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37 Cards in this Set
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New Federalism
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a method of distributing a a certain portion of federal power to state government
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Revenue Sharing
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state and local government could spend their federal dollars however they thought neccisary
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Family Assistance Plan (FAP)
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a policy that stated that every family of four with no outside income would receive $1,600 a year. However, they had to take any job offered (of reasonable work).
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Nixon Administration (Increase)
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What did they do?
- Increased Social Security -Increased Medicare Increased Medicaid payments -made food stamps more available |
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Southern Stratagy
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Nixon's attempt to attract Southern conservative Democrats by appealing to their unhappiness with the federal desegregation and liberal supreme court
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Stagflation
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an economic situation where the United States faced high inflation and high unemployment
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Realpolitik
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"foreign policy should be based solely on consideration of power, not ideals or moral principles"
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Detente
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A policy aimed at easing cold war tensions
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SALT Treaty #1
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a FIVE YEAR agreement
limited the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles (long ranged missiles) Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
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Watergate
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Nixon's scandal where he was accused of spying on the Democrats headquarter at the Watergate Office.
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Impoundment
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Nixon's decision of holding back funds for certain programs he did not like. (POWER ABUSE). (impounded almost $15 billion and affected over 100 federal programs)
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The President's men
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A small loyal group to Nixon. Included
-H. R. Haldeman (Chief of staff) -John Ehrlichman (Chief of Domestic Advisers -John Mitchell (Attorney General) -John Dean III (Presidential Counsel |
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Saturday Night Massacre
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Where Nixon goes on a firing "massacre" as an attempt to cover up his tracks
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National Energy Act
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a tax placed on gas-guzzling cards
-extended tax credits for the development of alternate means energy |
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Jimmy Carter-- Human Rights
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He believed the United Stated needed to commit itself to promoting human rights worldwide.
he -Cut off military aid to countries that did not practice Human rights -Established the Bureau of Human Rights |
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Camp David Accords
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The first signed peace agreement with an Arab country.
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Rachael Carson
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a marine biologist who published "Silent Springs".
the book warned against growing use of pesticides. -silent springs meant that birds killed off by pesticide would no longer sing. |
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Earth Day
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A day dedicated to saving the planet by hosting environmental awareness activities.
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
-set and enforced pollution standards -conduct environmental research |
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Three Mile Island
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an incident where a nuclear reactor over heated and leaked radiation in the United States
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New Right
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Right-winged grass root groups who supported single issues that reflected their key interests.
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Conservative Coalition
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an alliance of business leaders, middle class voters, disaffected Democrats, and fundamentalist Christian groups
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Moral Majority
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consisted of mostly evangelical and fundamentalist Christians who interpreted the Bible literally
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Reaganomics
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1. Budget Cut
2. Tax Cuts 3. Increased Defense Spending |
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Supply- Side Economics
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if rich people payed less taxes, they would earn more money and create more jobs for the poor
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Strategic Defense Initiative
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STAR WARS. Outer space nuclear missile defense
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Sandra O'Connor
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Reagan's nomination to the supreme court, She was the First woman ever to serve .
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Deregulation
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cutting back of federal regulation of industry.
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How did Reagan win in 1984
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Businesspeople - who wanted deregulation of the economy
Southerners- who welcomed the limits on federal power Westerners- who resented federal control on mining Reagan Democrats- who agreed with Reagan on limiting federal Government and thought that the Democratic party had drifted too far left. |
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Geraldine Ferraro
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Representative of New York who was chosen to be Walter Mondale's running mate. Ferraro was the first woman on a major party.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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the general secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
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Glasnost
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"openness". it allowed for open criticism of the Soviet Government
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Perestroika
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the restructuring of the Soviet Union
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INF treaty
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Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty 1987
eliminated two classes of weapons in Europe and allowed the on-site inspection of military installations |
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Sandinistas
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Rebels who opposed and eventually topples the Dictatorship in Nicaragua.
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Contras
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those against Sandinistas
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