Politics in the Era of Watergate Mastery Test Exam Questions and Answers
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Watergate
Which of the following sentences best describes the effect that Ford's pardon of Nixon had on the American people? - Answer-The proclamation contributed to a general loss of confidence in President Ford.
Two presidential elections took place in the 1970s. Match each listed presidential candidate...
Politics in the Era of Watergate Mastery
Test Exam Questions and Answers
Which of the following sentences best describes the effect that Ford's pardon of Nixon
had on the American people? - Answer-The proclamation contributed to a general loss
of confidence in President Ford.
Two presidential elections took place in the 1970s. Match each listed presidential
candidate with the appropriate description. - Answer-George McGovern-Democratic
opponent of Richard Nixon who mobilized members of the anti-war movement with his
promise to swiftly end the Vietnam War
Jimmy Carter-Democratic candidate who ran as an "outsider" and promised Americans,
"I will not lie to you."
Which two statements correctly describe the 1974 Kent State and Jackson State
shootings? - Answer--The Jackson State shootings occurred after the Kent State
shootings during a civil rights protest in Mississippi.
-The Kent State shootings occurred at an anti-war protest several days after Nixon
announced the Cambodia invasion.
Complete the following paragraph about environmental laws and conditions in the
1970s - Answer--National Environmental Policy Act
-Love Canal
The 1970s were marked by a great deal of turmoil in the Middle East. Which two
statements correctly describe the effects that events in the Middle East had on the
Carter administration and on the United States? - Answer--The Iranian hostage crisis
proved to be a major problem for President Carter in the 1980 presidential election.
-A drop in oil production following the Iranian Revolution caused a sharp increase in
gasoline prices in the United States.
What was the purpose of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment? - Answer-It expanded the right
to vote to all 18-year-old US citizens.
Complete the following paragraph about the Supreme Court ruling in the Tinker v. Des
Moines case - Answer--wearing symbols such as armbands
-First Amendment rights
In the 1970s, a population migration from the Rust Belt states in the Midwest to the Sun
Belt states in the South increased. What contributed to this migration? - Answer-the loss
of manufacturing jobs in the Midwest as factories closed
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