Exam 4

Question 1

Southern Strategy
That Allowed Republican Party to turn blue states in the south who had been blue for 100 years into the red states they are today. Because in the late ’60s early 70’s you couldn’t be an open racist so as part of the southern strategy instead used coded language that appealed to racial fears without directly talking about race.

Answer 1

Southern Strategy
late 60’s early 70’s
U.S.
republican party strategy to turn the southern blue states into red states by appealing to their racial fears using coded language such as “law and order” “freedom of association”
It switched the solid blue south who had been blue for 100 years into the red states they are today

Question 2

Operation Wetback
1954
U.S.

Answer 2

Military invades Mexican-American neighnorhoods to round up and deport
1955 1 million mexicans and mexican americans deported

Question 3

Hart Cellar Act
1965
U.S.

Answer 3

Ends quota system in place since 1924 which had excluded immigration from Asia and severley limited it from Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe

Question 4

Barry Goldwater
“Mr. Conservative”
1964
U.S.

Answer 4

Senator from Arizona
Voted against Civil Rights Act
1964 wins the Republican nomination
Seen as extremist, lost by a landslide
Shifts Republican Party to conservative orientation and builds new coalition, support in south and southwest

Question 5

The New Immigrants
1950-2000
U.S.

Answer 5

people that immigrated to the united states after 1965
when
27 million immigrants; 50% from Latin America and Caribbean; 35% from Asia
changes to religious and racial demographic
changes to neighborhoods; suburban pupulation
women majority of immigrants

Question 6

The New Conservatives
1960’s
U.S.

Answer 6

Political philosophy combines individualism with moral concerns.
Individual choice, Moral Virtue

Question 7

Prop. 187
1994
California

Answer 7

bar illegal immigrants from access state services including healthcare and public education.
required legal status to be proven. Required state officials to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities.
Prop 187 wins 59% to 41%
supported bu 63% of whites

Question 8

The Me Decade
1970’s
U.S.

Answer 8

emphasis on individualism, private property rights, freedom to choose.