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A period of recession and inflation |
stagflation |
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to officially forgive |
pardon |
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took power in Iran in 1979 |
Ayatollah Khomeini |
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cast himself as a fresh face to win the Presidency |
Jimmy Carter |
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succeeded Nixon aas President |
Gerald Ford |
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established procedures for presidential succession |
Twenty-fifth Amendment |
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scandal that caused Nixon’s resignation |
Watergate |
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Which of the following reflects Nixon’s negative attitude toward "big" government |
his proposal for revenue sharing with the states |
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Nixon’s southern strategy involved |
criticizing court-ordered busing of school children |
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Nixon believed that executive privilege |
justified his refusal to turn over his taped conversations |
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Why do you think Ford made this speech immediately after gaining the presidency? |
Nixon’s scandal shook the public’s trust in government |
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Richard NIxon believed that |
Americans had tired of the "big government" of Johnson’s great Society |
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Which group did Nixon target during his presidency to expand his base of support? |
Northern whites |
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In the case of United States v Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that |
Nixon had to resign the presidency immediately and go to prison |
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What was a result of Nixon’s resignation? |
Many Americans lost trust in government officials |
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Which statement is try about Jimmy Carter? |
He had a reputation for hard work and integrity |
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Which critical event affected both the Ford & Carter presidencies? |
the energy crisis |
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During his presidency, Gerald Ford… |
faced high inflation, skyrocketing prices, and rising unemployment |
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What happened in the 1974 congressional election? |
The public showed their disapproval of Nixon’s pardon |
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Jimmy Carter’s response to the nation’s oil crisis was to |
call on Americans across the country to conserve oil |
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During the 1970’s- why did the population of the US change? |
Many immigrants arrived from latin America & Asia |
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Religious conservatives in the 1970’s |
began to form alliances with other conservatives |
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President Ford’s policy toward the Soviet Union focused on |
continuing to pursue detente |
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President Carter’s response to the SovietUnion’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was to |
impose sanctions on the Soviet Union |
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What country’s dictator did Carter withdraw US support for during a leftist rebellion? |
Nicaragua |
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Carter’s greatest foreign policy achievement was the |
signing of the Camp David Accords |
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What was an important consequence of the Iran hostage crisis? |
Threats posed by Middle East conflicts became a major foreign policy challenge |
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According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s Highest approval rating? |
November 1972 May 1973 November 1973 May 1974 |
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When Gerald Ford left the office of President.. |
the nation’s economy had worsened -during his presidency |
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Early in his presidency, many of the bills that carter submitted to Congress |
passed only with his own party’s major changes |
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What is one way in which American society changed during 1970"s? |
the nation’s divorce rate increased significantly. |
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Relations between the US and Soviet Union cooled during the late 1970’s because of the |
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
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What did Egypt agree to do in order to achieve peace with Israel? |
formally recognize the nation of Israel |
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