President Nixon put this idea into practice by Correct Ans-expanding economic relations
with communist nations
What was a major result of the Watergate controversy? Correct Ans-The president
resigned from office.
President Richard Nixon supported the policy of détente as a way to Correct Ans-reduce
tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
The main purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to Correct Ans-limit the president's
ability to send troops into combat abroad
The war in Vietnam led Congress to pass the War Powers Act of 1973 in order to Correct
Ans-assert the role of Congress in the commitment of troops overseas
President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was significant
because it Correct Ans-reduced tensions between the United States and Communist China
An effect of the War Powers Act of 1973 was that Correct Ans-the authority of the
president as commander in chief was limited