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93 Congressional Term
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Supreme Court issued abortion decision, Roe v. Wade
The Court decided that a right to privacy under the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that right must be balanced against the state's two legitimate interests for regulating abortions: protecting prenatal life and protecting the woman's health. -
Paris Peace Accords signed
Intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam. -
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973,
The renewal of the highway bill for the next five years, authorizing $18.35 billion -
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. -
Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973
Anti-Poverty program created by Lyndon Johnsons Econmis oportunity act of 1964 as the domestic version of the Peace Corps. -
Saturday Night Massacre
The term given by political commentators to U.S. President Richard Nixon's executive dismissal of independent special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus on October 20, 1973 during the Watergate scandal. -
War Powers Resolution
Federal law intended to check the power of the President in committing the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of congress -
Senate Makeup
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House of Representatives Makeup
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House of Representaives Breakdown
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Senate Breakown
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End of First Session
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Endangered Species Act
Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a " consequence of economis growth and development umtempered by adequate concern and conservation". -
Start os Second Session
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Disaster Relief Act of 1974
United States federal law that established the process of presidential disaster declarations. -
Legal Services Corporation Act
Is a private, non-profit corporation established by the United States Congress. It seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it. -
President Richard Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford became President.
The watergate scandal escalated despite efforts by the Nixon administration to cover it up, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office -
United States midterm elections: Democrats increased their majorities in both houses
These elections were held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. These circumstances hurt the Republicans, and they lost seats in both houses of Congress. -
End of Second Session
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Trade Act of 1974
It was passed to help industry in the United States become more competitive or phase workers into other industries or occupations.
