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Who was the California senator?

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nixon

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What was the speech that was the high point in his career that culminated his election of Nixon’s presidency in 1968?

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Checkers Speech

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What was the Checkers’ Speech named after?

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puppy

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Nixon served in the__

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WWII, elected House of Rep, to Senate, then served as VP to Eisenhower

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Nixon lost presidency against__

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JFK

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Which Alabama governor mounted a strong campaign for president on American President Party ticket the same year as the assassinations?

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George Wallace

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Where was the outbreak of violence occurring who opposed the Vietnam war?

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Democratic National Convention in Chicago

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To win, nixon had what strategy?

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Southern strategy

  1. choose southern gov. Spiro T. Agnew (against racial seg)
  2. reach out to conservative southern voters with talke of respect for states’ rights and smaller federal gov.
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conservative plan to reduce size and power of the federal gov

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NEW FEDERALISM

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Main idea in new federalism? (federal gov. distributes tax revenues to states and gov. to spend as they saw it)

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Revenue sharing

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What did Nixon get rid of made by LBJ?

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Great Society and Office of Economic Opportunity

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great # of votes a candidates receive in an election when none of the candidates receives a majority

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plurality

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what did Nixon cherish in 1972 election?

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security

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Programs Nixon formed for people

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social security, Food Stamp Program

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Nixon’s plans in gov

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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

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What did OSHA and EPA add?

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Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act

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Southern Strategy after the election:

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  1. appoint conservative southern judges to Supreme Court (who happened to support segregation)
  2. re-sign Voting Rights Act
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increasing economic opportunities for Af. Am. by expanding:

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Affirmative action

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plan requiring construction companies working on federally funded projects to hire #s of minority workers

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Philadelphia Plan

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encouraging federal assistance to black-owned businesses

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black capitalism

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21
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the 2 contradictions for Nixon?

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he wanted to redue size of federal gov, but New Federalism gave $$$ to state and local governments (popular by conservatives)

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22
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Unemployment rose, prise rose

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stagflation

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3 PHASE PROGRAM

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  1. freeze wages and prices for 90 days
  2. allow federal agency to strictly limit future wage and prices increases; increase gov spending to put more money into economy (so joblessness fell)
  3. replace strict wage and price controls witih voluntary guide lines
24
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Now often is the voting rights act renewed?

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every 5 years

25
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Oil exporitng nations such as Israel and Arab nations established oil embargo to protest US support for Israel during Israel-Arab conflicts

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RESULT: nationwide energy crisis

26
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term meaning real politics (practical rather than ideal)

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realpolitik

27
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Nixon’s foreign policy adviser

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Kissinger

28
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promising US would continue to protect its allies from USSR/Chinese nuclear attacks; US would expect the nation at risk to do more to help itself like Vietnamization

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Nixon Doctrine

29
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When Israel attacked Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria, trigerring oil embargo; even though Saudi Arabia had aid, they backed the embargo to punish US for suppporting Israel

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YOM KIPPUR WAR

30
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French for relaxing to prevent nuclear holocaust; used to deal with USSR and China

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detente

31
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China held __ of the world’s population

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1/5

32
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what did China do to be friendly?

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tennis competition

33
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Who was the Chinese premier?

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Chou En-Lai

34
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place with turning point for relatoinship with world’s largest communist nation

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Beijing

35
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Who was 1st US president to visit Moscow?

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Nixon

36
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Nixon and Brezhnev signed what?

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basic principles (both superpowers to do their utmost to avoid military confrontations) but USSR violated this

37
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worst break in?

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Watergate

38
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Washington Post writers who wouldn’t dorp the Watergate case, who used this source

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Woodwar and Bernstein using DEEP THROAT

39
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top lawyer for Nixon

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John Dean

40
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John D did what?

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taped everything Nixon talked about/phone calls and Nixon refuses to give all records up because of EXECUTIVE PRIVELEGE

41
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trials leading to accusations for impeachment

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impeachment trials

42
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House of Reps in these trials will…

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draw charges

43
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Senate in these trials will…

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convict you of charges

44
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bugging devices for Nixon’s reelection campaign

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WIRETAPPING

45
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people doing Nixon’s dirty work

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plumbers

46
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what was watergate ranked before?

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3rd rate burglary

47
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who was the special prosecutor of Watergate case?

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Archibald Cox

48
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Lawyer from outside the gov. whom attorney general OR congress appoints to investigate federal officials for misconduct in office

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Special Prosecutor

49
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Nixon battled who over the tapes?

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Cox and Senate

50
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Who said Nixon covered up White House links to Watergate break in?

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White House consel John Dean

51
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what was issued by Senate Watergate Committee to force Nixon to turn over tapes?

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Subpoena

52
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the night Nixon fired Cox (his own attorney general)

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Saturday Night Massacre

53
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Which VP resigned?

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Spiro Agnew

54
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the 3 articles of impeachment brought by House Judiciary Committee?

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  1. obstruction of justice
  2. abuse of power
  3. contempt of congress

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