Presidents Johnson to Carter

Which of the following was an attempt to prevent another prolonged, undeclared war like the Vietnam conflict?

• Nixon Doctrine
• War Powers Act
• Tonkin Gulf Resolution
• Paris Accords

How did President Richard Nixon expand the Vietnam conflict?

• by signing a mutual defense treaty with China
• by bombing enemy troops in surrounding Asian nations
• by placing a trade embargo on surrounding Asian nations
• by sending troops to Taiwan without legislative approva

Vietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose?

• to increase American forces in Vietnam
• to decrease American forces in Vietnam
• to increase friendly Chinese forces in Vietnam
• to overwhelm the Viet Cong with U.S. forces

What was one domestic result of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Improved relations between youth and the older generation
• Increased faith in militarism as a foreign policy
• Increased attention to social programs
• Greater public distrust of government policies

The Camp David Accords negotiated during President Jimmy Carter's administration were an attempt to

• establish peace in the Middle East.
• end rapidly inflating oil prices.
• encourage the use of solar and other clean energy sources.
• decrease United States control of the Panama Canal

United States involvement in the Vietnam War was based in part on a desire to 

• protect American business interests in China.
• ensure access to an adequate supply of oil from the Middle East
• contain communism in Southeast Asia.
• prevent renewed Japanese expansionism in the Pacific

What was a major reason why President Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to run for reelection in 1968?

• His Vietnam War policies had reduced his popularity with voters
• Most Americans were unhappy with his failure to establish social reforms.
• He was threatened with impeachment for government scandals.
• He was constitutionally ineligible to hold a third term as president

The television coverage of the Vietnam War illustrates that

• the American people, on the basis of the information they receive, can influence government policy.
• government can limit freedom of the press in times of national crisis.
• public opinion is rarely affected by the news media.
• the news media can be trusted to portray events accurately.

Which action did President Gerald Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

• He declined to run for re-election
• He declared a new war on urban poverty.
• He pardoned Richard Nixon.
• He asked Congress to impeach Richard Nixon.

Lack of trust in between the government and U.S. citizens was known as

• Checks and Balances

• Credit Exchange

• Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire.

• Credibility Gap