History B Unit 8

What did Affirmative Action do?

• outlawed discrimination based on gender in education programs

• disregard the civil rights movement

• establish government assistant programs

• improve employment & educational opportunities for minorities

What did the 26th Amendment do?

• outlined the presidential succession process

• lower the voting age to 18

• removed poll taxes from voting requirements

• limited the amount of terms of the president to 2

Why did Nixon remove the military draft?

• the US had too many soldiers

• he thought an army of volunteers would be more motivated

• the US was spending too much money on defense

• public reaction to military defeats in Vietnam

Nixon's New Federalism policy of giving aid to states without regulations was a positive to which group?

• liberals

• conservatives

Nixon providing relief to millions of the poorest Americans, federalizing the food stamp program & giving adjustments to Social Security payments in line with inflation was a positive to which group?

• liberals

• conservatives

Under 'realpolitik' which types of countries would America engage with in their foreign policy?

• all countries

• any country that looked like it would become Communist

• powerful threats

What was the policy of detente in the Cold War?

• an increase of tension between the US & USSR

• the policy to contain the spread of communism around the world

• a decrease of tension between the US & USSR

• the idea that America should only worry about powerful nations

Which of these was NOT a reason why Nixon was under threat of impeachment

• connection to the burglary of the Democratic National Committee

• obstructing the course of justice

• ordering special prosecutor Archibald Cox to be fired

What did Nixon use his executive privilege to do?

• not release tapes to the investigation

• appoint Ford as vice president

• dismiss vice president Agnew for corruption

• grant himself a pardon

How did Ford become president?

• Nixon appointed him just before his resignation

• the 25th Amendment ensured the vice-president takes over from a president who leaves office prematurely

• an election happened in the aftermath of Nixon's resignation