A Changing Presidency Flashcards
When did Harding assume office and leave office due to death?
1921 and 1923
Harding’s quote on government and business
‘less government in business, more business in government’
French phrase describing Harding’s/ republican policies at the time
laissez-faire
What tarnished Harding’s reputation at the end of his presidency?
Corrupted officials
What was Coolidge’s reduction on surtax?
40% to 20%
What was the wage increase during Coolidge Presidency?
$1308 to $1716
Which tax did Coolidge abolish?
Gift tax
Which tax did Coolidge halve?
Estate tax
Consumer Credit increase under Coolidge?
$32 billion to $60 billlion
Under Coolidge, how much did Andrew Mellon reduce taxes?
50% to 20%
By the mid 1920s, 200 Companies owned what percentage of the nation’s wealth?
20%
FDR quote on fear during his inaugural speech
‘the only thing we have to fear is fear itself’
What revolutionary form of communication with the public did FDR use to describe his policies?
Fireside chats
In what year were the NRA and AAA ruled to be unconstitutional?
1937
How many Supreme justices did FDR try to add to the existing 9?
6
Coolidge’s quote on business
‘the business of America is business’
When was the Fordney- McCumber Tariff Act introduced?
1922
The Presidential Difference: leadership from FDR to Barack Obama by Fred Greenstein quote on the presidency
‘The President became the most visible landmark in the political landscape’
Catchphrase that was used to describe the way in which Truman spoke in public?
‘to err is Truman’
In what cases did Eisenhower minimise a problem to the media?
USSR in space and the missile crisis
What kind of image did Kennedy try to show the media?
‘family’
Example of Johnson working well in Congress
School funding bypassed by funding the children
Was Nixon effective in Congress?
Yes
The National Security Act of 1947 created which two agencies?
NSA and CIA
Which speculations were made during the Korean War?
More troops (true), implement the draft (false), considering use of atomic bomb (false)
Which two Universities had anti-war protests?
Howard and Columbia
In which city did a shootout occur between police and black rioters in 1968?
Ohio
What percentage of people trusted government in 1960 and 1974?
70% and 40%
Example of corruption during 1960s and 1970s as a result of more people in the White House
Use of the President’s name without approval
Violence during the 1960s and 1970s occurred most commonly in two cases, which were they?
Students and Civil Rights activists
In what war did Truman give very little information to the media?
Korean War
Truman was in office between which years?
1945 and 1953
Eisenhower was in office between which years?
1953 and 1961
Kennedy was in office between which years?
1961 and 1963
Johnson was in office between which years?
1963 and 1969
Nixon was in office between which years?
1969 and 1974
Ford was in office between which years?
1974 and 1977
Carter was in office between which years?
1977 and 1981
An example of White House corruption?
Using the President’s name
How many people died at the shooting in Kent University in 1970?
4
When did Ford pardon Nixon?
1974
