What conclusions about the political culture of the 1970s can you draw from these documents? How do they express the social changes that were occurring at this time?

The 1970s were a tumultuous time. In some ways, the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women, African Americans, Native Americans, gays and lesbians and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality, and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam. A “New Right” mobilized in defense of political conservatism and traditional family roles, and the behavior of President Richard Nixon undermined many people’s faith in the good intentions of the federal government. By the end of the decade, these divisions and disappointments had set a tone for public life that many would argue is still with us today As the 1970s continued, some of these people helped shape a new political movement known as the “New Right.” This movement, rooted in the suburban Sun Belt, celebrated the free market and lamented the decline of “traditional” social values and roles. New Right conservatives resented and resisted what they saw as government meddling. For example, they fought against high taxes, environmental regulations, highway speed limits, national park policies in the West .

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The Roe v. Wade case was one that played a big role in the rights of women. It was a landmark decision of the United State's Supreme Court in which the court ruled that the Constitution of the US protects a pregnant woman's freedom to choose to have an abortion having no excessive government restriction. Many women like Roe started to protest their rights and to create organizations or clubs for women. This influenced politics and led to a plethora of new freedoms for women, like the freedom of privacy, etc.  The government tried to help women by passing amendments like the ERA, but they still had a hard time making all the states agree with them.

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