Nixon
Random Stuff
Watergate, etc
People & Places
Court Cases and legal stuff
100

These three things were part of "Nixonomics."

What is ending the gold standard, a wage and price freeze, and a tariff.

100

In 1947, the House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee investigated Communist activities in what industry?



What is Hollywood?

100

Nixon claimed THIS when asked to turn over the secret Oval Office recordings?

What is "Executive Privilege"
100

The Public Safety Commissioner in Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1963.

Who was Eugene "Bull" Connor.

100

“Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law…. ”



What is Miranda v. Arizona.

200

This group was Nixon's appointed friends who "plugged leaks."

Who were The Plumbers.

200

The height of McCarthy’s power and influence coincided with this overseas conflict?

What is the Korean War?

200
President Gerald Ford gave this reasoning for pardoning Richard Nixon.

What is, "we don't need to rehash Watergate again."

200

This Nation of Islam activist advocated for Black-Only institutions.

Who was Malcolm X.

200

State-mandated Bible reading and recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools are unconstitutional.

What is Abingdon School District vs. Schempp.

300

What 3 things did the Pentagon Papers reveal?

What is 1) The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was exaggerated, 2) nobody supported the bombing of Laos and Cambodia, and 3) LBJ was planning to go to war early in 1964.

300

This act requires Congressional consultation to involve U.S. military operations in another country.

What is the War Powers Resolution.

300

The Washington Post, Woodward and Bernstein, and Deep Throat.

Who were the people who broke the Watergate Scandal.

300
The Premier of the USSR in 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis:

Who was Nikita Khrushchev.

300

Struck down “separate but equal”.



What is Brown vs Board of Education.
400

Richard Nixon was Vice President under this President.

Who was Eisenhower.

400

Accusing this government entity of hiding Communists proved to be Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall.

Who was the U.S. Army.

400

Nixon's closest ally; he held several titles, including National Security Advisor, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for helping broker the Paris Peace Accords with North Vietnam.

Who was Henry Kissinger.

400

“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

Who was Barry Goldwater.

400

“All persons born…in the United States, are citizens of the United States… nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”



What is the 14th Amendment.
500

Who was/were Nixon's Vice President(s)?

Who were Agnew and Ford.

500

JFK's Campaign slogan?

What was "The New Frontier"

500

The Watergate Hotel housed the headquarters of what?

What is the Democratic National Party.

500

Site of the 1955 bus boycott.

What is Montgomery, Alabama.
500

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied…on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude—”



What is the 15th Amendment.