US History (2nd Sem) - Unit 6 (*New)

Who were the “silent majority” that helped Nixon win the 1968 election?

• women

• Americans living in poverty

• Americans who did not voice their political opinions

• Americans who had never voted in a presidential election

What were most voters seeking in the 1968 election?

• reform

• stability

• an expansion of civil rights

• an improvement in foreign affairs

What did President Nixon do to support his New Federalism?

• He signed amendments to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• He appointed a moderate as the chief justice of the Supreme Court.

• He signed the bill that established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

• He signed legislation to shift some authority for social programs from the federal government to the states.

In what way was the Burger Supreme Court a surprise?

• It turned out to be more liberal than expected.

• It issued more mixed decisions than expected.

• It turned out to be more independent than expected.

• It turned out to be more conservative than expected.

What is one thing that contributed to Nixon’s successful talks with the Soviet Union?

• selling oil to the Soviet Union

• authorizing a trade embargo with China

• achieving a closer relationship with China

• being the first president to visit the Soviet Union

What movement did Rachel Carson help to create with her book Silent Spring?

• the feminist movement

• the civil rights movement

• the environmental movement

• the American Indian movement

During the Watergate scandal, when did the White House first turn over some of the tapes as requested by Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor?

• when Archibald Cox was fired

• when Judge Sirica ordered them to be turned over

• when the special prosecutor first subpoenaed them

• when the House Judiciary Committee

What made it difficult for President Ford to address “stagflation”?

• conflict with Congress

• his focus on foreign affairs

• conflict with local governments

• distrust from the American people

What had a negative effect on President Carter’s push for Americans to use alternative energy in 1979?

• a decrease in oil prices

• an ultimatum from OPEC

• a potential leak at a nuclear plant

• criticism from members of Congress

What led to the Iranian hostage crisis?

• tension between the United States and OPEC over oil prices

• American’s investment in exploring alternative energy sources

• American military missions to surveil the Iranian government

• America’s intervention in Iran’s government to serve its own interests