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Nixon s domestic record

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Nixon s domestic record

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    1. 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

    2. Presidential election of 1976: Jimmy Carter: 50.8 pct of vote Gerald Ford: 48.2 pct of vote

    3. 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

    4. 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

    7. Opposed Civil Rights laws Opposed Fair Housing laws Supported use of low level nuclear weapons in military conflicts

    8. 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

    9. The Reagan Domestic Program Cut taxes Cut social programs Deregulate the private sector Increase military spending

    10. Reagan tax cuts: 1981: 5 percent 1982: 10 percent 1983: 10 percent

    11. 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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