US History Unit 4 Assessment

Which president had the policy of detente, which improved relations with the Soviet Union?

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

Why did President Nixon expand economic relations with communist countries?

• He wanted all countries to be safer and stronger

• He wanted more money for the U.S.

• He wanted the Soviet Union to fail

• He wanted the Korean war to end.

What presidential power did Nixon attempt to use during the Watergate Crisis?

• Judicial Review

• Executive Agreements

• Executive privilege

• Executive Orders

What negatively affected the public's trust in their politicians and government?

• The Camp David Accords

• The policy of detente

• Coalition Forces

• Watergate Crisis

What was a consequence of the U.S. support for Israel?

• Watergate Crisis

• Camp David Accords

• 1970s Energy Crisis

• Title IX

Why was the Environmental Protection Agency created?

• to end the Cold War

• to limit the amount of pollution

• to guarantee rights for minorities

• to encourage the use of nuclear power

What does Title IX do?

• gets rid of discrimination based on sex in education programs

• gives voting rights to minorities

• gives tax cuts to the rich

• reduces threat of international terrorism

What Jimmy Carter's role in the Camp David Accords?

• he created an agency to get rid of pollution

• he traded missiles for hostages in Iran

• he helped negotiate peace between Egypt and Israel

• He wasn't involved

What was "Reaganomics"?

• The rich get bigger tax cuts and the poor pay more taxes

• Tax cuts for the rich create investment and help everyone

• Get rid of all the rules so businesses can compete freely

• Socialism is the better solution.

What is the purpose of "affirmative action"?

• To get rid of welfare costs

• to lower taxes for the rich

• to give more opportunities to minorities

• to expand voting rights