The "Politics of Resentment" That Led to the Rise of the New

question 18

Multiple Choice

The "politics of resentment" that led to the rise of the New Right in the 1980s had its origins in __________.

• A) tax hikes required to fund welfare programs that benefited minorities and the poor
• B) concern for the lack of political and economic rights afforded to women
• C) the repeal of affirmative action programs that set quotas on college admissions and hiring processes
• D) apprehension that the federal government was being too militaristic against international communism

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