"Can we all get along?" : racial and ethnic minorities in American politics /
McClain, Paula Denice.
Stewart, Joseph,1951-
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272) and index.
1. America's dilemmas -- Terms used in this book -- Race and ethnicity -- American government foundation and racial minorities -- The Constitution and Black and Indian citizenship -- Citizenship and later minorities : Latinos and Asians -- The Constitution and Black and Indian suffrage -- Structure of this book -- Conclusion -- 2. Resources and status of America's racial minorities -- Population size, socioeconomic status, and concentration -- Participation in a civil rights movement -- Voting rights law -- Conclusion -- 3. America's racial minorities in the contemporary political system : actors -- Group identity and perceptions of discrimination -- Political ideology -- Partisan identification -- Voting behavior -- The 1996 elections -- The 1998 congressional elections -- The 2000 elections -- The 2004 elections -- Interest group activities -- Conclusion -- 4. America's racial minorities and the policymaking process -- Agenda setting -- Minority representation -- Federalism -- State elective office -- Equal educational opportunity -- Affirmative action in employment -- Extension of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) -- Conclusion -- 5. Coalition or competition? : patterns of interminority group relations -- Interminority group relations -- Coalition or competition politics? -- Los Angeles -- Conclusion -- 6. Will we "all get along"? -- The dilemmas revisited -- Targeting racial and ethnic minorities -- VRA : looking to the future -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Glossary -- Timelines.
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