How Did The Presidency Change Between 1917 And 1996? Flashcards
Democrats
Left of republicanism, centrist, liberal
Champion social justice
Impose rules to protect those in need
Reduce defence spend and seem co op in international affairs
Progressive tax
Republicans
Right wing Champion individual rights Oppose big govt US should be able to defend Socially conservative Promote US affairs
Appeal of republicanism following WW1
Reaction to wilsons behaviour as president
Effects of the war
Party of big business due to economic policies- not controlling wages, hours and prices
Didn’t take US into international politics
Coolidge appeal
Laissez fair and dignity/ morality
Period of ‘boom’, recovery and prosperity
Anti communism
Rugged Individualism: belief govt was inhibiting
The decline of republicanism- Hoover
Presidents emergency committee for employment overwhelmed
Couldn’t gain fed help to create employment
Unpopular decision: asked Congress for help- reject proposals and govt taken into debt
WSC response insufficient
Influence of Roosevelt
More staff
Fast relief and encouraged welfare of the people
Improved farmers situation
Federal power and role of president increase
Closer relationship with press
Negatives of Roosevelt
General policy over detail
Supreme Court declare some emergency laws as unconstitutional- violate powers through ‘separation powers’
Watergate scandal 1972
Burglary in WGate building HQ of dem party Part of CREEP trying to bug office- uncovered tapes Attempted cover up by Nixon Lost trust in govt and ended imperial presidency
Anti Vietnam protest
Students, veterans
Full Bright Hearings (22 people have evidence of Vietnam war and political views of)
Media mostly against war yet focus on building communism rather than war
Tet offensive
1968
LBJ tells public that war was nearly won, media exposes as untrue
My Lai Massacre
1969
Troops kill entire village, expose by photos
Means there are fewer photographers
Gulf of Tonkin
1964
Incident where possible fake attack of N Vietnam- US announce @ war
Three Mile Island
1979
Nuclear power plant meltdown
Blown up by media- cause panic
Gov’t officials and experts unsure of what to do- shook public
Kent State shootings
1970 May 4th
Ohio national guard kill 4 students after 67 rounds of shooting on unarmed college students
