Richard Nixon

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

• Cuba
• China
• Soviet Union
• Both China and Soviet Union

What law helped protect scare animals from being hunted? 

• Endangered Species Act
• Environmental Protection Act
• RICO
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 

What law helped protect natural areas for the public good?

• Endangered Species Act
• Environmental Protection Act
• RICO
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"

• Inflation
• Detente
• Stagflation
• Constipation 

1962 In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson warned the public of the consequences of widespread pesticide use. Twenty million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.
1970 ? The Clean Air Act was passed, regulating air emissions from all sources. 
1972 The Clean Water Act was passed, regulating the quality of surface waters. 1973 The Endangered Species Act was passed, protecting threatened wildlife. 

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

• The Centers for Disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants
• The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues. 
• The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources
• The president ordered the Public Health Service to deal with environmental pollution

On May 4, 1970, four students were killed at Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen. 
What was the result of this protest? 

• decreased federal funding of student loans 
• increased support for the antiwar movement
• the reinstatement of the draft 
• an end to federal investigations of student organizations

Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?

• Freedom of religion
• The right to a jury trial
• Freedom of the press
• The right to peaceful assembly

Let us take as our goal: Where peace is unknown, make it welcome; where peace is fragile, make it strong; where peace is temporary, make it permanent. After a period of confrontation, we are entering an era of negotiation. Let all nations know that during this administration our lines of communication will be open. We seek an open world—open to ideas, open to the exchange of goods and people—a world in which no people, great or small, will live in angry isolation. We cannot expect to make everyone our friend, but we can try to make no one our enemy. —President Richard Nixon, first inaugural address, January 20, 1969
 

• By the normalization of relations with China 
• By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War 
• By escalating the bombing of North Vietnam
• By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia

Dear Stop ERA Friend . . .
In the face of all the pressure the ERAers are exerting this month we need to remind all our Senators and Representatives that we are counting on them —
1) To vote NO on ERA, and
2) To resist all efforts to eliminate the 3/5th majority that the
Illinois Constitution requires for constitutional amendments.
—Letter from the National Chairman of Stop ERA, December 6, 1978

The author of this letter was —

• a leader of the Civil Rights movement
• the cofounder of the National Organization for Women
• a leader of a conservative interest group
• the cofounder of Ms. magazine