4.2 Flashcards
when was the Religious right created + by who?
1979
Reverend Jerry Falwell
what did a survey in the late 1970s reveal about religious Americans?
- around 50% said they prayed everyday
- 80% said they believed in an afterlife
who was the 1st female US Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O’Connor
when was the 1st US Supreme Court female justice appointed?
1981
who did Reagan appoint as US Supreme Court justices in 1986?
Rennquist
Scalia
who was Beverly LaHaye?
- wife of a baptist minister
- formed CWA
how many members did the CWA have by the mid 1980s + why was this important?
500,000
larger than NOW (1966, Freidan)
what did the RR think about AIDS?
thought it was sent by God as a punishment for homosexuality
what was the aim of Nancy Reagan’s Just Say No campaign?
discourage kids + youth from becoming involved with drugs
how many Just Say No clubs had been founded by 1988?
12,000
what were the impacts of Nancy’s Just Say No campaign?
- cocaine use by high school students fell by 1/3, 1986-87
- no. of high school leavers using marijuana daily fell (>10% in 1978 to 3% by 1987)
who did Reagan attempt to nominate as a US Supreme Court justice in 1987 + why was this significant?
Robert Bork
- he opposed CRA + affirmative action
- caused divisions between President + Democrat members of Senate
- nomination rejected by 51 to 42
what did Bush Senior denounce Reaganomics as?
‘Voodoo economics’
when did Bush sign the energy Policy Act?
1992
what did Bush Senior do in 1992 (generally + economically)?
- raised income tax
- cut federal spending to eradicate a large budget deficit
what are the reasons for Republican Dominance in the 1980s?
- poor performance of American economy in the late 1970s
- Carter’s poor performance in foreign affairs
- Religious Right’s influence
who was Phyllis Schlafly?
- ‘sweetheart of silent maj’
- led campaigns against Roe v Wade
- her activities led to National Right to Life Committee (11 mil. supporters by 1980)
what did Nancy do during her Just Say No campaign?
- travelled 250,000m
- visited 65 cities in 33 states
when was the Just Say No to Drugs Week?
1986
