Question

The Young Americans for Freedom: Question 9 options: believed that the free market assured personal freedom. worked in tandem with the Students for a Democratic Society. supported Lyndon Johnson for president in 1964. believed that a strong federal government assured personal freedom. wrote the Port Huron Statement.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is "A." which is  "believed that the free market assured personal freedom."

The Young Americans for Freedom was based on the Sharon Statement.

Explanation:

The Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is an ideologically conservative youth activism organization that was founded in 1960 as a coalition between traditional conservatives and libertarians on American college campuses.

The summary of the Core Principles of the Sharon Statement are:

•    Individual freedom and the right of governing originate with God;
•    Political freedom is impossible without economic freedom;
•    Limited government and strict interpretation of the Constitution;
•    The free market system is preferable over all others;
•    Communism must be defeated, not contained.

Answer 2

Answer: A. Believed that the Free Market assured personal freedom.

Explanation:

The Young Americans for Freedom was an association established on September 11, 1960. Its guiding principles were based on the Sharon Statement. The Sharon Statement was named after the place where it was formed, namely, Sharon Connecticut.

Members of the group consisted of Conservatives and Libertarians. One of the major principles of the Sharon Statement was that the Free Market system was important in gaining economic freedom.

In 1964, they campaigned for Barry Goldwaters for the position of President which he eventually lost.