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Mapp v. Ohio. Evidence seized illegally can’t be used in state courts. Gideon v. Wainwright. All citizens have a right to free counsel if they cannot afford it. Miranda v Arizona. Police must inform suspects of their rights at time of arrest
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Mapp v. Ohio • Evidence seized illegally can’t be used in state courts
Gideon v. Wainwright • All citizens have a right to free counsel if they cannot afford it
Miranda v Arizona • Police must inform suspects of their rights at time of arrest • May not interrogate suspects who invoke their rights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4edZGi0w_z4
LBJ’s “Great Society • LBJ- JFK’s Vice President • Wins 1964 election v. Barry Goldwater • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63h_v6uf0Ao
Is it the job of the Federal Government to try to END poverty? • If no, why not? • If yes, how? Give examples of how government action might end it…
President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) and the Great Society • Great Society: Name for Johnson’s Domestic Program (1964- 1967 ) • After 1964 victory, LBJ declares “WAR ON POVERTY” • BIGGEST EXPANSION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SINCE NEW DEAL
Economic Opportunity Act • HEAD START- $ for low income pre-schoolers • PROJECT UPWARD BOUND_- $ to assist low-income high schoolers to attend college • JOB CORPS_- vocational training for high school dropouts • VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) • Like a “PEACE CORPS_” for poor rural areas of America • Secondary and Elementary Education Act • 1st time significant federal $ to EDUCATION_ • Medicare:- • Health insurance and care to those Americans 65+__ • Medicaid- • states given $ to pay for THE NEEDY’S medical care • Department of Housing and Urban Development • Improve housing and aid economic development in INNER CITIES • Food Stamp Program • Assistance to low income families to PURCHASE FOOD_
Underline 2 key arguments from each side…. Was the Great Society a success or failure?
Gerald Ford- 1974- 1976 • Pardon of Nixon • After taking office following Nixon’s resignation (Watergate), Ford decides to grant Nixon a presidential pardon so the country could move on. • Economic Problems- INFLATION • 1973- • OPECplaces an oil embargo on U.S. for supporting ______ in the Middle East • Price of gas and oil QUADRUPLE_ • Inflation: to 10% • Worst economic recession since GREAT DEPRESSION
Jimmy Carter (1977- 1980) (DOMESTIC ISSUES) • Economic Problems continue- “STAGFLATION” • STAGFLATION= INFLATION + HI UNEMPLOYMENT • horrible economy cripples Carter’s administration • Energy Crisis • America imports 40% of oil; Carter’s solution: • TAXon gas guzzlers • TAX BREAKSfor alternate energy sources (nuclear)
Ronald Reagan (1981- 1988) (DOMESTIC ISSUES) • REAGANOMICS: nickname for “supply side” economic policy • LOWERtaxes on individuals and businesses • increase investment in businesses and production, increasing the supply of goods and stemming inflation • “pro big business”- reduce regulations on big business • make large cuts in the government • Great Society Programs • Environmental Protection Agency • INCREASES SPENDING ON DEFENSE(SDI- STAR WARS)
George HW Bush (1989-1992) • Persian Gulf War • August 1990- IRAQinvades oil rich Kuwait • Operation DESERT STORM • UN condemns…. • January and February 1991 • 500,000 troops sent into Saudi Arabia • Iraq accepts all UN demands • Poor Economy- loss in 1992 election
William Clinton (1993- 2000) 1992- NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) • US, Canada and Mexico agree to break down TRADE BARRIERS Failure at Health Care Reform: • 1993- Clinton tries to institute a health care plan to insure all Americans • it fails- rising price of health care still a major issue today Scandal and Impeachment • 1998- the HOUSE OF REPSimpeachesClinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice • the Senate acquits him • Economic Prosperity • 1990s- longest period of economic growth in US history
George W Bush (2001- 2008) • Election of 2000 • Bush beats Al Gore, but loses the POPULAR VOTE_ vote (2nd time in history) • In FL, the Supreme Court orders a stop to the recount of votes (1st time SC intervenes in an election) • impacts of 9/11 : • aid in the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan • Operation Iraqi Freedom- rid Iraq of WMD • WMD never found • “Mission Accomplished” in 2003; War doesn’t end until 2011 • creation of the Department of HOMELANDSecurity • Patriot Act- reduces in law enforcement agencies' gathering of intelligence within the United States