Modern Presidents

President Richard Nixon chose to resign the presidency mainly because of his involvement in the

• secret bombing of Cambodia

• escalation of the Vietnam War

• Watergate scandal

• implementation of wage-price controls

Results of the Bush-Gore presidential election of 2000 renewed the debate over

• term limits for elected officials

• the electoral college system

• presidential use of the veto power

• loose versus strict interpretation of the Constitution

One way in which the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine are similar is that both

• offered aid to countries threatened by communism

• attempted to create a friendlier relationship with China

• tried to improve relations with the Soviet Union

• returned the United States to an isolationist foreign policy

Which pair of economic situations faced both President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Barack Obama during the first 100 days of their administrations?

• legalization of the sale of alcoholic beverages and suspension of antitrust laws

• high unemployment and failures in the banking system

• funding overseas wars and bailing out the automobile industry

• modifying the gold standard and increasing federal aid to education

During the Persian Gulf War (1991), the primary aim of the United States was to force Iraq to

• withdraw its troops from Kuwait

• hold democratic elections

• increase the price of its oil exports

• submit to weapons inspections by the United Nations

According to the cartoonist, the investigation of intelligence failures related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks resulted in

• praise for government efforts to stop intelligence leaks

• open immigration from all regions of the world

• recommendations to limit dependence on foreign intelligence

• various federal agencies attempting to avoid criticism by shifting responsibility

• Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

• Espionage Act of 1917

• USA Patriot Act of 2001

One common effect of these wartime laws has been to

• expand government regulation of the economy

• increase the nation’s military defenses

• promote immigration from neighboring nations

• protect national security at the expense of civil liberties

Which document is the result of President Jimmy Carter’s efforts to increase stability in the Middle East?

• Camp David Accords

• Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

• Panama Canal Treaty

• Paris Peace Accords

What was the reason the Equal Rights Amendment did not become part of the United States Constitution?

• President Ronald Reagan vetoed it.

• Three-fourths of the states did not ratify it.

• The National Organization for Women (NOW) did not support it.

• The Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional.

During the 1960s, the actions of Cesar Chavez led to improved conditions for

• coal miners

• migrant farm workers

• autoworkers

• health care workers