The+Silent+Majority

During this class, we will read pages 1019-1020 in your textbook. Listed below are some of the key concepts from class.
 * The **"Silent Majority"**(Define it - what is the impact of the word choice used here?)
 * "the forgotten Americans, the non-shouters, the non-demonstraters."
 * Nixon's **Southern Strategy** (Define it - How did Nixon appeal to Southerners who, traditionally, had been Democrats for the past century?) - Look at this link showing how the US voted in presidential elections.
 * **Liberal** legislative reforms under Nixon (increased funding for food stamps, Social Security payments, Environmentalism - EPA, OSHA established, furthered affirmative action through the Philadelphia Plan, etc.)
 * The difference in political ideology between liberals and conservatives
 * Nixon tried to **reduce government** programs through ways such as "welfare reform."
 * **THE SUPREME COURT**
 * The impact of the Supreme Court on legislation and how a president can shape the Supreme Court (i.e. Nixon appointed four justices)
 * **Judicial** **activism** vs **judicial review**
 * Nixon using the Supreme Court as part of his Southern Strategy
 * In 1969, Nixon appointed a conservative justice to head the Supreme Court.
 * The US Senate rejected two Nixon nominees to the Supreme Court...this helped him gain more support in the South. He said "The real reason for their rejection was their legal philosophy...and also the accident of their birth."