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Flashcard 1: Identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on political ideology.
Answer: It increased focus on public health and government intervention. Health crisis highlighted government's role in public safety.
Flashcard 2: Define socialism in the context of US politics.
Answer: A political ideology advocating for social ownership and egalitarianism. Promotes collective ownership and wealth redistribution through government.
Flashcard 3: How did the assassination of MLK Jr. influence US politics?
Answer: It intensified civil rights advocacy and national mourning. Assassination galvanized civil rights legislation and protest movements.
Flashcard 4: What impact did the Cold War have on US political ideology?
Answer: Increased emphasis on anti-communism and military spending. Soviet threat justified defense spending and containment policies.
Flashcard 5: What political ideology is associated with the New Deal?
Answer: Liberalism, focusing on government intervention to aid economic recovery. FDR's programs exemplified liberal government intervention during crisis.
Flashcard 6: How did the Patriot Act affect American ideology?
Answer: It sparked debate over civil liberties and national security. Created tension between security needs and constitutional rights.
Flashcard 7: What was the significance of the women's suffrage movement?
Answer: It secured voting rights for women and shifted views on gender equality. 19th Amendment established women's political participation and equality.
Flashcard 8: Identify the impact of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Answer: It highlighted economic inequality and influenced progressive policies. Exposed wealth inequality and influenced progressive economic policies.
Flashcard 9: How did the Roe v. Wade decision affect US ideology?
Answer: It intensified debates over abortion rights and women's autonomy. Supreme Court decision polarized abortion rights debate permanently.
Flashcard 10: What is the ideological impact of social media on politics?
Answer: It has increased political polarization and activism. Digital platforms amplify extreme views and create echo chambers.
Flashcard 11: Identify the ideological shift after the 2008 financial crisis.
Answer: Increased support for government regulation of financial markets. Financial collapse exposed need for stronger market oversight.
Flashcard 12: What was the ideological impact of the Great Depression?
Answer: Increased support for government intervention in the economy. Economic crisis validated need for government economic programs.
Flashcard 13: Which event influenced the increase of women's rights advocacy?
Answer: The Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Second-wave feminism promoted gender equality and reproductive rights.
Flashcard 14: What political ideology is associated with Ronald Reagan?
Answer: Conservatism, focusing on tax cuts, deregulation, and strong national defense. Reagan championed limited government and free-market principles.
Flashcard 15: How did the Civil Rights Movement affect US political ideology?
Answer: It promoted liberal views on civil rights and social justice. Advanced progressive ideals of equality and government protection of rights.
Flashcard 16: How did the Great Recession affect political ideology?
Answer: It led to increased scrutiny of financial institutions and calls for reform. Economic crisis renewed calls for banking regulation and oversight.
Flashcard 17: What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Answer: It galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and challenged racial segregation. Peaceful protest strategy became model for civil rights activism.
Flashcard 18: What was the impact of the Affordable Care Act on healthcare ideology?
Answer: It polarized political views on healthcare reform. ACA deepened partisan divisions over healthcare access and costs.
Flashcard 19: Which political ideology emphasizes individual liberty and skepticism of authority?
Answer: Libertarianism. Libertarians oppose both government and social restrictions on freedom.
Flashcard 20: Identify the impact of the New Right movement.
Answer: It shifted the Republican Party towards conservative social policies. Religious conservatives gained influence over Republican social agenda.
Flashcard 21: What ideology is associated with the advocacy of civil liberties and social justice?
Answer: Liberalism. Liberalism champions individual rights and equal treatment under law.
Flashcard 22: How did the end of the Cold War affect US ideology?
Answer: It led to reduced defense spending and a focus on domestic issues. Without Soviet threat, focus shifted from military to social priorities.
Flashcard 23: Which movement catalyzed the demand for LGBTQ+ rights?
Answer: The Stonewall Riots of 1969. Stonewall sparked organized LGBTQ+ activism and rights movement.
Flashcard 24: What is the ideological stance on climate change action?
Answer: Liberalism generally supports government action to address climate change. Liberals favor regulations and spending to combat environmental threats.
Flashcard 25: What was the ideological impact of the Iraq War?
Answer: Increased debate over foreign policy and military intervention. War divided liberals and conservatives on military interventionism.
Flashcard 26: What is the ideological impact of the Black Lives Matter movement?
Answer: It increased awareness and advocacy for racial justice and police reform. Renewed focus on systemic racism and criminal justice reform.
Flashcard 27: Define liberalism in US politics.
Answer: A political ideology favoring social equality and government intervention in the economy. Emphasizes progressive values and active government role.
Flashcard 28: Identify the effect of the Affordable Care Act on political ideology.
Answer: It polarized views on healthcare between liberals and conservatives. Created lasting partisan divide over government role in healthcare.
Flashcard 29: What political ideology is associated with Ronald Reagan?
Answer: Conservatism, focusing on tax cuts, deregulation, and strong national defense. Reagan championed limited government and free-market principles.
Flashcard 30: Which event influenced the increase of women's rights advocacy?
Answer: The Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Second-wave feminism promoted gender equality and reproductive rights.