Vice President____was forced to resign because of scandal.?

Question

a. Spiro Agnew

b. George Wallace

c. Gerald Ford

d. Walter Mondale

The______scandal forced President Nixon to resign.
a. Agnew

b. Watregate

c. Iran-Contra

d. Teapot Dome


President Nixon refused to turn over to the Senate secretly-recorded tapes, based on the presidential power known as:
a. Commander in Chief.

b. executive privilege.

c. veto.

d. line-item veto.

Answer 1

A.
B.
B.

Answer 2

A. Spiro Agnew
B. Watergate
B. Executive Privilege

Answer 3

a. Spiro Agnew
b. Watergate
b. Executive privilege

Answer 4

Spiro Agnew
Watergate
executive privelege

Answer 5

a b b

Answer 6

A
B
B

Answer 7

1: The Watergate scandal grew out of the efforts of Nixon's confidants to: control all new appointments to the Supreme Court stop the growing influence of Secretary of State Kissinger Correct: assure the re-election of Nixon in 1972 control inflation in the US during the early 1970s 2: The invasion of Cambodia by US and South Vietnamese forces in the spring of 1970: resulted in a crushing defeat of the US forces Correct Answer: led to large demonstrations in the US was the last major encounter of the war involving US troops led to Chinese intervention on the side of the North Vietnamese 3: Richard Nixon's approach to China was to: isolate the mainland government because of its support for North Vietnam pressure the nationalist government of Taiwan to seek reunification with the mainland Correct: open to contact for the first time since 1949 by visiting China and beginning diplomatic relations try to stir the Soviet-Chinese border conflict to reduce their tensions with the US 4: All of the following occurred during the Nixon Presidency EXCEPT: the policy of "Vietnamization" diplomatic overtures to China, including a presidential visit the Watergate break-ins and later Congressional hearings Correct: the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese 5: Which of the following is generally regarded as THE major accomplishment of the Nixon administration? new social programs environmental regulations Supreme Court appointments Correct: detente with the Soviet Union and China 6: The Pentagon Papers, published in 1971: revealed President Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal Correct Answer: exposed the deception that had led the US into the Vietnam War was the first the American public knew of the Nixon Doctrine exposed President Nixon's bombing war of Cambodia 7: The reporters who broke the story of the Watergate break-in were… Kissinger and Agnew Cronkite and Johnson Correct Answer: Woodward and Bernstein Koppel and Brokaw 8: President Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy sought to: get the Soviet Union to stop shipping military supplies to North Vietnam Correct Answer: build up South Vietnamese forces to replace American troops rely on the United Nations to end the Vietnam War through diplomacy build support for the South Vietnamese government through a land redistribution program 9: What was considered especially devastating about the Watergate scandal? The President was the known leader of a burglary ring Democrats exaggerated the scandal and caused a lack of confidence in the political system It was justified by radicals in the Democratic Party Correct Answer: It represented subversive action against the American political process 10: Nixon’s Presidency ended when… he was impeached Correct: he resigned from office his term expired he died 11: Name the federal agency established to enforce US laws to protect the nation's land, air, and water from pollution. CIA FBI Correct Answer: EPA FDA 12: In relation to his involvement in the Watergate scandal, Nixon… Correct: was absolved of any crime he may have committed on September 8, 1974 when President Ford granted Nixon a full and complete pardon was convicted of treason and sentenced to five years in federal prison was impeached from his office as President was forced to testify in Supreme Court against his own staff 13: What term is defined as the relaxation of strained political relations and Cold War tensions between the US and USSR? Defense Correct: Detente Glasnost Perestroika 14: These ended the war between North Vietnam and the US in 1973. Geneva Accords SALT Treaties Correct Answer: Paris Peace Accords Strategic Defense Initiative 15: Which of the following made the Ford administration different from any other in the history of the United States? the vice president was also the Attorney General President Ford made no appointments to the Supreme Court Correct Answer: Neither the president nor the vice president had been elected to office Congress asserted power in the field of foreign policy 16: Which of the following was NOT a major issue during the presidency of Jimmy Carter? Iranian hostage crisis inflation Correct Answer: the unilateral withdrawal of US troops from Europe energy 17: Jimmy Carter's success in the election of 1976 resulted in large part because: President Ford refused to choose a running mate who appealed to the Republican right Correct: Carter seemed to possess honesty, piety, and an outsider's skepticism of the federal government Carter's considerable service in Washington assured voters of an experienced administrator Ford's personality had generated an atmosphere of bitterness in Washington 18: "Reaganomics" was based upon which of the following theories? Correct Answer: Cutting taxes would stimulate investment which would in turn increase employment and tax revenue Government must "prime" the economic pump by large expenditures in order to produce prosperity The government must turn to tight controls on the money supply in order to cut inflation The government must institute wage and price controls in order to control inflation 19: All of the following contributed to President Ronald Reagan's election victory in 1980 EXCEPT: The Iranian hostage crisis The state of the domestic economy Correct Answer: President Carter's Vietnam policy The domestic energy crisis 20: The costly and highly criticized Reagan program known as "Star Wars" proposed to: arm the Contras in order to bring down the Sandinista regime Correct Answer: create a defensive missile system in space to shield the US from any foreign missile attack place the Marines in the Middle East in order to defend access to Middle East oil move beyond limiting the growth of nuclear weapons to negotiating actual reductions 21: Ronald Reagan's political objectives as president included all of the following EXCEPT: an increase in military spending a balanced budget Correct Answer: the expansion of the welfare state the appointment of a conservative judiciary 22: Reagan and Gorbachev met three times in three years, with discussions focusing on: environmental issues the sharing of computer technology arts and cultural exchanges Correct Answer: arms reduction 23: The stunning victory of the Republican Party in the 1980 election was due primarily to the fact that: many Democratic votes went to third party candidates Correct Answer: the American public wanted to elect a more conservative government Ronald Reagan was a more effective debater than Jimmy Carter after 12 years of Democratic rule, the voters were ready for a change 24: In the Reagan Doctrine, the Reagan administration declared that it would: end restrictive trade policies allow all nations to determine their own political and economic future Correct: openly support anti-Communist forces fighting the Soviets or Soviet-backed governments respect the sovereignty of all nations 25: The effect of Reagan’s economic policy was that… Correct Answer: Americans saw themselves with more money in their pockets The nation faced a period of extreme poverty and high rates of unemployment There was no noticeable economic difference between Carter’s time in office and Reagan’s time in office Americans tended to hoard their money in fear of another depression 26: The policy of reducing taxes in order to leave business with more money to invest in productive enterprises: Vietnamization Correct: Reaganomics Glasnost Perestroika 27: In general, Conservatives… Favor greater government intervention in the economy Correct: Favor economic freedom Support greater social welfare programs Support abortion rights and gay marriage 28: President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed this major arms limitation treaty in 1987, dismantling all short-range and intermediate-range nuclear missiles. SALT I Correct Answer: INF EPA KGB 29: She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court. Ruth Ginsburg Geraldine Ferraro Correct: Sandra Day O'Connor Nancy Reagan 30: Better known as "Star Wars", this was the attempt by the Reagan administration to create a missile defense system. Correct: SDI SALT SKY SDD