A | B |
Vietnam truce signed | when Nixon was president |
Demonstrations | Kent State University |
War Powers Resolution | President can make decisions without the consent of Congress |
Detente | Nixon policy of easing tensions while still fighting communism |
Miranda v. Arizona | criminals must be read their rights |
Griswold v. Connecticut | right to privacy |
26th Amendment | lowered voting age to 18 |
Roe v. Wade | declared that abortion in a constitutionally protected right |
George McGovern | shot and paralyzed from waist down |
Watergate | theives caught in Democratic headquarters-they were paid by Republicans |
impeachement | rather than go through the hearings, Nixon resigns |
1970's | Energy Crisis |
Replaces Nixon as president | Gerald Ford |
Defeats Ford for presidency | Jimmy Carter |
Carter failures | Iranian hostage crisis, Afghanistan |
Replaced Carter as president | Ronald Reagan |
Reagan policy | trickle down economics-taxes of the rich are slashed |
Iranian Contra Affair | diverting funds to Nicaraguan Sandinistas |
Replaced Reagan | George Bush |