Suppose you were a social reformer during the Reagan and G.H.W. Bush administrations. Explain the situation as you saw it
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Answer: Reformers faced not only an attack on the welfare state but an effort to limit government roles in social reform. In civil rights, the courts weakened commitments. A backlash against affirmative action grew. Women's rights underwent a similar experience. Latinos made political gains but still suffered in educational progress and the job market. Native Americans concentrated on self-sufficiency but still remained the poorest group overall. Environmental public policy was restricted under Reagan-Bush, but found little support.
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Frederick Douglass’s support for President Grant’s reelection is an example of __________
a) challenging decisions facing black leaders during Reconstruction b) the clear and powerful bond between black leaders and the Republican Party c) the potential for the Democratic Party to sway black leaders d) the declining influence of Douglass and other black leaders of the Civil War era
At home the acceptance of the Truman doctrine required
a. a tax increase. b. the reorganization of the government. c. reductions in defense spending. d. a unilateral approach to foreign policy.
The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights guaranteed protection against:
A) the quartering of soldiers in private homes. B) the forcible removal of private property. C) being forced to incriminate oneself in court. D) denial of trial by a jury of one's peers. E) the establishment of a national religion.