Nixon Scandals
Nixon Administration: The Imperial Presidency
Reagonomics
A Ford, Not a Lincoln
I Will Never Tell a Lie...
100
Why were the burglars in the Democratic Headquarters in the Watergate Complex?
What is to wiretap the phones and collect information on strategies in the electoral campaign?
100
What was the event called that led to the resignation and/or fire of 3 members of Nixon's staff?
What is the Saturday Night Massacre?
100
Reagonomics was based on _________________ economics.
What is supply-side?
100
In order to 'move the country forward', Ford granted what?
What is a full pardon to Richard Nixon?
100
Carter's occupation was a ________________________ before he became President?
What is a peanut farmer?
200
Why did Nixon ask for the resignations of some of his White House Staff?
What is he was trying to avoid the Senate investigating Watergate further?
200
What was the name of Nixon's Vice President who resigned from office for being involved in the acceptance of bribes while holding office?
Who is Spiro Agnew?
200
Supply-side economics helps spur economic growth by ________________________________.
What is controlling the money supply to reduce inflation?
200
Ford defeated ________________________ for the Republican nomination in 1976 but was later defeated by _____________________ in the presidential race.
Who is Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter?
200
The ______________________________ was created in 1970. The book Silent Spring raised awareness for it, and Carter also was a vehement supporter of?
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
300
What event caused Congress to pass the War Powers Act, which limited the President's power to act with military force?
What is the Christmas Bombings?
300
_________________ controlled Congress, which made it difficult for Nixon to get any bills passed.
What are Democrats?
300
Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President?
Who is George H. W. Bush?
300
Signed the ______________________ which ended American Offensive Operations in Vietnam, meant to be a cease fire that wasn't followed. When Ford asked Congress to aid the South when the North Vietnamese approached, Congress denied the aid and South Vietnam was overtaken by the North in 1975.
What is the Paris Peace Accords?
300
Nixon's foreign policy was called realpolitik, in which he aligned the US with countries based on how powerful they were, like China and the USSR. When Jimmy Carter took office he focused his foreign policy on what?
What is human rights?
400
What two platforms did Nixon run on in 1968 and then in 1972?
What is to end the war in Vietnam/Return to Normalcy?
400
Coming to be viewed as the 'imperial presidency,' how did Nixon slow down the implementation of social programs?
What is impoundment of funds?
400
Reagan held the position of _______________________ prior to his presidential running.
What is Governor of California?
400
Ford signed the _______________________ which were aimed at lessening tension and opening further the lines of communication between peoples of East and West.
What is Helsinki Accords?
400
Carter created two new cabinet-level departments called Department of ___________________ and Department of _____________________.
What is Energy/Education?
500
How did Congress put a limit to Nixon's imperial presidency in foreign affairs? In domestic affairs?
What is the War Powers Act? Forced him to release the impoundment of funds?
500
In order to obtain the George Wallace voting bloc, what did Nixon implement to attract a different group of voters?
What is the Southern Strategy?
500
_______________________ captured the Senate for the first time since 1952 and gained 34 House seats but the ____________________ retained the majority.
What is Republicans/Democrats?
500
What position did Ford hold prior to being appointed to the VP and later President?
What is House Minority Leader?
500
A major downfall in his popularity was the _____________________________, when Carter allowed Shah into the US for medical treatment, which outraged Islamic students and militants and they held 52 Americans prisoner unless he would agree to send the Shah back to them for punishment, which he refused.
What is the Iranian Hostage Crisis?