An+Introduction+to+Richard+Milhous+Nixon

In today's class, you're going to learn more about this guy:


 * Part I (Teacher-Led): The 3 "S" Mini-Lesson: **S**ilent Majority, **S**outhern Strategy, **S**upreme Court
 * **I.** What is **"The Silent Majority?"**(FYI: in book on p. 972-973)
 * Define it - What is the impact of the word choice used here?
 * "The forgotten Americans, the non-shouters, the non-demonstraters."
 * **II.** What was Nixon's "**Southern Strategy?"**(FYI: In book on p. 972-973)
 * Define it - Appealed to ___ by doing what?
 * How did Nixon, a Republican, appeal to Southerners who had traditionally been Democrats for the past century?
 * Look at this link showing how the US has traditionally voted in presidential elections!!!
 * What impact has that made on the present?
 * **III.** The **Supreme Court** & More: Nixon the **Conservative** & Nixon the **Liberal**
 * According to the top of p. 1019, what do conservatives typically believe? (What do they tend to favor?)
 * Extra Q--Today, which party is considered conservative? Which is considered liberal?
 * //**__Nixon the Conservative__**//
 * New Federalism's revenue sharing (p. 1019) -- spending done by federal or local governments
 * Reduce government programs through ways such as "welfare reform" (What is welfare? What is welfare reform?"
 * )How did Nixon use the Supreme Court as part of his Southern Strategy?
 * In 1969, Nixon appointed a conservative justice (will discuss what conservative means in next point) to head the Supreme Court.
 * The US Senate rejected two Nixon nominees to the Supreme Court...this helped him gain more support in the South. He said "The real reason for their rejection was their legal philosophy...and also the accident of their birth."
 * FYI: Despite these two rejections, Nixon was able to put 4 justices on the Supreme Court.
 * Briefly discuss @ the end of class (time permitting)
 * The impact of the Supreme Court on legislation and how a president can shape the Supreme Court (i.e. Nixon appointed four justices)**Judicial** **activism** vs **judicial review**
 * Judicial activism v. judicial review
 * //__N**ixon the Liberal**__//
 * Increased funding for food stamps & Social Security payments
 * Environmentalism - Established the EPA & signed the Clean Air Act
 * Signed the Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
 * Extended affirmative action to minorities & women
 * Part II (Student-Led): The Nixon Years (1969-1974)
 * On their own, students should read pages 1022-1032 from the textbook and answer the questions provided to help figure out the mystery...who is Richard Milhous Nixon?