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'''The South''' is usually identified as the eleven states that made up the Confederate States of America which consisted of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[North Carolina]], [[Missouri]], and [[Kentucky]].{{fact}}
'''The South''' is usually identified as the eleven states that made up the Confederate States of America which consisted of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Georgia]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[North Carolina]], [[Missouri]], and [[Kentucky]].{{fact}}
Although these states once fought against the [[United States]] in the [[Civil War]], today they are known for their patriotism and commitment to morality in government. From the end of the Civil War to the 1964 election, the "Solid South" as political pundits called it, nearly always supported Democratic candidates. The Solid South began to break down in the 1968 elction, when the region split (with the exception of Texas) its electoral votes between Republican candidate Richard Nixon and Independent George Wallace. Today, the South is one of the strongholds of the [[Republican]] party, and is considered perhaps the most conservative region in the United States. In 2000 and 2004, George W. Bush won every state in the South.
Although these states once fought against the [[United States]] in the [[Civil War]], today they are known for their patriotism and commitment to morality in government.
Compared to the rest of the United States, the South lags far behind in education. {{fact}} This is reflected in the region’s very low reading and test scores. {{fact}} The region spends comparatively less on its public education system. {{fact}}
==The "Solid South"==
From the end of the Civil War to the 1964 election, the "Solid South" as political pundits called it, nearly always supported Democratic candidates. The Solid South began to break down in the 1968 elction, when the region split (with the exception of Texas) its electoral votes between Republican candidate Richard Nixon and Independent George Wallace. Today, the South is one of the strongholds of the [[Republican]] party, and is considered perhaps the most conservative region in the United States. Richard Nixon (1972), Ronald Reagen (1984), George H.W. Bush (1988), and George W. Bush (2000 and 2004) won every state in the South.
Compared to the rest of the United States, the South lags far behind in education. {{fact}} This is reflected in the region’s very low reading and test scores. {{fact}} The regions’ conservative voter base tends to oppose spending for public education. {{fact}}
The South has always volunteered and served in the Armed Forces in disproportionately high numbers.{{fact}}
The South has always volunteered and served in the Armed Forces in disproportionately high numbers.{{fact}}
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