Age of Limits, Nixon Administration, Watergate, Ford & Carter Years

Flashcards covering the Age of Limits, Nixon, Watergate, Ford and Carter Administrations

New Federalism

Nixon's plan to distribute a portion of federal power to state & local governments.

Law and Order Politics

FBI illegally wiretapped left-wing individuals, CIA investigated American dissidents, IRS audited antiwar activists, and an enemies list of prominent Americans was created.

Nixon's Southern Strategy

Nixon's effort to attract Southern conservative Democrats unhappy with federal desegregation and a liberal Supreme Court.

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

Supreme Court case that ruled school districts may bus students to other schools to end segregation.

Stagflation

Economic condition marked by both inflation and high unemployment.

Causes of Stagflation

Deficit spending, increased foreign trade competition, and women & baby boomers entering the job market.

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Economic association of oil-producing nations that can set oil prices.

Yom Kippur War

War in 1973 between Israel and Egypt & Syria, leading to an oil embargo by Arab OPEC nations against the U.S.

Henry Kissinger

Nixon's national security advisor and later Secretary of State, the architect of Nixon's foreign policy.

Realpolitik

Foreign policy should be based on the power of a nation, not ideals or morals.

Détente

Policy aimed at easing Cold War tensions.

SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) I Treaty

A 5-year deal which limited ICBMs and submarine-launched missiles to 1972 levels between the U.S. and Soviet Union

Watergate

Scandal arising from the Nixon administration's attempt to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

Imperial Presidency

Nixon gave little thought to constitutional checks & balances while taking advantage of a more powerful executive branch

H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, John Mitchell

Chief of Staff, Chief Domestic Advisor and Attorney General

The Plumbers

Group that broke into the DNC headquarters at the Watergate complex.

Committee to Reelect the President (CRP)

Committee created to help Nixon win reelection in 1972.

Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

Washington Post reporters who investigated the Watergate scandal.

Judge John Sirica

Judge who believed the Watergate burglars had not acted alone.

Alexander Butterfield

Presidential aide who revealed Nixon taped presidential conversations.

Archibald Cox

Special prosecutor fired by Nixon during the Saturday Night Massacre.

Elliot Richardson

Attorney General who resigned rather than fire Archibald Cox.

Spiro Agnew

Nixon's VP who resigned due to accepting bribes.

Ford's Pardon of Nixon

Ford pardoned Nixon to move the country beyond Watergate.

Whip Inflation Now (WIN)

Ford's program to encourage voluntary cutbacks on oil and gas use to combat inflation.

Carter's Energy Policy

Carter's view of the energy crisis as the most important issue facing the country.

Carter's Human Rights Foreign Policy

Carter's foreign policy focused on promoting freedoms and liberties throughout the world.

Yielding the Panama Canal

Agreements where the U.S. promised to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999.

SALT II

Limited the number of strategic weapons and nuclear missile launchers.

Camp David Accords

Historic peace agreement mediated by Carter between Egypt and Israel.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Muslim religious & rebel leader who created a religious state in Iran.

Iran Hostage Crisis

Situation where 52 Americans were held hostage in the U.S. embassy in Tehran.