TOPIC 4 C2

Question 1

Why did RR have victories in 1980 and 88?

Answer 1

DUE TO HIS POLICIES ON:
- Taxation and the role of gov
ALSO DUE TO:
- Opposition of permissiveness
- His advocacy of trad. fam values.

Question 2

Who led the Religious Right?

Answer 2

Phyllis Schlafly and Beverly LaHaye

Question 3

What did Phyllis Schlafly and Beverly LaHaye Rel. Right and CWA dislike?

Answer 3

Disliked: counter culture, feminism, divorce, working mothers, sexual liberation, abortion, drug taking, homosexuality and pornography.

Question 4

How many people were in CWA?

Answer 4

there were 500k members of CWA (Concerned Women in America) which outnumbered NOW.

Question 5

What did Rel Right and CWA leaders Phyllis Schlafly and Beverly LaHaye promote?

Answer 5

Trad values through organisations, the media and support for conservative politics.

Question 6

Who was Jerry Falwell?

Answer 6

Had long running TV show ‘Old Time Gospel Hour’ broadcasted on 225 TV stations and 300 radio stations

Question 7

How did Jerry Falwell influence the election?

Answer 7

He raised millions of dollars for RR’s presidential campaign and Moral Majority. Registered 2 million voters.

Question 8

When did Jerry Falwell disband the moral majority?

Answer 8

in 1989

Question 9

What other organisations popped up after MM was disbanded in 1989?

Answer 9

Christian Coalition emerged in 1989 which had 150k members by 1992

Question 10

What did Jerry Falwell oppose and believe in?

Answer 10

Opposed:
Smoking, drinking and rock and roll.
Believed:
Women should follow the bible and submit to their husbands.

Question 11

What brought the Rel Right and Republicans close?

Answer 11

after tax excemptions for fed. segregated schools was to be ended in 1978.
Angered large voting blocks of Southern evangelicalists

Question 12

What were RR’s beliefs?

Answer 12

• Rarely attended church but supported the school prayer, which SC ruled against in 1962
• opposed darwinism and wanted creationism to be taught in schools

Question 13

When did Rel. Right become disappointed with RR?

Answer 13

After he failed to endorse ‘Family Protection Act’ which would have prohibted abortion, ended school prayer and enforce single sex sports at school etc.

Question 14

How was RR’s social conservatism reflected?

Answer 14

Enforced nearly 400 conservative judges to judiciary at end of George Bush’s presidency, with 3/4 of judiciary being conservative

Question 15

What was the campaign against abortion?

Answer 15

• Rel. Right uses emotive malings and slogans
• used reformed sinners to advertise the cause
• former feminists encouraged to speak against feminism
• enlisted sup. of republicans who sought their votes
  Even moderate repubs. began to oppose abortion

Question 16

How did George Bush’s stance on abortion change?

Answer 16

GB had been pro - choice but changed stance to please other repubs and said abortion was murder in 1988 campaign.

Question 17

Who did GB appoint to SC after being told to appoint someone pro-life?

Answer 17

David Souter, who’s opinions on abortion were unknown

Question 18

Why did RR disappoint the Rel Right with his SC nom?

Answer 18

Appointed Sandra Day O’Connor to SC - upset Rel Right because of her sympathy towards women in need of abortions

Question 19

When was Rel Right pleased w/ gov?

Answer 19

RR persuaded Congress to fund Chasity Clincs where women were encouraged not to sleep with people
Webster V Reproductive Services of Missori 1989 - SC ruled that Missori could deny access to abortion facilities.

Question 20

What case upset the Rel Right the most?

Answer 20

Planned Parenthood V Casey 1992 which reaffirmed Roe V Wade.

Question 21

Which anti-gay activists sprung up after spread of AIDS?

Answer 21

Traditional Values Coalition and Umbrella Voice

Question 22

What did Tevevanglist Pat Robertson do after setting up the 700 club in 1966?

Answer 22

Declared himself Repub. candidate in 1988
Lost to GB,
Publically praying to God for a hurricane to be diverted from Virginia to NYC

Question 23

What was the 700 Club?

Answer 23

Pat Robertson’s TV news programme which promoted traditional values.

Question 24

What happened to Rel Right after 1992?

Answer 24

Lost momentum after 92 and had little impact

but did divide US over key issues

Question 25

What did Pat Robertson estab. in 1989?

Answer 25

Estab. Christian Coalition to lobby against gay rights and pro school prayer

Question 26

What other gay activists existed in 80s?

Answer 26

• Jerry Falwell
• Tevelangalist Jim Bakker and praise the Lord club
• Concerned Women for America
• Pat Buchanan

Question 27

what anti-gay law was passed in 1986?

Answer 27

SC ruled that sodomy was illegal in Georgia.

24 other states, inc. Washington D.C. had similar laws

Question 28

Why did RR believe the nation had a drug problem in 80s? Why did people call drug taking an ‘Amer. Disease’?

Answer 28

• Rec. Drugs had increased by 3x since 70s
• 1987 survey revealed 1/2 of citizens under 45 had smoked cannabis at least once.
• 40mill American had used illegal substances
• 375k babies born addicted to cocaine/heroine
• 12k drug related deaths annually

Question 29

What did the war on drugs focus on?

Answer 29

Focused on eradicating foreign supplies at source by arresting dealers and users.
Cocaine and other street drugs became cheaper and more widely available.