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Nixon’s domestic record Increased spending on
social security Increased spending on
Medicare and Medicaid Signed Clean Air Act in 1970 Created Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA), 1971
Created Environmental Protection Agency in 1972
Supported Affirmative Action
Nixon as cool guy.
Presidential election of 1976:
Jimmy Carter: 50.8 pct of vote
Gerald Ford: 48.2 pct of vote
Carter contributions
Department of Education in 1979 Introduced merit pay into Civil Service and
made it easier to fire incompetents Environmental superfund Set aside 100 million acres of land in
Alaska Appointed women and minorities to office in
record numbers . . . . . . Including one of Martin Luther King’s
lieutenants, Andrew Young, as UN ambassador
Roe v. Wade, 1972 Texas law banning abortion declared
unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court Supremes argued that the law violated Norma
McCorvey’s right to privacy and due process of law, implied and protected by the 5th and 14th amendment’s “due process” clause:
“nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;” (5 and 14th amendments)
Court declared that women had the right to choose in the first trimester
Orange County California
1930: pop. 130,760
1960: pop. 703,925
Walter Knott, anti-communist
Opposed Civil Rights laws
Opposed Fair Housing laws
Supported use of low level nuclear weapons in military conflicts
Libertarianism Emphasis on the
sanctity of the individual
Acquisitiveness and even greed seen as positive qualities
“Free market” seen as optimal system for solving social problems
Government seen as a problem rather than a solution
The Reagan Domestic Program Cut taxes
Cut social programs Deregulate the private sector Increase military spending
Reagan tax cuts: 1981: 5 percent 1982: 10
percent 1983: 10
percent
David Stockman, White House budget analyst
Cut social spending and deregulate everything . . .
Privatize public lands Stop requiring public service
requirements for broadcasters End the Fairness Doctrine Weaken the Federal Trade
Commission Weaken the Securities and
Exchange Commission
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