Decade of Disillusionment: 1972–1980

act of an authority (such as a government) granting pardon to a large group of people

journalist for The Washington Post who broke the story of the Watergate scandal in 1972

proposition that cut property taxes significantly and capped future increases at no more than 2 percent per year, among other things

series of meetings in the United States organized by President Carter in 1978 that ended with the signing of a treaty between Israel and Egypt

journalist for The Washington Post who broke the story of the Watergate scandal in 1972

legislation that sought to prevent air pollution caused primarily by automobiles and manufacturing

legislation that regulated the discharge of wastewater by manufacturers and municipalities

practice of avoiding the draft in times of war

political and social movement that seeks to protect and preserve the environment through political and individual action

proposed amendment to the Constitution that would have outlawed gender-based discrimination. The ERA was passed by Congress but never ratified.

privilege of the president and other executive branch officials to refuse to disclose executive branch communications to the legislative or judicial branch if doing so would threaten national security or the workings of the executive branch

legislation passed in 1971 to regulate the raising and spending of money in federal elections in the United States

organization established in 1974 to oversee elections and enforce election and campaign finance laws

Democratic nominee in the 1972 presidential election

38th president of the United States, sworn in after Nixon resigned

situation in which American embassy workers were taken hostage in the country of Iran

speech given by President Carter on July 15, 1979, advocating a limit on oil imports into the United States and the development of alternative sources of fuel

social and political movement that began in the 1960s and continued for two decades in response to a social and political move to the left

organizations that raise and distribute campaign funds for political candidates

Republican nominee in the 1972 presidential election

1973 ruling by the Supreme Court that a woman's right to privacy extended to the decision to terminate a pregnancy

areas in the Northeast, Midwest, and Great Lakes region that suffered a marked decline in manufacturing in the late 1970s

Richard Nixon's vice president from 1969 to 1973

economic state during which inflation and recession occur simultaneously

government fund to pay for the cleanup and abatement of improperly disposed of hazardous waste

site of a nuclear power accident in Pennsylvania in 1979

conspiracy to cover up a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee in 1972