What did the Watergate Ruling say about who is above the law?
No one is above the law, the US Constitution.
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Why was the presidency of Gerald Ford different than all other previous presidencies?
He was not elected to either the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency.
100
What is a major criticism of Affirmative Action?
It leads to reverse discrimination and racial quotas.
100
What was the result of the Cold War on defense spending?
Defense spending increased from 1940 to 1990 because of the Cold War.
100
The United States joined this organization in the 1990s to show it has become more economically cooperative with other nations.
Membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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What was the lasting effect of the Watergate scandal under President Richard Nixon?
America became distrustful of elected officials.
200
What was the most damaging thing to the economy of the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s?
The increased cost of imported oil.
200
What book changed attitudes about traditional gender roles?
The Feminine Mystique
200
What do the Moral Majority, the National Rifle Association, Heritage Foundation all have in common?
They are all conservative groups in America.
200
What happens to workers at corporations if the corporations decide to downsize in order to keep profits high in a booming economy?
Workers are laid off to keep corporate profits higher.
300
Why did President Richard Nixon resign from the presidency?
Nixon faced impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal.
300
Carter wanted the American people and Congress to begin the "moral equivalent of war" to cut down our use of energy. What was his solution to the problem? (HINT: What is a solution today to cutting down our use of oil and gas energy?)
Urging the development of alternative fuel sources.
300
What is the major goal of the American Indian Movement?
To gain greater-understanding of the American Indian point of view.
300
What was the main event which led to the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall.
300
What group stopped a recount during the Presidential election of 2000, which may have changed the results of the election?
The US Supreme Court.
400
Why did people after learning about President Nixon’s tape recordings become suspicious of the U.S. government?
The president was involved in a conspiracy to mislead the nation.
400
The United States tried to decrease its reliance on oil in the 1970s-1990s. What group was hurting the American economy through oil and gas price increases?
OPEC member nations.
400
There was in an increase in girls College Athletics between 1971 and 1994. What part of the Education Amendments Act led to this increase? (HINT: It was a bell ringer)
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act.
400
What is a consequence of the invention of air conditioning, the construction of highways and the building of dams and aqueducts?
The American people moved to the South and West.
400
The United States wanted diplomatic relations with China and detente with the Soviets during Nixon's presidency, and President Clinton ordered US forces to Bosnia and Kosovo. What was the U.S. attempting to do by pursuing these policies?
Peace in the world.
500
What agency and what act were passed to show the federal government was committed to protecting natural areas and their resources for the public good?
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Endangered Species Act.
500
What was an effect on the American economy because of the increase in oil prices by OPEC in the 1970s? (HINT: I am looking for an economic word)
The onset of stagflation.
500
What is the most major goal of the women’s rights movement today?
Equal pay for equal work.
500
Name a reason President George H.W. Bush sent troops to the Persian Gulf War. (HINT: The main reason involves why the US cares about the Middle East at all)
Assure the flow Middle East oil to the United States.
500
United States foreign policy during the 1990s involved sending aid to Russia, sending troops to Bosnia, and sending food and medicine to Somalia. What did US foreign policy stress during the 1990s?