A Changing Presidency Flashcards
(33 cards)
When did Harding assume office and leave office due to death?
1921 and 1923
Harding’s quote on government and business
‘less government in business, more business in government’
French phrase describing Harding’s/ republican policies at the time
laissez-faire
What tarnished Harding’s reputation at the end of his presidency?
Corrupted officials
What was the wage increase during Coolidge Presidency?
$1300 to $1700
Which tax did Coolidge abolish?
Gift tax
Consumer Credit increase under Coolidge?
$32 billion to $60 billlion
By the mid 1920s, 200 Companies owned what percentage of the nation’s wealth?
20%
FDR quote on fear during his inaugural speech
‘the only thing we have to fear is fear itself’
What were fireside chats?
Radio broadcasts for public FDR used to describe his policies. Human communication to the people.
In what year were the NRA and AAA ruled to be unconstitutional?
How did this affect FDR?
1937
Made things difficult: proposed packing of court.
How many SC judges did FDR try to add to the existing 9?
Effect of this?
6
Shocked most supporters: broke theory of separation of powers… FDR forced to abandon idea.
What did the Fordney- McCumber Tariff Act do?
Tariffs on imports: encouraged people to ‘buy American’
1922
How did the role of the presidency change under FDR?
The President became the most visible landmark in the political landscape
Catchphrase that was used to describe the way in which Truman (1945-53) spoke in public?
‘to err is Truman’: not confident, made mistakes under pressure.
In what cases did Eisenhower (1953-61) minimise a problem to the media?
USSR in space and the missile crisis
What kind of image did Kennedy try to show the media?
‘family’… also learned names of media/ personal chats.
Example of Johnson working well (creative thinking, experience and persuasion) in Congress
School funding bypassed by funding the children themselves.
How was Nixon in organisation/ administration
Reinstated the system of regular meetings with WH staff, but not good at taking advice.
The National Security Act of 1947 created which agency?
How did this change position of president?
CIA, and new Defence Department based at Pentagon.
CIA reported to president, Commander in chief gave president power to move troops w/o Congress permission.
Which speculations were made during the Korean War due to Truman holding back with media?
More troops (true), implement the draft (false), considering use of atomic bomb (false)
What percentage of people trusted government in 1960 and 1974?
70% and 40%
Violence during the 1960s and 1970s occurred most commonly in two cases, which were they?
Students and Civil Rights activists
In what war did Truman give very little information to the media?
Korean War
