James L. Roark Michael P. Johnson Patricia Cline Cohen Sarah Stage Susan M. Hartmann CHAPTER 30 America Moves to the Right, The American Promise A History of the United States Fifth Edition Copyright © 2012 by Bedford/St. Martin's

I. Nixon, Conservatism, and Constitutional Crisis A. Emergence of a Grassroots Movement 1. The Goldwater campaign 2. The Sun Belt 3. The issues

I. Nixon, Conservatism, and Constitutional Crisis B. Nixon Courts the Right 1. Southern strategy 2. Confronting school segregation 3. Busing 4. The Supreme Court 5. The end of the solid South 6. Women’s rights

I. Nixon, Conservatism, and Constitutional Crisis C. The Election of Reelection prospects 2. The Democratic party struggles 3. Republican landslide

I. Nixon, Conservatism, and Constitutional Crisis D. Watergate 1. Break-in 2. Constitutional crisis 3. What did Nixon know? 4. The Watergate tapes 5. Agnew resigns 6. Impeachment 7. Resignation

I. Nixon, Conservatism, and Constitutional Crisis E. The Ford Presidency and the 1976 Election 1. A full pardon 2. Election reform 3. New controls on covert activities 4. Ford’s burdens 5. The Democrats move to the Right 6. Carter’s appeal

II. The “Outsider” Presidency of Jimmy Carter A. Retreat from Liberalism 1. Budget balancing 2. A more inclusive government 3. Barriers to Carter’s leadership 4. Alienating liberals 5. Pleasing corporations and the wealthy

II. The “Outsider” Presidency of Jimmy Carter B. Energy and Environmental Reform 1. The National Energy Act 2. Gasoline shortage 3. Nuclear energy 4. The environment

II. The “Outsider” Presidency of Jimmy Carter C. Promoting Human Rights Abroad 1. New policies 2. Nicaragua 3. Panama 4. The Camp David accords

II. The “Outsider” Presidency of Jimmy Carter D. The Cold War Intensifies 1. Nonmilitary means 2. Soviets enter Afghanistan 3. The Carter Doctrine 4. The Iran Hostage crisis

III. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Ascendancy A. Appealing to the New Right and Beyond 1. Reagan’s rise 2. Successful strategy 3. The New Right 4. The traditional right 5. Broad popularity

III. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Ascendancy B. Unleashing Free Enterprise 1. Supply-side economics 2. Cutting taxes for the wealthy 3. Deregulation 4. The savings and loan crisis 5. Spending cuts 6. Reelection

III. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Ascendancy C. Winners and Losers in a Flourishing Economy 1. The wealthy 2. Increasing international pressure on American industry 3. Blue-collar workers 4. Economic inequality increases

IV. Continuing Struggles over Rights A. Battles in the Courts and Congress 1. Affirmative Action 2. Enforcing civil rights 3. Congress protects rights 4. Reagan’s court appointments

IV. Continuing Struggles over Rights B. Feminism on the Defensive 1. Republicans against women’s rights 2. Feminist strategies 3. The politics of gender 4. Maintaining abortion rights C. The Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement 1. The AIDS epidemic 2. Coming out 3. Tolerance and discrimination

V. Ronald Reagan Confronts an “Evil Empire” A. Militarization and Interventions Abroad 1. Military buildup 2. Star wars 3. Terrorism 4. Containing leftist movements worldwide 5. Central America

V. Ronald Reagan Confronts an “Evil Empire” B. The Iran-Contra Scandal 1. Resistance to Reagan’s plan 2. The mechanics of the scandal 3. Results of the investigation C. A Thaw in Soviet-American Relations 1. Reagan and Gorbachev 2. Negotiations 3. Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan