Nixon
How did Nixon's Presidency end?
What is with his resignation
What event caused Gerald Ford to become President?
What is the Watergate Scandal/Nixon’s Resignation
U.S. officials secretly sold weapons to Iran and then the profits where used to support rebels in Nicaragua.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair
Reagan’s economic program, nicknamed “Reaganomics” was based on ___-____ economics?
What is Supply-Side
What is the Persian Gulf War
Nixon wanted more power for which branch of government?
What is the Executive Branch
Unemployment and ________________ were two major economic problems during Ford’s presidency?
What is Inflation
What landmark case dealt with the issue of Abortion?
What is Roe V. Wade
Why was Reagan unable to achieve balanced budgets during his presidency?
What is he increased defense spending
Bill Clinton is the second president in U.S. History to be _______________?
What is Impeached?
Nixon signed this treaty with the Soviet Union?
What is SALT I
The Camp David Accords were an agreement between these two countries?
What is Egypt and Israel
What is one goal of the Conservative Movement?
Shrink the size of the Government, Reduce government regulations, Lower Taxes, Promote family values, Strengthen National Defense
This program was nicknamed "Star Wars" and was based on the idea of using lasers to shoot down nuclear missiles.
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Who did President Clinton appoint as the head of his task force on Universal Health Care? She also served as Secretary of State for President Barack Obama.
Who is Hillary Rodham Clinton
What was the most critical piece of evidence showing Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate cover-up?
What is the Whitehouse tapes
What caused many Americans to be outraged with President Ford?
What is the Pardon of Richard Nixon
This association starting becoming political after a gun control act was passed in the 60's.
What is the National Rifle Association (NRA)
What program, important to older Americans, did Reagan not make cuts in?
What is Social Security, Medicare
President George W. Bush created this office after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
What is the Department of Homeland Security
What were two main effects of the Watergate Scandal?
What is resignation of Nixon and distrust of the Government
This organization had a major impact on oil prices in the 1970s.
What is OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
The event when American citizens were taken hostage in Iran by students who were angry over the U.S. support of the Shah is known as?
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice appointed by Ronald Reagan?
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor
The United States went to war with this country in order to find the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
What is Afghanistan