White Racial Politics and Historical Policy Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering white racial politics, group identity theory, immigration policy milestones, and historical welfare legislation from the lecture notes.

White supremacy

A legal, social, economic, and global effort probated by exclusion.

Ashley Jardina

Author of 'White Identity Politics' who examines how white Americans behave as a racialized group and argues that dominant group identity can become politically salient and meaningful under certain conditions, distinct from mere prejudice.

Theory of dominant group identity

A framework proposing that dominant group identities and concerns can become salient and politically meaningful under specific conditions.

The Tea Party

A conservative movement established in 2009 consisting largely of wealthy, well-educated, married white male Republicans over 45 who opposed taxation, fiscal policy, and President Obama's solutions to the financial and housing crises.

The Dreamer Movement

A movement initiated in 2000 advocating for children from undocumented backgrounds to obtain U.S. citizenship.

DREAM Act

Proposed legislation to provide citizenship pathways for undocumented children, which was blocked by the U.S. Senate in 2010.

DACA

An executive action signed by President Obama in 2012 providing relief to undocumented youth, which the Trump administration moved to rescind in 2017.

Naturalization Act of 1790

A foundational U.S. law that restricted the right to hold citizenship exclusively to whites.

American Immigration Act of 1924

A major legislative milestone in American immigration history that established strict national quotas.

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

A landmark federal immigration statute that overhauled previous American immigration policy.

Stereotypes

Exaggerated comments or generalized claims made about another racial group.

Social Security domestic worker restriction

A provision under President Roosevelt's initial program that covered working individuals while excluding domestic workers—the predominant employment of Black people in the South at the time—prior to its later expansion to all working citizens.

Backlash to racial diversity

Political and social resistance emerging alongside demographic declines in the white population, characterized by demands for stricter immigration laws, the rise of the Tea Party, and the public re-emergence of white supremacist groups.