Question 1

________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed to cooperate with the grand jury and Senate investigating committee looking into the Watergate break-in.

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The answer of ________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed...

Question 2

In 1971,President Richard Nixon responded to mounting economic problems by

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A)  lowering interest rates to spur consumption.
B)  lowering corporate taxes to spur investment.
C)  sharply reducing the rate of inflation.
D)  expanding the money supply.
E)  imposing a freeze on all wages and prices.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The 1973 ________ War demonstrated American dependence on Arab oil.

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Question 4

The Supreme Court case Engel v.Vitale (1962)

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A)  argued that limits on campaign funding violated the right to free speech.
B)  sharply limited government curbs on pornography.
C)  ruled that forced busing to integrate public schools was constitutional.
D)  declared that the application procedure for federal jobs must be open to the public.
E)  ruled prayer in public schools was unconstitutional.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The South Vietnam government in Saigon finally collapsed during the presidency of

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A)  Richard Nixon.
B)  Gerald Ford.
C)  Jimmy Carter.
D)  Ronald Reagan.
E)  George Bush.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 6

As part of his domestic agenda,President Richard Nixon

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A)  tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools.
B)  ordered affirmative action programs for workers on federally-funded projects.
C)  abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity.
D)  both tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools,and abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

By the early twenty-first century,gay men and lesbians in the United States

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A)  experienced a powerful backlash from within American society.
B)  achieved many of the same rights as other minority groups.
C)  saw antigay violence continue periodically in communities around the country.
D)  both achieved many of the same rights as other minority groups,and saw antigay violence continue periodically in communities around the country.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The Supreme Court case Bakke v.Board of Regents of California (1978)

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A)  limited the ability of defendants to appeal state convictions.
B)  stopped a plan to transfer students across district lines to achieve racial integration.
C)  ruled in favor of using forced busing to achieve racial balance in schools.
D)  upheld the principle of affirmative action,with restrictions.
E)  argued that limits on campaign funding violated the right to free speech.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

The Free Speech Movement was born on a college campus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Nixon administration abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity and created the Environmental Protection Agency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What came to be called the Watergate scandal began when five men broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

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A)  audio tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office.
B)  eyewitness testimony from Nixon confidants in the White House.
C)  phone records kept by Nixon's personal secretary.
D)  Nixon's personal diaries.
E)  journals kept by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 13

The Supreme Court in the case United States v.Richard Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

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A)  no longer tape conversations in the Oval Office.
B)  turn over evidence to the special prosecutor.
C)  be held in contempt of court.
D)  be impeached.
E)  resign.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Explain which rights movement enjoyed the greatest success and which faced the greatest obstacles.

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The civil rights movement in the United ...

Question 15

There was never any conclusive evidence that President Nixon had planned or approved the Watergate burglary.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Richard Nixon was reelected in 1972 by a much greater margin than he had received in 1968.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Despite President Nixon's desire for a more conservative Supreme Court and his appointment of several new justices,the Court actually moved further toward social reform.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1960s,the radical group known as the "Weathermen"

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A)  expressed their ideas in a manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement.
B)  seized administration offices at Columbia University.
C)  reflected the attitudes of a majority of college students at major universities.
D)  were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives.
E)  targeted SDS meetings as sites of un-American activity.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

The lesson of the Yom Kippur War was that the United States could continue to expect cheap,easy access to raw materials from its "client states."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1972,diplomat Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand"

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A)  after a failed North Vietnamese offensive.
B)  right before the American presidential election.
C)  after the United States threatened to use nuclear weapons against North Vietnam.
D)  before the final American ground troops were pulled out of Vietnam.
E)  right before American troops embarked on the Easter offensive.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

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In 1971,President Richard Nixon responded to mounting economic problems by

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Despite President Nixon's desire for a more conservative Supreme Court and his appointment of several new justices,the Court actually moved further toward social reform.

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As part of his domestic agenda,President Richard Nixon

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The lesson of the Yom Kippur War was that the United States could continue to expect cheap,easy access to raw materials from its "client states."

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________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed to cooperate with the grand jury and Senate investigating committee looking into the Watergate break-in.

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The Supreme Court case Bakke v.Board of Regents of California (1978)

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The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

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What came to be called the Watergate scandal began when five men broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

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The Supreme Court case Engel v.Vitale (1962)

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The South Vietnam government in Saigon finally collapsed during the presidency of

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Richard Nixon was reelected in 1972 by a much greater margin than he had received in 1968.

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The Free Speech Movement was born on a college campus.

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The Supreme Court in the case United States v.Richard Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

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There was never any conclusive evidence that President Nixon had planned or approved the Watergate burglary.

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Explain which rights movement enjoyed the greatest success and which faced the greatest obstacles.

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