Conservative Movemen

Question 1

Reverse discrimination

Answer 1

Said affirmative action was reverse discrimination because it gave more opportunities to minorities

Question 2

Affirmative action

Answer 2

Required employers & educational places to give special consideration to women African Americans and minorities

Question 3

Conservative coalition

Answer 3

Alliance of business leaders, middle class voters disaffected democrats and fundamentalist Christian groups 
Founded to develop conservative policies and principles to appeal to voters

Question 4

The moral majority

Answer 4

Evangelical Christianity played key roles in growing strength of conservative coalition
Believed in absolute standards of right and wrong, interpreted bible literally
Condemned liberal attitudes

Question 5

Pat Robinson

Answer 5

Founded moral majority

Influential televangelists

Question 6

Jerry Falwell

Answer 6

Influential televangelist

Part of moral majority

Question 7

The new right

Answer 7

People who support and promote single issues that reflected their key interests
Focused energy on controversial social issues
Called for return to school prayer