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civics real study guide

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undefined, object
copy deck
NY times vs. US
pentagon papers, gov. cannot stop publication of secret gov. documents
a phillop randolph
all of the above
Johnson's Great society programs
won battles in education and heath care
watts riots
militancy
civil rights act 1968
prohibited discrimination in sale and rental of housing
between 1932-1938 gov. spent large sums of money in
providing work for unemployed
truman's domestic welfare plan dubbed the...
fair deal
statement best fits eisenhower era
all of the above
federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities
montgomery bus boycott
chief legislator
formal
schneck vs. US
direct incitement test: speech must show imminent harm, clear and present danger
24th amendment
1964, abolishes poll tax
chief executive
formal
Eisenhower (1953-1961)
less federal gov. intervention, conservative, leave it to the states, sent troops to little rock
result of FDR's new deal
increase in power of fed. gov
chronological order
Birmingham demonstrators; march on washington; johson signs civil rights bill
engel vs. vitale
no prayer in public schools, separation of church and state
militant outcome of CRM
white backlash, less support from federal gov
mapp vs. ohio
police need a warrant to search and seize, exclusionary rule: may not use illegaly seized evidence in trial
Kennedy (1961-1963)
supported CRM, more federal gov. intervention, helped get MLK out of jail, first yrs. in office focus on cold war, 1963 his approach changed, adressed congress on tv to pass civil rights laws
commander in chief
formal
De jure segregation
laws
critics of march on washington upset b/c
all of the above
goal of great society
end poverty in US
US vs. Nixon
executive priviledge
26th amendment
1971, passed lowering voting age to 18
pressure exerted by montgomery improvement association
economic
korematsu vs. U.S.
S.C. upheld the exec. order said rooselvelt was acting within his powers as President under the constitution, dissent disagreed (judge murphy) legalized discrimination
women during WWII
filled industrial jobs
first "sit ins"
Greensboro N.C.
war powers act
if president sends troops and if after 90 days congress doesn't declare war, troops must come home. limits presidents power
roe vs. wade
ruling 7-2 texas law prohibiting abortion violated a woman's right to privacy
office of war information
produced films, posters, and radio broadcats on how Americans could support the war effort
civil rights act of 1964
made discrimination illegal
moral persuader
informal
brown 2
"with all deliberate speed"
1950's workforce
white collar workers outnumbered blue collar workers
ex. of de facto segregation
concentration of urban african americans in slum areas
nixon (1969-1974)
small fed. gov "law and order" silent majority-southern whites
largest public works project during Eisenhowers presidency
interstate highway system
head of state
formal
nixons approach to CRM
"law and order"
deficit spending
purchasing power will increase and economic growth will be stimulated
assasinated in 1968
MLK and RFK
boland amendment (1982)
forbade the CIA and US gov to support the Contras
sending troops to little rock..what constitutional power
commander in chief
in response to sputnik
congress passed national defense education act
Johnson (1963-1969)
big gov. involvment, 1964 CRM act ends jim crow laws, MLK criticizes Johnson for Vietnam, doesnt run for re-election
summer of 1964
college students helped register black voters in mississippi
palko vs. CT
selective incorporation
purpose of freedom riders
test enforcement of decision to integrate buses
reagan doctrine
defeat communism in 3rd world countries, support anti-communist groups, US wouldnt negotiate with terrorits (Iran)
crisis manager
informal
stokeley carmichael
became leader of SNCC "black power"

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