| A | B |
|---|
| silent majority | Forgotten Americans who hadn't been involved in protests |
| southern strategy | Nixon plan to win traditional Democratic southern white voters to the Republican Party |
| family assistance plan | failed Nixon plan to replace the welfare system |
| stagflation | rise in both unemployment and inflation |
| OPEC | alliance of five major oil producing countries. Controlled the price of oil from member countries. |
| energy crisis | fuel shortage resulting from oil embargo |
| EPA | government agency responsible for enforcing environmental laws |
| realpolitik | placing practical national interests above all others when considering foreign policy decisions |
| SALT | agreement between U.S. and Soviet Union to limit production of certain nuclear weapons |
| detente | time of peace between U.S. and Soviet Union |
| Watergate | buglary to copy Democratic Party records and to bug offices |
| Archibald Cox | special prosecutor assigned to find truth behind Watergate. Fired by Nixon. |
| executive privilege | president's right to keep information secret when it relates to presidential business |
| Saturday Night Massacre | A group of resignations/firings in regards to orders given relating to Watergate |
| impeachment | bringing formal charges of wrongdoing against a public official |
| Gerald Ford | took over presidency after Nixon resigned |
| pardon | freedom from punishment |
| WIN | Whip Inflation Now |
| Department of Energy | established programs to conserve energy and manage energy resources |
| apartheid | legal system of racial discrimination in South Africa |
| sanctions | official punishments against other countries |
| Panama Canal treaty | Carter's controversial decision to turn over Panama Canal to Panama by the year 2000 |
| Camp David Accords | document produced when Carter met with Sadat and Begin to negotiate peace between Egypt and Israel |
| busing | transporting students to schools outside their neighborhood to fix school segregation |
| affirmative action | giving special consideration to minorities when hiring if all other criteria are equal |
| quota system | setting aside certain number of jobs for specific groups of people |
| American Indian Movement | used confrontational tactics to draw attention to abuse of American Indians |
| Chicano Movement | orgaznized Hispanics who increased awareness of Hispanic culture and political strength |
| United Farm Workers | union formed to improve wages and working conditions for migrant field hands |
| Equal Rights Amendment | "equality of rights shall not be denied or decreased by the U.S. or any state on account of sex" |
