THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGANS FOREIGN POLICY
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The 13th Amendment
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The 1st Amendment
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 30, 1971, in what is regarded as one of the most significant prior-restraint cases in history, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6–3 decision freed the newspapers to resume publishing the material. The court held that the government had failed to justify restraint of publication.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1971, Ellsberg gave the New York Times copies of a secret government report on American involvement in the Vietnam War. After the newspaper began publishing the so-called “Pentagon Papers, ” the Nixon administration obtained a restraining order to stop them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prior restraint is a form of censorship that allows the government to review the content of printed materials and prevent their publication.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Court ruled 6-3 in New York Times v. United States that the prior restraint was unconstitutional. Though the majority justices disagreed on some important issues, they agreed that “Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government…