the Church Committee

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Committee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Project_MKULTRA_Subproject_148
gptkb:Project_MKULTRA_Subproject_151
gptkb:Project_MKULTRA_Subproject_174
gptkb:Project_MKULTRA_Subproject_177
gptkb:Project_MKULTRA_Subproject_189
gptkbp:addressed civil liberties concerns
gptkbp:analyzes intelligence activities
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1976
gptkbp:examines gptkb:military_operation
domestic surveillance
foreign intelligence operations
assassination attempts
COINTELPRO program
MK Ultra program
intelligence community's relationship with Congress
intelligence abuses during the Cold War
gptkbp:focuses_on gptkb:military_operation
FBI activities
NSA operations
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1975
gptkbp:founded Senate Resolution 21
public outcry over intelligence abuses
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Frank_Church
gptkbp:highlights government overreach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Church Committee
gptkbp:includes senators from both parties
gptkbp:influenced public perception of intelligence agencies
U. S. intelligence policy
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in government surveillance practices
U. S. foreign policy practices
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of accountability measures
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by its thorough investigations
gptkbp:is_involved_in public hearings
national security debates
gptkbp:is_part_of post-Watergate reforms
the Church Committee hearings
gptkbp:key U. S. civil rights history
gptkbp:key_people intelligence oversight discussions
gptkbp:landmark U. S. intelligence practices
gptkbp:led_to establishment of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
gptkbp:notable_event U. S. political history
U. S. Senate history
gptkbp:precedent future oversight committees
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Church_Committee_Report
gptkbp:proposed_by multiple Senate committees
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:final_report
gptkbp:recommendation reforms in intelligence oversight
greater transparency in intelligence operations
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for intelligence reform legislation
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Cold War tensions
public distrust of government
the Watergate scandal
Vietnam War controversies
the civil rights movement.
the rise of the counterculture movement
the Pentagon Papers revelations