nixon's civil rights policy

Question 1

how did nixon go against civil rights to appeal to voters?

Answer 1

• nixon had appointed conservative supreme court justices to slow desegregation
• tried to appoint two justices who were racially conservative, they were rejected by the senate (the first to be since 1930)

Question 2

what legislation justified the de facto segregation of schools in 1974?

Answer 2

1974: milliken vs bradley, ruling halted busing in the detroit area and justified the de facto segregation of schools

Question 3

what was the philadelphia plan and what did it do?

Answer 3

1970: the philadelphia plan meant that contractors had to hire minorities until the goals set by the state were met to pressure businesses

Question 4

what is another way nixon tried to protect civil rights?

Answer 4

promotion and use of affirmative action ensured its entrenchment in the future

Question 5

district of columbia crime control act, 1970

Answer 5

• encouraged unjust search procedures
• made bail harder to obtain for protesters

Question 6

what did nixon threaten to do to students protesting?

Answer 6

• end federal scholarships and loans for students who were convicted criminals or broke rules

Question 7

how many protestors were arrested in 1970?

Answer 7

10,000 protestors were arrested and some were taken to court

Question 8

what did the war on drugs do to african americans?

Answer 8

made them more likely to be searched and targeted by police, they were vilified