EOC: Nixon/Ford/Carter

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Documents released by Daniel Ellsberg which compromised U.S. military plans in Vietnam:

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Pentagon Papers

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True or False. In 1972 the Nixon campaign forged letters to cause division and ill-will among Democratic candidates.

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True

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What was the significance of the break-in at the Watergate building?

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The Democratic National Committee headquarters was wire-tapped.

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True or False. President Nixon had no knowledge of efforts by his campaign to cover up illegal activities.

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False

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What happened to Richard Nixon's original vice president, Spiro Agnew?

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He resigned after being accused of income tax evasion, bribery and extortion.

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What was the ruling in the Supreme Court Case, U.S. v. Richard Nixon?

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Executive privilege would not permit the president to withhold tapes with information in the Watergate Scandal.

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Which statement explains why the Ford Administration was unique among all other administrations? Options: Ford took over for a president that did not finish out a term of office., Neither the president nor vice president were elected to office., The administration was appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court., It was the only administration determined by popular vote.

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Neither the president nor vice president were elected to office.

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How did Ford's pardon and grant of amnesty to Richard Nixon impact the Republican party overall?

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The public lost trust and voted them out of many congressional offices in the 1974 elections.

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Under Ford, the economy stalled due to rising inflation and unemployment which was dubbed by economists as...

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stagflation

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Law that limits the president's ability to involve the United States in foreign conflicts without seeking an official declaration of war from Congress:

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War Powers Pact