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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 exectuive 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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Nixon’s establishment of "new federalism" |
gave federal money to states to fund social programs |
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Which group did Nixon target during his presidency to expand his base of support |
blue-collar workers |
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In the case of US v. Nixon the Supreme Court ruled that |
executive privilege protected Nixon from having to go to trial |
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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 true about Jimmy Carter |
He had a reputation for hard work and inegrity |
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Which critical event affected both the Ford and 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 Carters response to the nations oil crisis was to |
call on Americans across the country to conserve oil |
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During the 1970s why did the population of the US change |
Many immigrants arrived from Latin America and Asia |
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Religious conservatives in 1970s |
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 Soveit Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1070 was to |
impose sanctions on the Soveit Union |
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From what country did Carter withdraw US support of a dictator 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 foregin policy challenge |
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Which of the following is a tenent of the Helsinki Accords |
European borders existing before WWII |
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The Helsinki Accords were endorsed by Ford and which Soviet leader |
Leonid Brezhnev |
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When Gerald Ford left the office of president |
the nations 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 the 1970s |
the nations divorce rate increased significantly |
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Relations between the US and Soviet Union cooled during the late 1970s because of the |
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
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What was the Mariel boatlift |
a migration of people from Cuba to the US |
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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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a period of recession and inflation |
stagflation |
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put European nations on record in favor of human rights |
Helsinki Accrods |
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to officially forgive |
pardon |
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penalties |
sanctions |
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took power in Iran in 1979 |
Ayatollah Khomeini |
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a plan to help African Americans overcome past discrimination |
affirmative action |
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cast himself as a fresh face to win the presidency |
Jimmy Carter |
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succeeded Nixon as president |
Gerald Ford |
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established procedures for presidential succession |
twenty-fifth amendment |
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scandal that caused Nixon’s resgination |
Watergate |
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