HELD IN CHICAGO DURING WHICH NUMEROUS ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION HALL WERE TEAR-GASSED AND CLUBBED BY POLICE. INSIDE THE CONVENTIONAL HALL, THE DELEGATES WERE BITTERLY DIVIDED OVER VIETNAM.
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CHECKER'S SPEECH
GIVEN BY NIXON ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1952, WHEN HE WAS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY. SAID TO HAVE SAVED HIS CAREER FROM A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS SCANDAL.
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DYNAMIC CONSERVATISM
EISENHOWER'S PHILOSOPHY OF BEING LIBERAL IN ALL THINGS HUMAN AND BEING CONSERVATIVE IN ALL THINGS FISCAL. APPEALED TO BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.
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ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
PROVIDED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN 1965AND WAS MEANT TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF POOR PEOPLE. (FIRST FEDERAL PROGRAM TO FUND EDUCATION).
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ENGLE V. VITALE
SUPREME COURT CASE THAT RULED THAT PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOL VIOLATED THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
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ESCOBEDO V. ILLINOIS
1964 CASE THAT RULED A DEFENDANT MUST BE ALLOWED ACCESS TO A LAWYER BEFORE BEING QUESTIONED BY POLICE.
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FAIR DEAL
ECONOMIC EXTENSION OF THE NEW DEAL PROPOSED BY HARRY TRUMAN THAT CALLED FOR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE, HOUSING AND FULL EMPLOYMENT. IT LED ONLY TO THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949 AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1950 DUE TO OPPOSITION IN CONGRESS.
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GI BILL
PASSED IN 1944 TO HELP RETURNING VETERANS BUY HOMES AND PAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONS.
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GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT
US SUPREME COURT CASE THAT RULED THAT STATE COURTS ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE 6TH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE COUNSEL IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR DEFENDANTS UNABLE TO AFFORD THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS.
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GREAT SOCIETY
PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON'S VISION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE US.
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GRISWOLD V. CONNECTICUT
1965 DECISION THAT THE CONSTITUTION IMPLICITY GUARANTEES CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO PRIVACY.
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IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1965
ABOLISHED THE NATIONAL ORIGINS SYTEM; INCRASED ANNUAL ADMISSION TO 170000 AND PUT A POPULATION CAP OF 20000 ON IMMIGRANTS FROM ANY SINGLE NATION.
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INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ACT
1956 ACT THAT PROVIDED FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 42500 MILES OF ROADS THROUGHOUT THE US.
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KITCHEN DEBATE
JULY 24, 1959 IMPROMPTU DEBATE DURING THE COLD WAR AT THE AMERICAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION IN MOSCOW IN FRONT OF A DISPLAY OF AN AMERICAN KITCHEN BETWEEN NIXON AND THE SOVIET UNION'S FIRST SECRETARY NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV ABOUT THE MERITS OF CAPITALISM AND COMMUNISM.
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LEVITTOWN
SUBURBAN DIVISION BUILT IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK IN THE 1950S IN THE RESPONSE TO THE POSTWAR HOUSING SHORTAGE. SUBSEQUENT, LEVITTOWNS WERE BUILT IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY.
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MALAISE SPEECH
JULY 1979, PRESIDENT CARTER GAVE A NATIONALLY-TELEVISED ADDRESS IN WHICH HE IDENTIFIED WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A "CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE" AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
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MAPP V. OHIO
COURT CASE THAT ESTABLISHED THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE WAS APPLICABLE TO THE STATES (EVIDENCE SEIZED ILLEGALLY CANNOT BE USED IN COURT).
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MEDICAID
A FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PAYS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEM.
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MEDICARE
PROGRAM ADDED TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM IN 1965 THAT PROVIDED HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERMITS OLDER AMERICANS TO PURCHASE INEXPENSIVE COVERAGE FOR DOCTOR FEES AND OTHER HEALTH EXPENSES.
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MIRANDA V ARIZONA
1966 SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT SETS GUIDELINES FOR POLICE QUESTIONING OF ACCUSED PERSONS TO PROTECT THEM AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION AND TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHT TO COUNSEL.
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NASA
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT
1958 COLD WAR ERA ACT IN RESPONSE TO THE SOVIET LAUNCH OF SPUTNIK, WHICH PROVIDED AID FOR INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE, MATH, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE, AND GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
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NEW FEDERALISM
1969 POLICY THAT TURNED OVER POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SOME US FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND REDUCED THE ROLE OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
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NEW FRONTIER
CAMPAIGN PROGRAM ADVOCATED BY JFK IN 1960 ELECTION. PROMISED TO REVITALIZE THE STAGNANT ECONOMY AND ENACT REFORM LEGISLATION IN EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
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OPERATION WETBACK
FORCED DEPORTATION OF 250000 TO 1.3 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS DURING THE EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION.
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REVENUE SHARING
LAW PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF A FIXED AMOUNT OR SHARE OF FEDERAL TAX REVENUES TO THE STATES FOR SPENDING ON ALMOST ANY GOVERNMENT PURPOSE.
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ROE V. WADE
THE 1973 SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT AFFIRMED A WOMAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION.
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SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE
DISMISSAL OF INDEPENDENT SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ARCHIBALD COX AND THE RESIGNATIONS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLIOT RICHARDSON AND DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM RUCKELSHAUS DURING WATERGATE SCANDAL IN 1973.
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SILENT MAJORITY
TERM COINED BY PRESIDENT NIXON TO DESCRIBE AMERICANS WHO OPPOSED COUNTERCULTURE.
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SOUTHERN STRATEGY
NIXON'S PLANT OT PERSUADE CONSERVATIVE SOUTHERN WHITE VOTERS AWAY FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
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SPUTNIK
FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE, LAUNCHED IN 1957 BY THE SOVIET UNION.
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STAGFLATION
PERIOD OF ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN THE 1970S AS THE RISING COST OF LIVING OCCURED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.
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SUNBELT
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PART OF THE US TO WHICH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MOVED AFTER WW II. MIGRANTS WERE DRAWN BY THE REGION'S CLIMATE AND JOBS IN THE DEFENSE, PETROLEUM, AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES.
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TAFT HARTLEY ACT
1947 LAW THAT CURTAILED UNIONS' ABILITY TO ORGANIZE. IT PREVENTED UNIONS FROM BARRING EMPLOYMENT TO NON-UNION MEMBERS AND AUTHORIZED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HALT A STRIKE FOR EIGHTY DAYS IF IT INTERFERED WITH THE NATIONAL INTEREST.
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WATERGATE
SCANDAL AND COVER-UP THAT FORCED THE RESIGNATION OF RICHARD NIXON IN 1974. THE SCANDAL REVOLVED AROUND A BREAK-IN AT DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN 1972 AND SUBSEQUENT EFFORTS TO CONCEAL THE ADMINISTRATION' INVOLVEMENT IN THE BREAK-IN.
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WHIP INFLATION NOW
PROGRAM BY THE FORD ADMINISTRATION TO CURB INFLATION AND DRAMATIC PRICE INCREASES BY PUTTING PRESSURE ON BUSINESSES TO LOWER PRICES AND DETER CONSUMERS FROM HORDING GOODS.
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YATES V. US
1957 SUPREME COURT RULING ESTABLISHING THAT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT PROSECUTE SOMEONE FOR MERELY ADVOCATING AN ABSTRACT DOCTRINE FAVORING THE VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE RULING WAS SEEN AS A SEVERE BLOW TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE 1940 SMITH ACT.
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