Topic 4 Political Change

Question 1

What was JFKs programme of reform called?

Answer 1

New Frontier

Question 2

When was JFK elected?

Answer 2

1960

Question 3

What were 3 things did the New Frontier do for civil rights?

Answer 3

JFK appointed Thursgood Marshall as first black federal judge
Sent troops for James Meredith
Civil Rights Bill

Question 4

What 3 things did the New Frontier do for the economy?

Answer 4

Cut taxes
$900 million public works programme
Increased defence spending

Question 5

What 2 things did the New Frontier do for social reform?

Answer 5

Increased minimum wage from $1 to $1.25 per hour
Increased social security benefits -help unemployed and elderly

Question 6

Why were many of JFKs bills rejected?

Answer 6

Faced opposition in congress to his ideas

Question 7

Who became President after JFKs assassination?

Answer 7

Johnson

Question 8

What was Johnson’s programme of reform called?

Answer 8

Great Society

Question 9

What were 2 acts under Great Society that helped civil rights?

Answer 9

Civil rights act
Voting rights act

Question 10

Who became president after Johnson?

Answer 10

Nixon

Question 11

What scandal was Nixon involved in?

Answer 11

Watergate

Question 12

What did Nixon set up to aid his re-election in 1972?

Answer 12

CREEP- committee to re-elect President

Question 13

What did Nixon give permission to CREEP to do?

Answer 13

Use any tactics

Question 14

Why were 5 members of CREEP arrested?

Answer 14

Breaking into Watergate Offices of Democrat Party

Question 15

What did Nixon do after the 5 members of creep were arrested?

Answer 15

Ordered cover up and denied any knowledge

Question 16

What did Nixon win during the Watergate scandal?

Answer 16

Landslide re-election victory

Question 17

What was Nixon forced to hand over that revealed all his conversations?

Answer 17

Tapes

Question 18

What did the tapes Nixon was forced to hand over show?

Answer 18

He’d repeatedly lied throughout watergate investigation

Question 19

Why did Nixon resign in August 1974?

Answer 19

Avoid impeachment

Question 20

What were 3 effects of the Watergate scandal?

Answer 20

Showed strength of US constitution
Damaged americas reputation abroad
Destroyed Nixons reputation, nicknamed ‘Tricky Dicky’

Question 21

Who defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980 to become president?

Answer 21

Reagan

Question 22

What 3 severe economic problems did Reagan inherit?

Answer 22

Rising unemployment
Huge debt
High inflation

Question 23

What were Reagans economic reforms called?

Answer 23

Reaganomics

Question 24

What were 2 policies under reaganomics?

Answer 24

Slashed taxes by $33 billion (largest tax cut in us history)
Cut welfare programmes by $20 billion a year for 3 years

Question 25

What were 2 effects of reaganomics?

Answer 25

National debt increased
Severe stock market crash in 1987

Question 26

Why did national debt rise under Reagan?

Answer 26

Gov spending increased drastically

Question 27

What did government spending increase on under Reagan?

Answer 27

Space programme- ‘star wars’ programme

Question 28

What is federal budget deficit?

Answer 28

Gov spends more money than receives through taxes, has to borrow

Question 29

What were 2 successes under Bush Snr?

Answer 29

Clean air act
Disabilities act- forbade discrimination based on disability

Question 30

What were 3 failures under George Bush Snr?

Answer 30

Budget deficit continued to rise to $300 billion
14% Americans in poverty
Race riots in 1992

Question 31

Who did Bill Clinton have an affair with?

Answer 31

Monica Lewinsky, member of White House staff

Question 32

What was Clinton threatened with for having an affair?

Answer 32

Impeachment

Question 33

What scandal was Clinton linked to in 1996?

Answer 33

Whitewater

Question 34

What were 3 successes under Clinton?

Answer 34

Balanced budget for first time since 1969
Stock market value tripled
Increased minimum wage to $5.15