3.11 Government Responses to Social Movements

• What are social movements organized efforts by large groups of people intended to do?

  Promote or resist change
• Social movements are a crucial aspect of political participation and play a significant role in shaping civil liberties and civil rights
• Social movements require significant participation to gain influence.
• What type of collective action is commonly used by social movements to achieve their goals?

  Protests and advocacy
• Match the type of social movement with its focus:

  Reform movements ↔️ Changing specific aspects of society

  Revolutionary movements ↔️ Overhauling the existing social order

  Resistance movements ↔️ Opposing changes to the status quo

  Expressive movements ↔️ Raising awareness and influencing attitudes
• Major government institutions involved in responding to social movements include the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
• What is an example of a legislative response to a social movement?

  The Civil Rights Act
• President Eisenhower deployed troops to Little Rock in response to the Civil Rights Movement.
• Which Supreme Court decision addressed segregation in schools and was related to the Civil Rights Movement?

  Brown v. Board of Education
• Steps in how government institutions respond to social movements:

  1️⃣ Lawmaking by the Legislative branch

  2️⃣ Enforcement of laws by the Executive branch

  3️⃣ Interpretation of laws by the Judicial branch
• The Civil Rights Movement saw responses from all three branches, including landmark legislation like the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
• What are the key characteristics of social movements?

  Collective action and shared goals
• Government responses to social movements can shape civil rights and liberties.
• What are the three branches of government in the United States?

  Legislative, Executive, Judicial
• The Legislative branch creates laws to address movement demands
• Which Supreme Court decision addressed segregation in public schools?

  Brown v. Board of Education
• Government institutions influence civil rights through policy-making, enforcement, and legal rulings.
• Steps in the legislative process

  1️⃣ Drafting a bill

  2️⃣ Debate in legislative houses

  3️⃣ Voting in both houses

  4️⃣ Enactment into law
• What is the defining characteristic of a social movement?

  Collective action
• Reform movements aim to change specific aspects of society
• Match the type of movement with its focus:

  Reform movement ↔️ Changing specific aspects of society

  Revolutionary movement ↔️ Overhauling the existing social order

  Resistance movement ↔️ Opposing changes to the status quo
• Which branch of government enforces laws created in response to social movements?

  Executive
• Executive orders are issued by the President
• Executive orders are immediately enforceable upon issuance.
• What role do Supreme Court decisions play in social movements?

  Shape legal precedents
• What Supreme Court decision legalized same-sex marriage nationwide?

  Obergefell v. Hodges
• The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education transformed American society by dismantling segregation
• Government responses to social movements always result in immediate and complete success.

  False
• Match the type of government response with its success:

  Legislative Actions ↔️ Legal recognition of demands

  Executive Orders ↔️ Immediate implementation of policies

  Judicial Decisions ↔️ Establishment of legal precedents
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 effectively ended legal segregation
• What executive order advanced affirmative action in 1965?

  Executive Order 11246
• Arrange the branches of government based on their role in responding to social movements:

  1️⃣ Legislative (creates laws)

  2️⃣ Executive (enforces laws)

  3️⃣ Judicial (interprets laws)
• Social movements can be classified into reform, revolutionary, resistance, and expressive types.
• Match the type of social movement with its government response:

  Reform movements ↔️ Legislation and executive action

  Revolutionary movements ↔️ Suppression and concessions

  Resistance movements ↔️ Law enforcement and regulatory changes

  Expressive movements ↔️ Public statements and education campaigns
• Public opinion is influenced by factors such as media coverage
• Why do government officials often tailor their actions based on public sentiment?

  To maintain support
• Implementation barriers are one of the main challenges in government responses to social movements.
• Match the challenge/controversy with its example:

  Implementation Barriers ↔️ Slow enforcement of desegregation

  Economic Costs ↔️ Investments for EPA regulations

  Public Opposition ↔️ Protests against abortion rights
• What are the key characteristics of social movements?

  Large groups, collective action
• Reform movements focus on changing specific aspects of society