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Federal Gov Flashcards

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Roosevelt

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1901-1909

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Woodrow Wilson

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1913-1921

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Warren G Harding

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1921-1923

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Franklin Roosevelt

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1933-1945

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Harry Truman

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1945-1953

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Dwight Eisenhower

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1953-1961

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JKF

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1961-1963

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Lyndon B Johnson

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1963-1969

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Richard Nixon

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1969-1974

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Ford

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1974-1977

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Ronald Reagan

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1981-1989

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George Bush

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1989-1993

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When does Roosevelt invite Booker T Washington to White House

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1901

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Roosevelt does

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-Booker T Washington Whitehouse 1901
-New Deal
-Alphabet agencies

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Truman does

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-Executive order 9981

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Eisenhower does

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-Intervenes in Little Rock 1957
-1000 paratroopers so AA can attend
-Civil Rights Act 1957

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Little Rock

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1957
1,000 army paratroopers sent in by Eisenhower

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Kennedy does

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-70% of AA vote for him
-Freedom riders 1961 protected by him
-James Meredith vs Uni of Mississippi 1962 sends in 500 people
-1963 speech and string civil rights bill in response to Birmingham

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How many vote for Kennedy

20
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Freedom riders

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James Meredith vs Uni of Miss

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1962
500 sent in

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Johnson does

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-Civil Rights Act 1964
-Persuades end to filibuster
-2/3 majority on bill
-Segregation made illegal
-Equal Employment Commission
-Voting Rights Act 1965
-MLK and Rosa Parks sign act
-1965 250,000 new AA voters

23
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When is Johnsons civil rights act

24
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Johnsons voting rights act

25
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How many new AA voters in 1965

26
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Problems with Johnson

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-Watts ghetto riots after Voting Rights Act
-1000 injured

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Nixon does

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-Executive Order 11578 required affirmative policies in work
-Only 9% of AA children in all black education

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Nixon problems

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-Supports ROAR 1974

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Ford does

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-Policy of non intervention

30
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Reagan problems

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-Reductions to Medicare which 20% of AA dependent on
-Conservative appointments to Supreme Court
-Reduces EEOC funding
-60% less cases filed

31
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How many AA dependent on Medicare

32
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Clinton does

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-Tries to find middle ground
-Argues affirmative action is flawed but necessary

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