A Republican-tried to move the nation into a more conservative direction. He also ended many social programs from the Great Society and gave the money to the states to figure out how to spend.

Tinker siblings were suspended from school for wearing black armbands protesting the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court ruled that this violated their First Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court said that the state could not require Amish children to attend school beyond 8th grade because it violated their First Amendment right freedom of religion.

Environmental protection agency (EPA)

Sets standards to reduce air and water pollution and protect the environment. Monitors potential violations.

Endangered species Act

This law regulates which animals are near extinction and how those numbers are determined. It also sets up further action that might need to be taken to protect them.

Nixon wanted to warm relations between the Soviet Union and the United States. His policy of “détente” (to ease tensions) was a change from past administrations.

In 1972, a group of former CIA agents were arrested for breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate office complex.Evidence eventually began to come out that perhaps people in the White House were involved in the break in, and tried t

Gerald Ford became President after the resignation. Fords most controversial act as President was the pardon of Nixon, believing the country needed to move on from Watergate. He also continued the policy of détente and signed the Helsinki Accords with the

The main problem with the economy when Ford took office was unemployment and INFLATION (rising prices).Inflation was a major problem, but combined with many people being out of work, the economy stalled and caused stagflation

As a result of the US support of Israel, several Arab countries, which were members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) used their control of oil as a political weapon. The OPEC crisis resulted when these countries put an oil embar

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Term	Definition
Richard Nixon	A Republican-tried to move the nation into a more conservative direction. He also ended many social programs from the Great Society and gave the money to the states to figure out how to spend.
Tinker v. Des Moines	Tinker siblings were suspended from school for wearing black armbands protesting the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court ruled that this violated their First Amendment rights.
Wisconsin V. Yoder	The Supreme Court said that the state could not require Amish children to attend school beyond 8th grade because it violated their First Amendment right freedom of religion.
Environmental protection agency (EPA)	Sets standards to reduce air and water pollution and protect the environment. Monitors potential violations.
Endangered species Act	This law regulates which animals are near extinction and how those numbers are determined. It also sets up further action that might need to be taken to protect them.
Détente	Nixon wanted to warm relations between the Soviet Union and the United States. His policy of “détente” (to ease tensions) was a change from past administrations.
Watergate	In 1972, a group of former CIA agents were arrested for breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate office complex.Evidence eventually began to come out that perhaps people in the White House were involved in the break in, and tried t
Gerald Ford	Gerald Ford became President after the resignation. Fords most controversial act as President was the pardon of Nixon, believing the country needed to move on from Watergate. He also continued the policy of détente and signed the Helsinki Accords with the
Stagflation	The main problem with the economy when Ford took office was unemployment and INFLATION (rising prices).Inflation was a major problem, but combined with many people being out of work, the economy stalled and caused stagflation
OPEC Crisis	As a result of the US support of Israel, several Arab countries, which were members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) used their control of oil as a political weapon. The OPEC crisis resulted when these countries put an oil embar

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