The New Deal Coalition Flashcards
1
Q
What was the New Deal Coalition?
A
. Was a coalition between more conservative southerners and more liberal northerners in order to pass New Deal legislation.
. Was the equivalent of the Solid South for the Democrats.
2
Q
Does the New Deal Coalition still exist?
A
. Events such as Civil Rights, Vietnam and affirmative action split the Coalition in the 1960’s.
. The decline of the New Deal Coalition can be suggested as the primary reason to the decline of the Solid South.
. It can also be suggested that the collapse of the Coalition drove Blue collar workers to support the Republicans during the 1972 and 84 elections.