Richard Nixon Domestic Policy Essay

Ever since July 4th 1776 the United States have had domestic issues. Whether the issue was small of enormous it affected communities and citizens nationwide. One solution to these problems is policies implemented by the President. Throughout the history of the United States of America, there have been many domestic issues that have been solved by Presidential Policies. Unfortunately some of the policies passes by Richard Nixon were overshadowed by 1 major mistake. That mistake was the Watergate scandal which ultimately led to his resignation. Although his policies were overshadowed by Watergate, it doesn't mean that they were not effective . Throughout Richard Nixon’s presidency his domestic policies included ending the War draft, Title

The draft was used in war time to choose avaliable men aged 18 and older. This was a controversial topic because this was forcing young men to put their lives on hold and be forced to go fight a war in a foreign country. Men that just graduated high school were shipped off to fight in wars that had nothing to do with them. The only way to avoid the draft was to have a serious medical condition, or to flee the country. Instead of a draft he wanted to implement an all volunteer force (CHANCE). An all volunteer force would mean that the soldiers actually wanted to be there and help out their country rather than just being forced. Every volunteer soldier would be all in for the war effort and would be more productive than the drafted soldiers. Some soldiers that were drafted did want to help out in the war but the majority did not. Nixon also thought that ending the draft could be an effective political weapon against the protesters(CHANCE). The draft was one of the main reasons for protest for the Vietnam War. He thought that young protesters would lose interest protesting because they did not have to fight the war. Nixon had no opposition in congress about the all volunteer military but he took no action to end the draft in the early years of his presidency. He appointed a commission led by Thomas Gates Jr the former secretary of defense for President Eisenhower. The draft expired in 1971

Nixon passed Title IX on June 23rd 1972. This act allowed for equal female rights in education and athletics. In this bill Nixons states that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”(Wulf). The number of high school girl athletes went from 294,015 in 1972 to 3,172,637 in 2010, a 1079% increase(Encyclopedia). It also made sure that every high school had female sports participation that was proportional to female enrollment in the school, show a recent history of expanding sports offerings for women,and that the interests and abilities of female athletes must be fully and effectively accommodated, as documented by regularly administered surveys.Although many people associate Title IX with athletics, the true significance is that it has increased female opportunities off of the field(Wulf). This accomplishment was crucial to gender equality. This made it that women couldn't be discriminated in job interviewing process. Most interviewers did not pay attention during interviews. Regardless of the woman’s credentials, the interviewer may already have a predetermined decision based solely on gender. With this act, interviewers were forced to look at the women’s