The 1970s: Scandal and Stagnation

Who is considered to be the person who introduced modern conservatism?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Barry Goldwater

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

The cartoon above was published in May 1973.

With which event was this cartoon associated?

• Pentagon Papers

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Watergate Scandal

• Busing Controversy

Nixon’s "southern strategy" to gain the votes of Southern whites involved

• establishing the Environmental Protection Agency.

• refusing to support the Equal Rights Amendment.

• claiming to be "tough on crime".

• removing American soldiers from the conflict in Vietnam.

What policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?

• Vietnamization

• "Arms for Bases"

• Flexible Response

• Operation Rolling Thunder

What did the case of U.S. v. Nixon bring to light?

• Tape recordings of Nixon's conversations about the Watergate break-in

• Transcripts of Nixon's conversations about the Southern Strategy

• Contracts of different CREEP members

• Federal prosecution of Nixon for the invasion of Cambodia

The secret documents detailing the history of American involvement in Vietnam, which were obtained by Daniel Ellsberg and later printed by the New York Times, were known as the

• Watergate tapes

• Project Venona

• Pentagon Papers

• Warren Report

Who were the "plumbers" in the Watergate scandal?

• special investigation team created to stop news leaks about Vietnam War

• people that were investigating Nixon's recordings

• committee assigned to work on getting Nixon re-elected

• people that were fired for investigating the Watergate scandal

Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:

• The New York Times' office building

• Democratic National Committee headquarters

• Republican Committee headquarters

• The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex

What happened to Nixon following the Watergate Scandal?

• Nixon was impeached by Congress

• Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court

• Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate

• Nixon resigned to avoid being impeached

What was a lasting effect of the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal under President Richard Nixon?

• The system of checks and balances was weakened.

• Trust in elected officials was undermined.

• Presidential responsiveness to public opinion was lessened.

• The scope of executive privilege was broadened.