400 Index
election of 2012, 162, 163
debates, 138
demographics and, 122
economy and, 234
gender gap, 125
geographic region and, 125
Hispanic vote, 124
national convention, 184
enemy combatants, 279
federalization of National
Guard, 53
as fund-raiser, 233
health care reform, 11, 62,
298–303
higher fuel efficiency standards,
306
immigration reform, 304–305
Israeli-Palestinian negotiations,
331, 332
judicial appointment, 285
Keynesian economics, 310
Libya air strikes, 333
limit greenhouse gas emissions,
307
monetary policy and, 314
national security advisor, 335
negotiations to curb nuclear
proliferation, 327
nuclear weapon reduction
treaty, 230
plan to end governmental
inefficiency, 248
public opinion and, 116, 233
reregulation, 256
Russia and, 341
signing statements and, 237
stimulus plan, 60, 250, 310
waterboarding and, 336
White House Office, 240
young voter to Democratic
Party, 121
Obamacare, 289
big government and, 11
opposition to implementation of,
302–303
policymaking process,
298–303
Obscenity, 76–77
definitional problem, 76
pornography on Internet, 77
protecting children, 76–77
Occupational Safety and Health
Act, 264Normal trade relations (NTR)
status, 328
Norquist, Grover, 150
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), 339
Northern Alliance, 326
Northern Ireland, 323, 324
North Korea
dictatorial rule in, 2
Kim Jong-un’s leadership of, 2
Korean war and, 339
nuclear weapons and, 327, 328
South Korea invaded by, 339
Northwest Ordinance, 29
Nuclear energy, 307
Nuclear option, 285
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
254
Nuclear weapons, 228, 230,
327–328, 340–341
attacking Iran’s nuclear sites,
329O
Obama, Barack, 1, 10, 173, 224,
240
appointments
federal district court judges,
285
to Supreme Court, 103
Arab Spring and, 322
armed forces ordered by
air strike in Libya, 228
air strikes in Libya, 228
more troops to Afghanistan,
228
bank bailout, 11
Biden as vice president, 241
birth certificate controversy,
225
budget sequestration, 137
cabinet of, 238–239
California air pollution
regulations and, 59
deficit spending and, 312
“don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, 111
election of 2008, 100
African American support for,
123
demographics and, 122
economic issue and, 161
Hispanic vote, 124
public financing and, 180Negotiated rulemaking, 265
Negotiated Rulemaking Act, 265
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 331, 332
Net public debt, 311
New Deal, 57–58, 160, 238, 260,
262
New England town meetings, 4
New Jersey Plan, 31–32
New Republic, 14 0
News
being critical consumer of, 140
bias in, 138–139
political campaigns and
managing, 137
reporting of, as function of
media, 132
Newspapers
bias in, 138–139
falling revenues and financial
difficulty, 134
as news source, 131
online, 134
New START Treaty, 230, 341
New York Times, 134
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 79
New York Times v. United States,
74
Nineteenth Amendment, 101, 190
Ninth Amendment, 68, 81
Nixon, Richard, 241
Cambodia invasion and, 228
China and, 340
debate with Kennedy, 137
devolution, 58
election of, without majority of
vote, 185, 226
impeachment and, 237–238
Keynesian economics, 310
pact with president regarding
incapacity of, 242
plan to end governmental
inefficiency, 248
Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty (SALT I), 340
veto of War Powers Resolution,
228–229
Vietnam War and, 228, 337
War Powers Resolution vetoed
by, 337
Watergate break-in and,
236–237
No Child Left Behind Act, 58
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