Nixon

How did George Wallace aid Richard Nixon in the 1968 election?

• Wallace ran as Nixon's running mate, helping Nixon win southern states
• Wallace assassinated Robert Kennedy
• Wallace pulled votes away from Hubert Humphrey
• During a debate, Wallace looked inferior to Nixon

Which of these terms describes the easing of tensions between two countries?

• Brinkmanship
• Detente
• Containment
• SALT

During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

• Tape recordings
• Transcripts of his conversations
• Contracts of different CREEP members
• Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

What was one of the Acts Congress passed after Nixon's presidency as a result of the Vietnam War?

• War Powers Act
• Prohibition
• Operation Rolling Thunder
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?

• Waterfront
• Watergate
• Wyndgate
• Waterfall

While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the

• Middle Class
• Loud Crowd
• Silent Majority
• Factory Workers

Affirmative action is a policy that

• provides additional opportunities for minority groups
• allows majority groups to maintain control of government operations
• removes tax penalties for those that cannot afford to pay it
• prevents prisons from becoming overcrowded

Which communist country is Nixon successful in opening diplomatic ties with?

• Vietnam
• North Korea
• China
• Soviet Union

Which war did Nixon's foreign policies help to end?

• Korean War
• Gulf War
• Chinese Revolution
• Vietnam War