Chapter 54 Flashcards
Who was the California senator?
nixon
What was the speech that was the high point in his career that culminated his election of Nixon’s presidency in 1968?
Checkers Speech
What was the Checkers’ Speech named after?
puppy
Nixon served in the__
WWII, elected House of Rep, to Senate, then served as VP to Eisenhower
Nixon lost presidency against__
JFK
Which Alabama governor mounted a strong campaign for president on American President Party ticket the same year as the assassinations?
George Wallace
Where was the outbreak of violence occurring who opposed the Vietnam war?
Democratic National Convention in Chicago
To win, nixon had what strategy?
Southern strategy
- choose southern gov. Spiro T. Agnew (against racial seg)
- reach out to conservative southern voters with talke of respect for states’ rights and smaller federal gov.
conservative plan to reduce size and power of the federal gov
NEW FEDERALISM
Main idea in new federalism? (federal gov. distributes tax revenues to states and gov. to spend as they saw it)
Revenue sharing
What did Nixon get rid of made by LBJ?
Great Society and Office of Economic Opportunity
great # of votes a candidates receive in an election when none of the candidates receives a majority
plurality
what did Nixon cherish in 1972 election?
security
Programs Nixon formed for people
social security, Food Stamp Program
Nixon’s plans in gov
OSHA- protect workers on the job
EPA- protect human health and to safeguard natural environment
Family Assistance Plan- gov. supports every poor family with minimum annual income
What did OSHA and EPA add?
Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act
Southern Strategy after the election:
- appoint conservative southern judges to Supreme Court (who happened to support segregation)
- re-sign Voting Rights Act
increasing economic opportunities for Af. Am. by expanding:
Affirmative action
plan requiring construction companies working on federally funded projects to hire #s of minority workers
Philadelphia Plan
encouraging federal assistance to black-owned businesses
black capitalism
the 2 contradictions for Nixon?
he wanted to redue size of federal gov, but New Federalism gave $$$ to state and local governments (popular by conservatives)
Unemployment rose, prise rose
stagflation
3 PHASE PROGRAM
- freeze wages and prices for 90 days
- allow federal agency to strictly limit future wage and prices increases; increase gov spending to put more money into economy (so joblessness fell)
- replace strict wage and price controls witih voluntary guide lines
Now often is the voting rights act renewed?
every 5 years
