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5th Amendment and property rights
protects the property rights of individuals requiring the gov follow a legal procedure if it needs to seize an individuals property. -
Sam Walton
American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club. -
Billy Graham
An American Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister -
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. -
Sandra Day O'Conner
United States Supreme Court justice. She served as an Associate Justice from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan until her retirement from the Court in 2006. She was the first woman to be appointed to the Court. -
Bill Gates
Co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft
Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CEO of Cascade Investment
Chairman of Corbis -
Nixon and China
Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China -
Watergate Scandal
political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 7th 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon -
Endangered Species Act,
forced gov agencies to consider how any actions may threaten the habitat of certain species. -
US Israel relations
Congress has placed considerable importance on the maintenance of a close and supportive relationship. The main expression of Congressional support for Israel has been foreign aid. -
Gerald Ford
38th President of the United States, He was the first person appointed to the Vice Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment -
Community Reinvestment Act
legislation implemented by congress to reduce discriminatory practices in banks. -
The “Moral Majority”,
advocated social policies the reflected the point of view of evangelical Christians. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis and President Carter’s response
President Carter initiated immediate economic sanctions, attepmted a military rescue, and negotiated for the release of hostages -
Four Pillars of Reaganomics
reducing government spending, income and capital gains taxes, government regulations and inflation by controlling the money supply -
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) led to a worldwide epidemi. largest health concern in recent history -
Conservatism in the 1980’s
President Ronald Reagan solidified conservative Republican strength with tax cuts, greatly increased the US military budget, deregulation, a policy of rolling back Communism, and appeals to family values and conservative Christian morality. The 1980s and beyond became known as the "Reagan Era".Typically, conservative politicians and spokesmen in the 21st century proclaim their devotion to Reagan's ideals and policies on most social, economic and foreign polic -
Nancy Reagan and the “Just Say No” campaign
addressed the social issue of illegal drug use -
Impacts of Cold War defense spending and the American Space program
expanded businesses and employment, growth of hightech industries, and new research and development -
Jerry Falwell
American evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative political commentator. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, -
Lionel Sosa
He is the founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, now Bromley Communications, the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S. -
Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States."Reaganomics", advocated reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, controlling the money supply to reduce inflation, deregulation of the economy, and reducing government spending. -
American movies and cultural diffusion
impacted people aroumd the world b/c people have incorporated apspects of american culture into their own lives.