Exam 8: Social Movements

What court decision, featuring the infamous "separate but equal doctrine," ultimately collapsed after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

In February 1838, abolitionist __________ addressed the Massachusetts legislature and presented a petition against slavery with an estimated 20,000 signatures from women of the state.

Social movements rarely turn into interest groups.

In the "Using the Framework" feature, at the __________ stage an issue will become salient on partisan agendas.

The Tea Party movement grew out of the established Republican Party. The Tea Party's successful candidates had access to resources that other movements may not have had. These candidates can be considered which of the following?

According to the "By the Numbers" feature, what is a more reliable method for calculating crowd sizes for demonstrations and rallies?

Explain why it is important to be able to count the attendance at a demonstration and how the aerial photography method helps to paint an accurate picture of attendance.

What is the term associated with an "I can make a difference" attitude?

Explain what it means to have a supportive environment for the rise of a social movement. Give two examples of when supportive environments gave rise to social movements.

How have different social movements exploited or used their ideas of political efficacy to effect social change? How have ideas about political efficacy in the United States changed from social movement to social movement? In your opinion, has political efficacy increased or decreased over time? Is this due to a change in the factors that give rise to social movements? Include at least three social movements over time in your discussion.

Explain how social movements affect democracy and explain how the women's movement and the civil rights movement have affected democracy.

What are the four ways social movements can make U.S. politics more democratic? Explain them and use an example for each.

Which social movement discussed in this chapter has yielded important political successes, in that both parties' members aspired to the highest political offices in the United States in recent elections?

In the 2012 general election, Tea Party members supported Mitt Romney mostly because of his favorable stance toward which of the following?

How was World War I a spark (or catalyst) for the women's movement? Describe what, specifically, the women's movement did during this time period (1917-1919) that ultimately resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Which term refers to the number of groups involved in a political conflict?

Which of the following phrases typically describes a social movement?

Which social movement employed tactics similar to the sit-down strike by taking over prominent urban spaces, such as protestors did at New York's Zuccotti Park?

The Black Panther Party was founded on a platform that rejected the principles of which of the following?

What event sparked the gay and lesbian movement in the late 1960s?