History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2426 short lesson, about 20 seconds
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The idea
In two thousand six three-quarters of Arizona's voters approved making English the state's official language, the anchor records.
In practice
The drive, the anchor says, by some social conservatives to define American culture by its European heritage.
Where people slip
The movement was strongest, the anchor notes, where Spanish-speaking populations were large, as in Arizona.
Your place on the trail
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