race and rights in contemporary politics USP Flashcards
(28 cards)
what was a tax which discriminated african americans when it came to voting
poll tax = 24th amendment abolished this
what were the two act which concreted the rights of african americans
- Civil Rights Act 1964 = prohibiting discrimination based on, race, colour, religion, sex or national origin
- Voting Rights Act 1965 = protected 15th amendment for african americans
what was reagan’s strategy called to appease racist southerns (this is such a wild sentence to type…)
- ‘southen strategy’
- departure from republican party’s earlier support for civil rights
- challenged affirmative action and proactive racial equality efforts
- aimed to please evangelical christian right
how did Black American leadership do under reagan
- harold washington as chicago’s mayor
- Jesse Jackson for democratic nomination in 1984 and 1988
how did BLM have success at a local level
- stricter use-of-force policies
- formation of police oversight committees in several cities
- California passed assembly bill 392, police are only allowed to use violence when it is ‘necessary’ not wen it is ‘reasonable’
how did BLM have limited success at a national level
- George Floyd Justice in Policing Act = address isues such as chokeholding and limiting qualified immunity for officers
- republican led senate did not agree with limiting policing immunity
how many african americans were registered in mississippi in ‘65 and ‘69
‘65 = 6.7%
‘69 = 59.8%
what was the african american turnout in 2004 and 2008
- 2004 = 60%
- 2008 = 65.2%
what was the white voting turnout for 2008
66.1%
what was the african american turnout in 2016 and 2020
2016 - 59.6%
2020 - 62.6%
what was the white voting turnout for 2020
71%
who was stacey abrans and how did she impact black voting
- 2020
- combatted voter supression
- she successfully registered 800,000 new voters in Georgia
percentage of the white population in the US in 2021
59.3%
percentage of the latino population in the US in 2021
18.9%
percentage of the black population in the US in 2021
12.6%
how many members of congress were minorities in 2003-2005
67
how many members of congress were minorities in 2022-2024
- 137
- 80% are democrat
- 20% are republican
what percentage of biden’s cabinet is non white
55%
what percentage of 1trump’s cabinet is non white
18%
in oklahoma, how many of their population is non white and how much of their state legislature is non white
pop - 34.4%
legi - 7%
in oregan, how many of their population is non white and how much of their state legislature is non white
pop - 24.3%
legi - 1%
what does the DCCC do for minority voters
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- improve non-white representation in congress
what are supreme court cases which impact affirmative action
- UNI OF CALI vs BAKKE (racial quotas were unconctitutional)
- GRUTTER vs BOLLINGER (affirmed legality of race-conscious admissions)
- FISHER vs UNI OF TEXAS (race in admission processes can only be used of diversity statistics)
arguments for affirmative action
- collects holistic injustice
- promotes diversity
- breaks down structural barriers and creates equal opportunity
