Ford and Carter Quiz

What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate Scandal?

• Confidence in the presidential selectin process

• Support for the containment of communism

• Discontent over the antiwar and civil rights protest

• Cynicism about government and elected officials.

Who became president after Nixon?

• Jimmy Carter

• Gerald Ford

• Barack O'Bama

• Ronald Reagan

What was the new President's first executive action? Hint: It was unpopular

• He ended the war in Vietnam

• He visited Findland

• He pardoned Nixon - saving him from prosecution.

• He caused the economy to crumble.

What was Gerald's Ford's plan (WIN) involve to decrease inflation.

Pick TWO

• Walk to work

• Become tougher on crime

• Drive Less

• Heat Less

What promise did Jimmy Carter make that may have affected the election. (Helped him win.)

• Fee peanuts for everyone.

• To fully investigate Nixon's crimes.

• He would end corruption in Washington D.C.

• To lower the price of oil.

How did the U.S. government work to change the situation in the image?

• By encouraging the development of alternative forms of fuel.

• By increasing the speed limit

• By decreasing funding for electrical plants

• By discouraging exploroatin of fossil fuels

What does OPEC stand for?

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Oil Producing and Exporting Countries

• Old People with Economic Crisis

• Original Petroleum Exisence Confirmed

What is an example of a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Crude Oil

• Solar Power

What was the goal of Carter's National Energy Act?

• To increase U.S. import of petroleum products.

• to improve relations with OPEC

• To create more jobs in the USA

• to establish energy goals, specifically reducing the nation's dependency on oil

 Describe STAGFLATION. Choose the two main economic problems with Stagflation. 

• high inflation

• low profits

• high unemployment

• low interest rates