GOV 310L Lecture 8: GOV 310L - 6-24-15
Document Summary
Historical context (obama did: the vietnam war. Why did con ict between the branches f government intensify between 1960-1990. Why, despite this intense con ict, did the democratic and republican parties no attempt to mobilize voters. Two major events cause major changes in the structure of party coalitions during the 19060s. First war shown in color, dumps an issue that creates disdain for gov"t. Draft only applied to those not in college. Leads to the rise of the leftist activist. G&s calls them liberals, he calls them leftists. These activists are more ideological and less willing to compromise. They also put new issues on the agenda: gender equality, sexual liberation, etc. Backlash against these ideas leads to the rise of social conservatives as a political force. This is the rise of the conservative christians. They were always there but they just got very well organized: the civil rights movement. Finally secures the right to vote for african americans.
