POLS 230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Glass Ceiling, Michelle Obama, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
17 Dec 2016
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Week 7 pt 1: identity politics: race and gender. Purple state: swing states power balance between parties is more even. Race has continually been at the centre of political cleavages/ divisions in usa. 1965 voting rights act dismantled legal barriers to aa voting in the south (literacy tests, etc) Voter registration enabled leads to increased voter turnout. By the 1980s, aa had a higher voter turnout than whites. They have the highest voter turnout rate today still a generation that realizes the challenges there used to be and realizes how important it is to exercise the right. High minority voter turnout in 2008 and 2012. Republicans draw very little support from minority voters. Black + hispanic + asian } republican 9% Pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) of (cid:862)ele(cid:272)toral (cid:272)apture(cid:863) democratic party can take african american vote for granted (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of u(cid:374)(cid:448)ia(cid:271)ility of third party optio(cid:374). Repu(cid:271)li(cid:272)a(cid:374)s (cid:272)ede aa (cid:448)otes a(cid:374)d do(cid:374)"t try to appeal to this group.
