A History of American Politics and Law from 1965 to 2002

26.The Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Criminal suspects must be informed of their Right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination Prior to questioning by the police.

27.The Supreme Court in the case United States v. Richard Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

Give up evidence but he refused

28.As president, Jimmy Carter called for a foreign Policy that stressed the importance of

Human Rights

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30.In 1992, severe rioting In Los Angeles began in response to the

Verdict in the trial of the police in the Rodney king beating

31.In 1979, the United States responded to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan by

Imposing economic Sanctions on the Soviet Union

32.On December 19, 1998, the House voted on partisan lines to impeach President Clinton for

Lying to a grand Jury and obstructing justice

33.In its first year in Office, the Bush administration

Passed the largest Tax cut in American history

34.During the 1980s and 1990s, American corporations became more competitive by reducing

Labor costs

35.In 2002, President George W. Bush described an “axis of evil” made up of Iraq, Iran, and

North Korea

36.The Supreme Court ruling In Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)

states could restrict abortion although The Court upheld the right to an abortion

37.In 1951, President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of command because

MacArthur publicly Criticized Truman’s policy in Korea

38.The 1969 “Stonewall Riot” is to be associated with The civil rights movement for

Homosexuals

39.In the early 1970s, the CIA played a major role in Destabilizing a leftist government in

Chile

40.The Gulf War of 1991 had its origins in an Iraqi Decision to

Invade Kuwait

41.In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson’s Medicare program

Was similar in Design to the social security system

42.During The Bay of Pigs operation, President John Kennedy decided to withhold

Military air Support

43.Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice, was named to the court by

Reagan

44.The Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) ruled that

a defendant in a Felony trial must be provided a lawyer free of charge if the defendant cannot

 afford one. 

45.   In the Early 1980s, the country President Ronald Reagan described as an “evil empire” Was

The Soviet Union