Early Nixon Presidency

Who did Richard Nixon defeat in 1968 to become president beginning in January 1969?

• John F. Kennedy
• Robert F. Kennedy
• Hubert Humphrey
• Spiro Agnew

What was Richard Nixon's policy of "New Federalism" involve? 

• the federal government giving more money to states, but telling them how to spend it
• giving more money to states and letting the states determine how best to use it
• forcing the states to provide certain services, but making them come up with their own funds
• giving less money to states because the economy was bad

What was "stagflation?"

• a term for inflation
• a term for a stagnate economy and high inflation
• a social term for when single persons could not find a date to a big event

How did Nixon - a Republican - try to fix the bad economy?

• the typical Republican approach of laissez faire
• a Democratic approach of wage, rent, and price freezes...plus deficit spending
• he only tried cutting spending

Lawmakers from so-called "silent majority" region of the country did Nixon recruit to support his  proposed laws?

• north
• south
• east 
• west

What federal agency did Nixon help create to protect the environment?

• HUD
• EPA
• CIA
• NASA

In what way did President Nixon say he wanted to end the war in Vietnam.  Peace with ________

• victory
• honor
• defeat
• insult

Nixon promised a gradual drawdown of U.S. troops in Vietnam.  What did he do that upset many Americans?

• rapidly drew down troops putting south Vietnam in a bad position
• decided not to withdraw U.S.
• began bombing the neighboring country of Cambodia to try and help South Vietnam's chances of winning
• began bombing  South Vietnam to aid the communist north

Nixon's actions led to anti-war protests.  Where were the majority of those protests?

• military recruitment centers
• college campuses
• post offices where soldiers had to register for the service
• national guard installations

What was the name of President Nixon's policy of letting South Vietnam take over the war there?

• Vietnamization
• Operation Swap-Out
• Operation Transition
• Vietnam-in-Control