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43 Cards in this Set
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New Federalism
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NIXON
plan for ltd gov't |
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Vietnamization
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NIXON
turn war back over to vietnamese |
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Revenue Sharing
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NIXON
give STATE $ for social programs (not directly to people) |
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Impounding of Funds
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NIXON
refused to spend funds on social programs |
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Stagflation
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NIXON
inflation + slowed econ. growth |
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Added 10% surtax to imports
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NIXON
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Appointed 3 conservative conservative supr ct judges incl. Warren Burger
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NIXON
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Kent State
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NIXON
4 student protestors killed by Ohio Nt'l Guard |
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Pentagon Papers
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NIXON
de-classified papers exposing gov't misleading public about Viet war |
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War Powers Act
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NIXON
Congress must approve use of combat troops beyond 90 days |
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1st Pres to visit comm. China
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NIXON
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Continued space race. 1st man on moon
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NIXON
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SALT 1
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NIXON
US/USSR stop making nuclear ballistic missiles |
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appealed to Silent Majority
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NIXON
southern Repub |
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Nixon defeated _____ in 1972 election
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George McGovern
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Significance of Watergate
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1. Showed success of checks and balances system
2. Showed danger of Imperial Pres. 3. Lost faith in fed gov't |
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Officially pardoned Nixon
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FORD
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WIN Buttons
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FORD
whip inflation now |
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OPEC boycott so encouraged conservation
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CARTER
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3 Mile Island
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CARTER
nuclear spill in NJ |
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Superfund of fed. $ to clean up chemical spills
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CARTER
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Human Rights
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CARTER
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Officially recognizes People's Repub of China
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CARTER
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SALT II
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CARTER
not ratified by Congress |
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Hostage Crisis (Response)
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CARTER
failed helicopter rescue mission bribe Iranian gov't |
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Response to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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CARTER
breaks off arms talks with USSR boycotts 1980 Olympics |
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Pro-tax cut, morally conservative platform,
the Great Communicator |
REAGAN
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Laissez faire econ.
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REAGAN
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Moral Majority
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REAGAN
evangelicals led by Rev Falwell |
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Farm Aid
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REAGAN
paid farmers not to farm |
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Reagan won landslide over ___/____
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Mondale/Feraro
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Called Soviets "Evil Empire"
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REAGAN
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SDI
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REAGAN
Strategic Defense Initiative Star Wars (anti-missile defense system) |
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Space Shuttle Challenger
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REAGAN
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Appoints conservative William Rhenquist, chief justice
and Sandra Day O'Connor |
REAGAN
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Black Monday
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REAGAN
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Won against Michael Dukakis in 1988 election
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BUSH
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No New Taxes
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BUSH
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Savings and Loan Scandal
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BUSH
bank failures due to misuse of funds |
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Rodney King police-beating
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BUSH
Los Angeles riots |
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War against drugs
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REAGAN and BUSH
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Archibald Cox
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Watergate investigator
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Nixon charged with...
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1. Obstruction of Justice
2. Abuse of Power 3. Contempt of Cogresss |
