the Church Committee

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Committee
gptkbp:addressed civil liberties concerns
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Frank_Church
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1976
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1975
gptkbp:founded_in Senate Resolution 21
public outcry over intelligence abuses
gptkbp:highlights government overreach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Church Committee
gptkbp:included senators from both parties
gptkbp:influenced public perception of intelligence agencies
U. S. intelligence policy
gptkbp:investigates intelligence activities
gptkbp:involved public hearings
gptkbp:is_acclaimed_for its thorough investigations
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of accountability measures
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:covert_operations
gptkb:MKUltra_program
domestic surveillance
foreign intelligence operations
assassination attempts
COINTELPRO program
intelligence community's relationship with Congress
intelligence abuses during the Cold War
gptkbp:is_focused_on gptkb:CIA
FBI activities
NSA operations
gptkbp:key U. S. civil rights history
gptkbp:key_player intelligence oversight discussions
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 gptkb:Church_Committee_Report
gptkbp:published gptkb:final_report
gptkbp:recommendation reforms in intelligence oversight
greater transparency in intelligence operations
gptkbp:was_a_bipartisan_effort_involving multiple Senate committees
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for intelligence reform legislation
gptkbp:was_a_landmark_investigation_of U. S. intelligence practices
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
gptkbp:was_a_significant_investigation_into government surveillance practices
gptkbp:was_a_significant_investigation_of U. S. foreign policy practices
gptkbp:was_involved_in national security debates
gptkbp:was_part_of post-Watergate reforms
the Church Committee hearings
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