Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
45 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
o In what ways were Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding alike as presidents? In what ways were they different?
|
o Similarities:
just like Harding, Coolidge had risen to the presidency based on a few accomplishments both took a passive approach to their office o Differences: Coolidge was dour, silent and puritanical (honest) and Harding was genial, garrulous, and debauched(least tolerant and personally corrupt) Coolidge was less active as a president then Harding (because of his conviction that gov should interfere as little as possible with the nation |
|
|
o What was Coolidge’s view of the proper role of government?
|
o interfering with the nation as little as possible
|
|
|
o What economic policy did the Republican administrations of the 1920s pursue?
|
o wanted to help businesses and industry operate with maximum efficiency and productivity
|
|
|
o Who was Secretary of the Treasury under all three Republican presidents of the 1920s?
|
o Andrew Mellon
|
|
|
o During the 1920s which two administration figures were most active in using government policy to help business and industry?
|
o Herbert Hoover and Andrew Mellon
|
|
|
o What happened less than one year after Hoover was inaugurated, marking the demise of the New Era?
|
o the nation plunged into the worst economic crisis in its history brought many optimistic assumption of the New Era crashing down
|
|
|
o Why were Herbert Hoover’s prospects for reelection even worse by 1930 and 1931 than they were before?
|
o because of the effects of the stock market crash, and his passive response to it
o 1931- congressional election democrats won control in senate and gained in house |
|
|
o What is perhaps the most famous line from Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address?
|
o “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” promising to take action
|
|
|
o What was Roosevelt’s strongest asset in restoring confidence to the American public?
|
o His ebullient- vibrant/ enthusiastic personality
|
|
|
o How did Roosevelt make use of the radio as president? What were his addresses to the nation informally called?
|
o he create friendly “fireside chats”. During these chats he would explain his programs and plans to the people
|
|
|
o What groups composed Roosevelt’s Democratic New Deal coalition?
|
o Western and Southern farmers and urban working class
|
|
|
o What was perhaps the most profound and long-lasting effect of the New Deal on American politics?
|
o It helped strengthen the power of the federal government. Also, the democratic party became a dominate strong party for the next 40 years
|
|
|
o Who were the major candidates for president in 1960?
|
o Nixon (Republican) & J.F.K (Democrat)
|
|
|
o What made Kennedy’s election to the presidency especially notable?
|
o Promised a new reform called : “Great Society"
|
|
|
o Why did Kennedy encounter difficulty getting his legislative proposals passed by Congress?
|
o Because Congress was dominated by a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats
|
|
|
o What did the legislative reform program of Lyndon Johnson become known as?
|
o The “Great Society” (biggest expansion since Roosevelt’s “New Deal”)
|
|
|
o Why was Richard Nixon able to win the presidency in 1968?
|
o Because of the unpopularity of Lyndon Johnson and the war
|
|
|
o What did Nixon’s 1968 victory seem to indicate the American people most wanted?
|
o wanted to restore a sense of stability and a relegitimation of traditional centers of authority
|
|
|
o How did Nixon refer to the group of middle-class Americans who comprised his backers?
|
o “Silent Majority”
|
|
|
o What helped Nixon win reelection in 1972?
|
o the events of the year had helped him immensely
o lots of $ to support his campaign o used the power of incumbency to his benefit |
|
|
o What office in the Watergate building were burglars trying to break into?
|
o They were trying to break into the Democratic dorm
|
|
|
o What did the evidence in the Watergate case (based on testimony and on the White House tape-recordings) indicate Nixon was guilty of? (880)
|
o 1. obstructing justice in the Watergate cover-up
o 2. misusing federal agencies to violate the rights of citizens o 3. defying the authority of Congress by refusing to deliver tapes and other materials |
|
|
o Disheartened by the Watergate disclosures and facing threats of impeachment, Richard Nixon became the first American president to do what?
|
o Resign
|
|
|
o What political concepts did the conservative populists of the Southeast and Southwest who rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s support? What new name did these areas of the country come to be known by?
|
o Sunbelt: included (S.E Florida & S.W Texas)
o support: opposition to the growth of the gov (more conservative) liberal part losing power) |
|
|
o What ideas did the “Christian Right” of the 1970s and early 1980s oppose?
|
o evangelicals: opposed the growth of feminism
o belief in personal conversion begins with direct communication with God o a new devotion to Christianity “born again” Christian |
|
|
o What term is used to describe Christians who believe that a person should undergo a personal conversion through direct communication with God?
|
o “born again” Christians
|
|
|
o Ronald Reagan’s candidacy in the presidential campaign of 1980 was able to take advantage of a number of situations. What were they?
|
o Benefited from people’s frustrations about Jimmy Carter and Iran situation--- resurgence of conservatism, which is why Republicans were able to win control of senate
o Resurging conservativism---“New Right” gained strength----also due to strong support from conservative coalition of Corporate elites and neo-conservative o Linked his campaign to spreading tax revolt—promised tax cuts |
|
|
o What other change in American politics also occurred in the election of 1980, which put Ronald Reagan in the White House?
|
o Resurgence of conservatism
|
|
|
o What groups were part of the “Reagan coalition” of the early 1980s?
|
o Corporate elites :small group of influential wealthy Americans associated with the corporate and financial world
o “neo-conservatives” new conservatives’ people who once were socialists but who got converted to being conservatives because they were alarmed by the radicalism destabilizing the economy. Wanted to reassert legitimate authority. Wanted to rev up the cold war, felt that Nixon and Ford and Carter had been too soft on communism wanted Reagan to be more confrontational with the Soviets known as populist conservatives |
|
|
o The New Right especially hated a group of wealthy, liberal people and institutions they believed ruled the country while ignoring the wishes of the people. What did they call that group?
|
o Eastern elites
|
|
|
o What traits did Ronald Reagan exhibit during his years as president?
|
o talented speaker, fearless and impervious to danger or misfortune
|
|
|
o From what assumptions about the woes of the economy did “Reaganomics” or “supply-side” economics originate?
|
o assumption that the woes of the American economy were in a learge part a result of excessive taxation
|
|
|
o What was George H.W. Bush’s key strategy in defeating Michael Dukakis for president in 1988? Did Bush come from behind to defeat Dukakis, or did he have a strong lead all along?
|
o focused his campaign on attacking Dukakis, tying him to unpopular social and cultural stances that Americans came to identify with “liberals”
o At first he was way behind but then defeated him in the end |
|
|
o What was the most serious domestic problem that faced the presidency of Bush I, causing the erosion of his popularity before the 1992 election?
|
o A recession that began in 1990 increasing until 1991 & 1992
o because of the enormous amount of dept that had accumulated in the 1980s caused large number of bankruptcies |
|
|
o What was Bill Clinton’s greatest success or strength in his first term?
|
o major reform of the nations health care system
|
|
|
o Clinton was the first two-term Democratic president since whom?
|
o Franklin Roosevelt
|
|
|
o What was one of the things that the Monica Lewinsky revealed about changes about the presidency?
|
o they were becoming more involved in the presidents life and was more concerned with what was going on
|
|
|
o In his second term as president, Clinton became only the second president in U.S. history to be what?
|
o Impeached
|
|
|
o What are the facts surrounding the outcome of the election of 2000?
|
o That Gore won popular vote, but Bush ahead in electoral votes,
o had re-call in Florida that to this day hasn’t totally been resolved, the Senate ended up deciding and at the time the Republicans had control of senate o Re-call in Florida because of knew system implemented- had problems with the voting cards |
|
|
o In what state was the electoral outcome in the 2000 election most sharply contested?
|
Florida
|
|
|
o What was one of George W. Bush’s first moves as president?
|
reduce taxes
|
|
|
o What were the effects of the terrorism attacks of 9/11 (see chapter intro on this)?
|
o increase of hate towards Bush invasion of Afghanistan &Iraq
o showed that U.S was becoming more deeply entwined in the new age of globalism (age that combined great promise with great peril) |
|
|
o What kinds of positions did Bush support as the presidential election of 2004 approached?
|
o refused to support renewal of assault weapons ban
o banned gay marriage o incorporated “faith-based” organizations |
|
|
o Who was Bush’s Democratic opponent in the 2004 election?
|
o John Kerry (former Senator from Massachusetts)
|
|
|
o Bush expanded the war on terrorism by calling for an invasion of Iraq and the removal of whom?
|
o Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden
|
