Nixon 1969-1974
The 23rd amendment was passed in 1971. What did it do?
Lowered the federal voting age to 18.
Carter signed a treaty which gave the _____ to ______ after the U.S. had owned it for the last 80 years.
Panama Canal/Panama
The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 signaled the collapse of _____ ______ only two years later. Thus, it could be said that the United States won the Cold War
The Soviet Union
Clinton's trade policies helped foster economic prosperity. _______ rivaled the European Common Market (a free trade area of European states). The U.S., Canada, and Mexico agreed to reduce tariffs in this policy to help trade.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
This group fights against "ageism"--especially discrimination against elderly Americans.
The Gray Panthers
The _____ policy was used to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union and China. Also one of Nixon greatest accomplishments.
Detente
_____ boycotted the United States and other countries who traded with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War. This led to a shortage of gas in the U.S.
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
This act requires restaurants, hotels, theaters, stadiums, and other public places to create paths of travel wide enough for wheelchairs, to have lower switches for light bulbs, to have some lower sinks in restrooms, and to make other "reasonable accommodations".
The Americans with Disabilities Act
After the attacks on 9/11, the U.S. declared war on which country?
Afghanistan
Why are the Miranda rights important?
It informs the accused of their rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney present during questioning.
Nixon met with foreign leader Mao Zedong and made the U.S. closer with which foreign country?
China
In the Camp David Accords, Carter brokered a peace between which two countries?
Egypt and Isreal
This doctrine pledged that the U.S. would not only contain communism but roll it back, in places like Grenada, Nicaragua and Afghanistan
The Reagan Doctrine
What is the definition of terrorism?
The use of violence against innocent civilians to blackmail governments into making concessions, or to draw media attention to their greivances.
What was established by Mapp v. Ohio (1961)?
Evidence that was illegally obtained cannot be used against you in a court of law.
In 1973, members of AIM took over _______ _____, the site of a massacre of Indians by the federal government. They protested government treatment of Indians and violence broke out between AIM and the FBI.
Wounded Knee
What major event under President Carter saw a showdown between him and the Ayatollah Khomeini?
The Iran Hostage Crisis
In August 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, a small nearby country with a lot of oil. George H W Bush sent U.S. troops into this country where they defeated Iraqi forces in the _____ ____ War.
Persian Gulf War
What did the PATRIOT Act do?
Gave the U.S. government increased power to combat terrorism, including the ability to wiretap phones to eavesdrop on potential terrorists.
What was established in Gideon v. Wainwright?
If you cannot afford an attorney, the government must provide you with one.
What was the SALT treaty designed to do?
Have the US. and the Soviet Union limit the production of nuclear weapons
It is okay to take race into consideration when deciding to hire or admit someone into a school. Race-based quotas, however, are unconstitutional.
When the _____ ______ ______ reached the media, the American public was shocked. Because 1. The US had negotiated with terrorists and 2. U.S. officials had violated a congressional ban on aiding the anti-Communists in Nicaragua
Iran-Contra Affair
How have attitudes toward immigration changed in the U.S. in the last 50 years?
A. We have removed preferential quotas, and shifted immigration policy from the preservation of America's ethnic make-up to that of simply limiting the total number of immigrants.
B. A big concern has been the amount of illegal immigrants versus legal immigrants entering the country.
This organization replaced GATT, and it promoted international commerce and a reduction of tariffs (taxes on imported goods).
The WTO (World Trade Organization)