not directly relate to the interests and priorities of the Religious Right.