“The economic growth of the South and West since the 1980s was not merely a matter of sun and warm weather. It was driven by a deliberate effort by regional leaders to attract business. By offering lower tax rates, weaker union regulations through ‘right-to-work’ legislation, and cheaper land, states in the Sun Belt successfully drew corporations and workers away from the older industrial centers of the North and Midwest.”
—Historical retrospective on late twentieth-century regional development
The migration and business relocation patterns described in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following political developments in the late twentieth century?
- A shift in Congressional representation and electoral power toward conservative-leaning states in the South and West.Cevap
- BThe rapid growth of the Populist Party in rural areas of the South and West.
- CA decline in the popularity of supply-side economic policies that supported deregulation.
- DThe creation of new federal welfare programs modeled on the New Deal to support migrating workers.
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A shift in Congressional representation and electoral power toward conservative-leaning states in the South and West.
The population growth in the Sun Belt led to the reapportionment of Congressional seats and electoral votes, significantly increasing the political influence of conservative-leaning southern and western states.
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The demographic and political impacts of Sun Belt migration.