Nixon Flashcards
By what percentage did Nixon win the 1968 election ?
43.4%
What did new federalism mean ?
Decrease the size and influence of the federal government
One failure of Nixons new federalism promises ?
Nixons was not able pass the family assistance plan through the senate
What was the FAP ?
A family of four with no outside income would receive a basic federal payment of 1600 dollars a year - with the aim that it was reduce the supervisory role of the federal government
One success of Nixons new federalism programme ?
1972 revenue sharing bill which would allow local governments to spend their federal dollars however they saw
One success of Nixons law and order programme ?
Black panthers were minimised as a threat by 1969
Two failures of Nixons southern strategy programme ?
Nixon opposed the extension of the voting rights act and was subsequently ignored by congress who voted to extend the act
1971 congress ruled in favour of racially integrating schools through busing despite opposition from Nixon
One success of Nixons southern strategy programme ?
Nixon managed to get conservative chief justice appointee judge warren burger
Two failures of Nixons Vietnam strategy?
Vietnam fell to communism in 1975
4 Kent state students were shot dead by national guards protesting the Vietnam war
Two success of Nixons Vietnam strategy programme ?
In 1969 he began a process of vietnamisation where responsibility for fighting in Vietnam would be transferred to the south Vietnamese military
Removed American troops in 1973 with the Paris peace accords
4 examples of imperial presidency ?
Gulf of Tonkin
Pentagon papers
Bombing Cambodia
My lai
2 short term impacts of watergate ?
Democrats took control of the presidency in 1976
Voter participation declined . Only 54% of eligible voters did so in 1976
3 long term impacts of watergate ?
1978 congress passed ethics in government
Congress passed laws to reduce the power of the president eg . Wars powers act
Republicans moved to the right of the political spectrum
