| A | B |
|---|
| Warren Court | Supreme Court of the 1960s under Chief Justice Earl Warren whose decisions supported civil rights |
| Medicare | Great Society program that was created to provide basic hospital insurance to most Americans over the age of 65 |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Supreme Court case in 1966 in which police must inform suspects of their rights |
| Great Society | President Johnson's domestic programs which focused on the areas of healthcare, education, the environment, discrimination and a war on poverty |
| Affirmative Action | policy that gives special consideration to women and minorities to make up for past discrimination |
| Detente | President Nixons foreign policy which eased tensions between the US, USSR and China |
| National Organization of Women (NOW) | organization established by Betty Friedan to combat discrimination against women |
| Roe v. Wade | 1973 Supreme Court decision which stated women have the right to an abortion in certain circumstances |
| California v. Bakke | upheld affirmative action programs by ruling that race can be used on college applications but racial quotas cannot |
| United Farm Workers Movement | labor union of farm workers led by Cesar Chavez that used nonviolent tactics including strikes and boycotts |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | government agency committed to cleaning up and protecting he environment |
| Silent Spring | book by Rachel Carson which talked about the dangers of pesticides on the environment, prompting the Environmental Movement |
| Conservative Movement | supported limited government involvement in the economy, community help for the needy, and traditional values |
| Watergate | political scandal involving illegal activities that ultimately led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974 |
| Camp David Accords | 1978 agreement brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Egypt and Israel that made a peace treaty between the two nations possible |
| Iranian Hostage Crisis | In response to the US allowing the Shah of Iran into the US for medical treatment, Iran held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days |
| Reaganomics | President Reagan's economic plans which reduced taxes on businesses and individuals as a way to jumpstart the economy |
| Iran-Contra Scandal | political scandal under President Reagan involving the use of money from secret arms sales to Iran to illegally support the Contras in Nicaragua |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | signed in 1993 calling for the removal of trade restrictions among Canada, Mexico and the US |
| Electoral College | group of persons chosen from each state to indirectly elect the President - played an important role in the 2000 election allowing Bush to defeat Gore even though Gore won popular vote |
