How did the counterculture movement impact the political landscape of American politics

The Counterculture involved values and norms which were different from the normal/usual one in the American society. It brought about some changes in the the generation gap, behavior about sex and also fashion. Polygamy, drugs, sexuality were on the rise.

In the political scene, it led to the assassination of the President John F. Kennedy and the resignation of President Richard Nixon due to their resistance to the deviation. It however eventually became accepted into the American culture around 1973.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.