AP US History

Unit

3640
D

Study
Guide

Name______________________________________

Period_________

The Domestic Issues of the 1970s

and 1980s
1968-1992

Terms and Names: Define each term with complete sentences, using your own words

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

American Independent Party

Free Speech Movement/Mario Savio
Students for a Democratic Society
Roe v. Wade (1973)
EPA
OSHA
Rachel Carson
John Dean
Saturday Night Massacre
Title IX

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L.
M.
N.
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P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.

ERA
Phyllis Schlafly
U. S. v. Wheeler (1978)
New Right/Moral Majority
Neoconservatives
CA Prop 13 (1978)
Boll weevils
Reagonomics
Yuppies
Sandra Day OConnor
Black Monday

Short Answer: Carefully answer each question in paragraph form or bullet points but
with detail either way, using information from the text. It is best if you can put it in your
own words.
Pages 930-35.
1. Describe the 1968 presidential campaign and election, including the candidates, their parties and
views, Robert Kennedys assassination, the protests at the Democratic National Convention in
Chicago and the ultimate outcome.
2. What was happening to church attendance in the 19060s? What larger trend does this

reveal? How is it linked to the popular saying of the times, Trust no one over thirty.?
3. To what extent did the characteristic 1960s mistrust of authority and criticism of the

establishments emphasis on materialism actually emerge in the previous decade?

4. What was introduced in the 1960s that sped along the sexual revolution?
5. What three P explanations does our text offer to the phenomenon of 1960s upheavals, protests
and counterculture?
Pages 938-40
6. As the 1960s drew to a close, the rate of productivity, a standard measure of economic health,
stopped its steady increase. Why?
7. In general, what causes inflation? Specifically in the 1970s, what caused inflation?
Pages 943-47

8. Explain, case by case, how each of the following upheld the rights of individuals: Griswold v.
Connecticut, Gideon v. Wainwright, The Escobedo and Miranda cases, NY Times v. Sullivan,
Engel v. Vitale, and Abington Township v. Shempp.
9. What were Nixons actions and views toward the Supreme Court?
10. How did Nixon transform affirmative action with his Philadelphia Plan?
11. What was Nixons southern strategy and why did it become unnecessary to ensure victory in
1972?
Pages 949-52
12. What were the dirty tricks Nixons administration was involved in, including the Watergate
scandal.
13. In what ways was the Watergate scandal obviously disillusioning? In what ways did the outcome
actually prove to be reassuring? What controversial action did Ford take?
Pages 953-60
14. What setbacks did the feminist movement encounter?
15. What role did Betty Friedan play in the feminist movement? (See The Feminists on pages 95859)
16. What was the ruling of the court in Milliken v. Bradley and what were the long term consequences?
17. In 1978, a case regarding Allan Bakke reached the Supreme Court. What was the case about?
What was the courts decision? What was Justice Marshalls concern in his dissenting opinion?
18. What campaign promises did Carter uphold? What role did his claim to be a Washington outsider
play?
Pages 966-71
19. Describe Reagans political beliefs, personal background and rise to political popularity.
20. What were Carters strengths? What obstacles was he ultimately unable to overcome? What was
one of his last acts in office and what did he emphasize in his Farewell Address?
21. How did Reagan pursue his smaller government policies? Include the budget & taxes.How
successful was he?
22. Describe the assassination attempt on Reagan? What impact did it have on his popularity?
Pages 975-79
23. What vows did Reagan make about the economy and the federal government when he entered
office? How did he perform on each of his vows? What happened to median household income
in the 1980s? Why?
24. In what ways was the religious right like the New Left of the 1960? In what ways were they more
obviously different?
25. What did the court rule in the Webster case in 1989? What impact did this decision have?
Pages 985-86
26. What were Clarence Thomass views on affirmative action? What controversy surrounded his
Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and what was the eventual outcome?