UNIT 6 CHAPTER 2 Key Terms Review

Ralph Nader

An attorney known for his book 'Unsafe at Any Speed', which criticized the auto industry for producing unsafe vehicles.

Gerald Ford

38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, the only person to serve as Vice President and President without being elected.

Ross Perot

The most successful Third-Party Candidate in U.S. history.

Cesar Chavez

Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, the first successful farm workers union in American history.

NOW (National Organization for Women)

Founded by activists to end sex discrimination.

AIM (American Indian Movement)

Organization addressing poverty, discrimination, and police brutality against American Indians.

OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

A group of leading oil-producing countries that influence the global oil market.

Young Lords

Started as a Chicago street gang fighting gentrification, later became a national political movement.

Immigration Act 1965

Eliminated national origin, race, and ancestry discrimination as a basis for immigration.

Immigration Control and Reform Act 1986

Limited future immigration by enforcing stronger border control.

Title IX

Requires no discrimination based on sex in any education program receiving Federal assistance.

504

Forbids excluding individuals with disabilities from receiving program benefits and services.

Morse v. Frederick

Supreme Court case that permitted schools to ban messages promoting illegal drug use at events.

Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court decision protecting a woman's right to have an abortion.

Vernonia School District v. Acton

Ruling that mandated random drug tests for students did not violate Fourth Amendment rights.

Terry v. Ohio

Upheld the constitutionality of stop-and-frisk procedures under reasonable suspicion.

Silent Spring

A book documenting environmental harm caused by pesticide usage during WW2.

Three Mile Island

Site of the most serious nuclear reactor accident in American history.

Silent Majority

Term used by Nixon to refer to older generations and young people in certain U.S. regions.

Stonewall

A riot that sparked the international gay rights movement.