Post-Watergate America

What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• Republican Headquarters
• Democratic Headquarters

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?

• Waterfront
• Watergate
• Wyndgate
• Waterfall

President Ford granted a _____ to Richard Nixon for his crimes in Watergate. 

• Pardon 
• Advice 
• Special Prosecutor 
• Executive Privileges 

Who was sworn in after Richard Nixon stepped down?

• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Lyndon B. Johnson
• John F. Kennedy

What was the primary goal of discussions between these 2 leaders?

• to recognize the independence of former satellite states

• to reach a formal agreement on weapons control

• to negotiate the reunification of Germany

• to develop a global environmental-protection policy

What is stagflation?

• When you have high unemployment

• When you have an oil crisis

• When you have high inflation and a stagnant economy

• When you are in the middle of a recession.

"New Federalism" was the policy platform of which President?

• Nixon

• Carter

• Ford

• Reagan

What was the name of Nixon's plan to gain support from Democrats in the lower half of the country?

• New Federalism

• Square Deal

• Southern Strategy

• Dixiecrat Plan