March of Presidents: Nixon to Reagan

Which group was created by President Nixon to set air and water pollution standards to protect the health of people and the environment?

• Food and Drug Administration

• SALT I

• Equal Rights Association

• Environmental Protection Agency

Nixon became the first President in over 20 years to have "normal" relations with which country?

• Germany

• Vietnam

• China

• Soviet Union

What did Phyllis Schlafly think about the Equal Rights Amendment?

• She supported it and thought it would help African Americans gain equal rights in the US.

• She opposed it because she thought it would harm women who preferred traditional lifestyles

• She supported it because it would allow women to serve in combat roles in military conflicts.

• She opposed it because it would not grant Latino women the same rights as white women.

What agreement did the Soviets sign with the US partly because of Nixon's visit to communist China?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Camp David Accords

• SALT I Treaty

• ^Détente

What protects wildlife and ecosystems that are threatened with extinction?

• The Environmental Protection Agency

• The Endagered Species Act

• The National Parks System

• The rise of conservatism

Which President pardoned Nixon of any crimes he may have committed while in office?

• Nixon

• Carter

• Reagan

• Ford

Which scandal(s) increased citizen's distrust of the government because they were secret exercise of government power?

• Watergate Scandal

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Marines in Lebanon

• Iran-Contra Affair

This problem of the 1970s damaged the nation's economy and standard of living.

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Oil Embargo

• Watergate Scandal

• Iran-Contra Affair

This was designed to help low-income areas of cities to obtain loans and credit.

• Equal Rights Amendment

• Helsinki Accords

• Reaganomics

• Community Reinvestment Act

Stagflation is

• when inflation, interest rates, and unemployment are all high

• when the economy is doing well and there is almost full employment

• when business expenses are reduced due to fewer regulations

• supply side economics designed to help create a larger supply of goods