The Rise of Conservatism

Required Resources

Text

· Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014).The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

· Chapter 13: The Conservative Triumph

· Chapter 14: A New Global Age

Article

· Carter, D. T. (2003, Jan.). The rise of conservatism since World War II. OAH Magazine of History, 17(2), 11-16. Retrieved from http://magazine.oah.org/

· This scholarly article examines the factors that contributed to the rise of conservatism in the half of the 20th century. This is a scholarly secondary source and can be used in the Final Project. This article can be accessed through the JSTOR database in the Ashford University Library.

Website

· The Political Compass (http://www.politicalcompass.org/)

· This is a website with a survey designed to determine placement on the political compass as well as the placement of many famous political figures. The site also provides some explanation of the common policy positions of different political groups.

Recommended Resources

Articles

· Bartlett, B. (2007). 'Starve the Beast': Origins and development of a budgetary metaphor. Independent Review, 12(1), 5-26. Retrieved from http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/

· This is a scholarly article that examines the evolution of American political positions on issues affecting the federal budget, especially in relation to the Republican Party. This article can be accessed from the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

· Foner, N. (2006). Then and now or then to now: Immigration to New York in contemporary and historical perspective. Journal of American Ethnic History, 25(2/3), 33-47. Retrieved from http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jaeh.html

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· This is a scholarly article that compares conditions facing immigrants in New York in the past and present. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

· Lan, S. (2007). Beyond Black and White. Chinese America: History & Perspectives, 83-89. Retrieved from the http://chsa.org/shop-chsa/publications/history-perspectives/

· This is a scholarly source that looks that challenges that Chinese Americans have faced. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

Reading

· Rowland, D. (2004). A woman’s worth: Less is still less. In The boundaries of her body: The shocking history of women’s rights in America(pp. 381-392). Retrieved from the ebrary database.

· A chapter of a scholarly book that examines various aspects of the women’s movement and the challenges facing American women in the past and present. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project.

Multimedia

· ABC News. (Producer). (2011). A hidden America: Children of the plains [Video file]. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=52814&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

· This is a video that examines the situations facing Native Americans in the United States in the past and present.

· Cohen, D. (Producer & Writer). (2005). The presidents: 1977-2004 [Series episode]. In S. Werbe (Executive producer), The presidents. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=43181&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

· This is a video that looks at US political history between 1977 and 2004, organized by presidential administration.