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Unit 8--Part 4
APUSH
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lyndon Johnson | took over Presidency upon JFK's assassination (1963-68) |
| "war on poverty" | phrase used by LBJ to describe his attempt to eliminate poverty in US |
| Medicare | federally funded medical coverage for elderly created by LBJ |
| Medicaid | federally funded medical care for low-income citizens created by LBJ |
| Head Start | early school start for 3-year-olds in low income families |
| Great Society | nickname for LBJ's domestic program |
| liberalism | political movement that argues government intervention can solve many problems |
| Sharon Statement | 1960 statement of conservative students adopted with the purpose of creating Young Americans for Freedom |
| Barry Goldwater | helped start the new conservatism; lost to LBJ in 1964 |
| Phyllis Schlafly | made the case for marriage and motherhood during the feminist movement |
| Heritage Foundation | conservative Christian lobbying group founded in 1974 |
| new conservatism | term to describe right-wing movement that opposed liberalism of 1960s and 1970s |
| Moral Majority | political organization led by southern Baptists that raised $$ to defeat “liberal” politicians (both Democrats and Republicans) who they deemed immoral |
| 700 Club | Christian TV show of the 1960s to today |
| 1965 Immigration Act | established system in which family members, skilled and educated people, and refugees were given priority in immigration |
| Miranda v. Arizona | established the right of the accused to have his/her rights read to him/her |
| Committee to Re-Elect the President | its "burglars" attempted to steal campaign secrets from the Democrats |
| Watergate | Nickname for scandal that caused Nixon to re-sign in 1974 |
| stagflation | unusual circumstance of high unemployment AND high inflation in the 1970s |
| Iran Hostage crisis | 52 Americans taken hostage for 444 days |