Final Review Flashcards
(34 cards)
fireside chats
FDR’s radio addresses to the American public given from 1933-44. they were meant to gain support for New Deal policies but also gave hope to Americans during the Great Depression and WWII. Informal, meant to explain FDR’s policies and give hope to the struggling.
significant because it established a precedent that reaching out to the American people on informal terms is successful in convincing them to go for your policies.
economic royalists
term coined by FDR during his nomination acceptance speech. refers to monopolies and wealthy industrialists who used banks, securities, corporations, etc. to hoard capital. he blames them for the Great Depression bc they sought to control the government.
significant because he’s creating a target for people to air their grievances with. explicitly placing the blame on these mfs
george wallace
democratic governor of alabama from 1960s to 80s, lead the South’s fight against integration. campaigned on segregation and economic issues. ran as a third party independent candidate in 1968.
significant becuase he split the democratic vote and propelled nixon, the republican, into the presidency in 1968
law and order
rhetoric coined by Nixon in 1968 during his presidential campaign, influenced by the civil rights movement and widespread societal unrest. co-opted by Reagan in 1980 and used to advocate for a return to “the American way”. pit voters against one another with an ‘us’ and ‘them’.
significant because it appears over and over again in following elections; it’s an influential tactic that gets recycled even today.
tet offensive
part of the vietnam war. major escalation of the war, large military campaign by the viet cong and north vietnam, a surprise attack in january 1968 , goal was to trigger political instability by targeting civilians and military.
significant because it contributes to Lyndon B. Johnson stepping down from office, he announces he won’t be rerunning which throws the presidential election into chaos lowkey.
the emerging republican majority
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jerry falwell
televangelist, founder of the moral majority (a political christian conservative coalition) that promoted conservative social values and helped make reagan the president in 1980
significant because he was 1980s conservatism boiled down into one person, his moral majority was hugely influential in getting reagan elected.
supply side economics
economic theory that tries to influence the supply of labor and goods. does this by using tax/benefit cuts as an incentive to work and produce goods. implemented like president reagan in 1980 also known as trickle down economics because the tax breaks for the wealths were supposed to motivate them to be charitable, share the wealth, which would then trickle down to everyone else.
significant because it directly caused massive federal deficits and speculation as a result of the 1980s economic growth.
identity politics
political policies based on a particular identity, like ethnicity, race, nationalist, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social class
significant because it’s a driving factor in modern day politics, it’s utilized by politicians to pit identity groups against each other which helps them win positions in government.
willie horton
convicted murderer who was in bush’s campaign in the 1988 presidential election. his name is william horton, but in the ad he is referred to as willie because it invokes a different response.
significant because it encapsulates the white american fear of rising crime and people of color, also the tv ad he was featured in was super persuasive and helped bush win
john mccain
vietnam vet, republican us senator for arizona, nominated for president in 2008 but defeated by obama. clashed with the republicans on many issues, including gay rights.
significant because he defended and conceded to to Obama in an honorable way, he wasn’t full of himself. he was pookie.
bush v gore
held that florida state court’s ballot recount was unconstitutional, fair in theory and unfair in practice. bush accused gore and there was a vote recount held in florida, where votes were contested.
significant because bush wins by a razor thin margin. really shows how closely divided american politics are.
tea party
american conservative movement in the republican party, starts in 2009. want limited government and fiscal responsibility and advocating for free markets.
significant because it built trump’s base, helped him rise to power in 2016
black lives matter
social movement formed in the USA in 2013 dedicated to fighting racism and anti-black violence. formed after george zimmerman, who shot and killed trayvon martin, was released free of charges.
significant because it remains an important force in political identity politics today, and contributed to backlash against trump’s presidency and his stupid racist self
growth and opportunity project
RNC autopsy, 2013, republican national committee reforms itself after Obama wins against Romney. Goal is to obstruct Obama’s policies rather than going after him directly
significant because it is a strategy for the republican party to reform itself
merrick garland
Obama’s proposed appointment to the supreme court, a successful lawyer and justice. Was supposed to replace Antonin Scalia.
significant because mitch mcconnell blocked his appointment, setting a precedent that the incoming president must appoint supreme court justices. so this let trump get an appointment in, but then mcconnell goes back on his word to let trump nominate another judge instead of biden.
fake electors
trump’s plot to submit illegitimate certificates to falsely claim that he had won the 2020 election. supposed to say that he won certain states to get the electoral vote.
significant because it shows he’s literally a liar
alf landon
kansas republican nomination to run against roosevelt in 1936. was defeated in a landslide by FDR
significant because his defeat made it very clear that FDR’s new deal was successful, and that he had the popular vote.
huey long
democratic governor of louisiana and a USA senator, assassinated in 1935. lead a political machine, left wing populist member who critiques the New Deal for not being radical enough, proposed the share our wealth program
significant because he was a critique of FDR and helped make his policies more radical
southern strategy
republican strategy that sought to increase and preserve support from white osuthern voters by endorsing racial segregation in the 1960s.
significance is it caused the democratic south to flip into republican hands by the 1970s
eugene mccarthy
democrat from minnesota who joins the labor party, powerful sunator who ran in 1968
significant because he led Lyndon B Johnson to drop his bid for reelection
Anna Chennault
war correspondent and republican member of US China Lobby who helped Nixon win the presidency
significant because she helped Nixon win the 1968 election by sabotaging Johnson’s efforts to settle the Vietnam War on the eve of the election by convincing the South Vietnamese government to boycott the proposed peace talks
STOP ERA
Phyllis Schlafly’s opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, claimed that the amendment would take away women’s exclusive privileges to stay at home.
significant because her campaign prevented the ERA from being passed, it has never been passed, and this fight is one of the reasons that conservatives became part of the republican base.
John B Anderson
former republican politician from illinois who ran as a third party indipendent candidate during the 1980 election
significant because he helped reagan win the election by inadvertently siphoning votes from carter
