Supreme Court - Enviorment Flashcards

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Coalition of student groups that insisted on their right to political activity on campus

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Berkeley Free speech movement 1964-65

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Supreme Court decision stating that state laws requiring prayers and bible readings in the public schools violated the first amendments provision of seperation of church and state

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Engel v Vitale 1962

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Loans established by the US govt to encourage the teaching and study of science and modern foreign languages. Passed in response to the launch of Sputnik by Soviet Union.

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National defense student loans 1958

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Region stretching from Florida in a westward arc across the Sourh and southwest that saw substantial population growth and industrialization

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Sun Belt

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Law that abolished the national origins quota system that had been in place since 1924. Have preference to skilled workers, settling limits on immigration from the Western Hemisphere. Provided for the admission of close relatives of US citizens.

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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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Site of a nuclear power accident in Pennsylvania that led to radioactive gases and almost led to a nuclear meltdown

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Three Mile Island 1979

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7
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Federal agency created to control pollution and protect the environment

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Environment Protection Agency 1970

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8
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Federal law designed to control air pollution

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Clean Air Act 1970

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9
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Book written by Rachel Carson, a Marine biologist who warned of the misuse of pesticides and their negative affects on the environment. The book is credited with starting the modern environmental movement

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Silent Spring 1962

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Supreme Court decision that required law enforcement officers to inform defendants of their rights

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Miranda v Arizona 1966

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Supreme Court decision that required state courts to provide counsel for poor defendants

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Gideon v Wainwright 1963

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International day of celebration and awareness of global enviormental issues launched by environmentalists on April 22, 1970

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Earth Day 1970

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13
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Supreme Court decision that recognized a citizens right to privacy, stating that a state could not prohibit the use of contraceptives by adults

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Griswold v Connecticut 1965

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Law that provided veterans pensions, govt loans, and money to attend college. Sent millions of vetrans to college and helped promote economic prosperity in the postwar years

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GI Bill of Rights 1954

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Nationwide student organization that was pro civil rights and anti war, wanting to transform the US into a participatory democracy

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Students for a democratic society

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16
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Supreme Court decision that established the principle of “one man one vote” requiring election districts to provide equal representation

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Baker v Carr 1962