Impeachment- (in congress or a state legislature) the presentation of formal charges against a public official by the lower house‚ trial before the upper house 2. The “plumbers”- secret White House special investigations unit established in1971 during the Nixon presidency 3. Perjury- the willful giving of false testimony under oath of affirmation‚ before a competent tribunal‚ upon a point material to a legal inquiry 4. Judicial Review- the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws
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How the 1960 Presidential Elections Are Similar to the 2008 Presidential Elections During The Cold War in 1960‚ the U.S presidential elections were going on. Either J.F.K or Richard Nixon would become the 35th President of the United States of America. It is one of the most memorable events in history‚ and the world first telecasted presidential election. In 2008 the new presidential elections have begun‚ the race between B.Obama and J.Macain. This is said to be one of the most important elections
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History 135 Week 9 Final Project: “The Most Significant Events”: When most people are taught about U.S. history‚ we think of mostly the bad times like the wars‚ the civil rights movements‚ President Kennedy’s and M. L. King Jr’s associations‚ just to name a few. In this paper I will discuss those and more going into the start of the 21st century. The previous five decades consisting of the 1950s into the millennium happened during the U.S. History equally turbulent‚ but exciting. There
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and his leadership was displayed during the assassination‚ as he was consecrating the Eucharist. An event that occurred that showed the corruption even in the society of the United States‚ occurred earlier than Romero’s fight for social justice. Nixon became President in 1968 and from the day he entered office he started a war against his
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JFK & LBJ What were the elements of Johnson’s Great Society? Why was the “Affluent Society” actually an illusion? The elements of Johnson’s Great society consisted of all the fundamentals of issues such as poverty‚ education‚ economic opportunity‚ health care‚ immigration reform‚ the culture‚ and arts. The importance of the environment‚ he wanted the address and tackle these issues in his aim to create a Great Society. Along with poverty came the “Equal Opportunity Act” the appropriation doubled
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Final Review Sheet ( 2pgs) Be prepared to write yet another thoughtful essay! Your exam topics will come from a combination of the ideas listed below. Make sure to go back and study the essay assignments that you have already written and pay careful attention to the marks and suggestions that I have written on those essays. 5 parts: Moore‚ Shlain‚ lecture‚ roadtrips and notable californians Moore: 1. Why did people choose to live in Richmond before the war? What affect did encouraging
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Times. Barry Goldwater was a republican senator from Arizona. He believed in the conservative movement and he published The Conscience of a Conservative in which he sums up the conservative position on the basic beliefs of the movement. Richard Nixon was in the beginning
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States would have the will and the strength to resist communism around the world. • Kennedy then challenged the vice president to a series of televised debates. Many in the Nixon camp‚ including President Eisenhower‚ urged the vice president to reject the debate proposal and deny Kennedy invaluable national exposure. But Nixon confidently agreed to share a platform with his
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local police arrested five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. The police found on the burglars a slush fund used by the committee for the re-election of the President Richard Nixon and listening devices. They look secrets agents more than burglars. As Washington is a federal district‚ the affair was charged to the F.B.I. Within hours after that‚ the F.B.I discovered a name of a C.I.A officer in the address book of one of the
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unemployment. 1970’s stock market is a disaster. Inflation rate in the U.S. reached its 20th century highest. 2. Watergate Occurred June 17th‚ 1972. Nixon had nothing to do with the actual burglary. Situation led him to resign in August of 1974. Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein played a major role in uncovering the scandal. Nixon tried to cover up for the burglars. 3. Nixon Resigns The whole Watergate Scandal caused him to resign. Resigned August 9th‚ 1974. Stated‚ "I hope that I will have hastened the start of
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