Conservatives gained power in the 1970s in part because

A. Liberals began pursuing more policies based on religious values.

B. Economic prosperity convinced voters to stick with the party in power.

C. The counterculture movement drove many middle Americans into the Democratic Party.

D. Many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.

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Zavier Skinner

7 December, 02:05

Conservatives gained power in the 1970s in part because

A. Liberals began pursuing more policies based on religious values.

B. Economic prosperity convinced voters to stick with the party in power.

C. The counterculture movement drove many middle Americans into the Democratic Party.

D. Many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.

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Fabian Sanford · Answer 1

The correct answer is D

many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.

I n part, it was because of what was happening in the 1960s. The southerner changed their allegiance to the republican party as opposed to the democratic party which they ditched for being very liberal.