EOC Crisis & Resurgence

From the 1970s to the 21st century, many Americans migrated from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt. Choose the 3 states that experienced the large population growth during this time.

Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from

• the dissolution of Standard Oil Company

• an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

• the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline

• an embargo by OPEC

Which of the following is a true statement about Sandra Day O'Connor? (pick two answer choices)

• First woman named to the Supreme Court

• First woman nominated as a candidate for vice president

• As a Senator from Wyoming, she was the lone dissenting vote against the U.S. joining WWI

• She provided swing votes in important Supreme Court cases

• As a private citizen she gave speeches across the country in opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

Goal 1: Addressing Climate Change & Improving Air Quality

Goal 2: Safeguarding America's Waters

Goal 3: Cleaning up Communities & Advancing Sustainable Development

Goal 4: Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals & Preventing Pollution

Which government entity is responsible for achieving these goals?

• National Park Service

• Department of Homeland Security

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

In 1971, President Richard Nixon claimed executive privilege to prevent newspapers from publishing classified documents. He argued that release of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed U.S. involvement in Vietnam, threatened national security. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the newspapers.

Which of the following provided a legal basis for this Supreme Court decision?

• the 13th Amendment

• the decision in Brown v. Board of Education

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The 1st Amendment

As part of the Nixon's administration's policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military -

• trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• imposed martial law on North Vietnam

• installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

Selected Features of the War Powers Resolution, 1973

*The president may only make use of war, authorization by Congress, or an attack on the U.S.

*The president must consult with Congress regularly regarding the use of armed forces as long as troops remain in hostile situations.

*Within 60 days the president will end the use of armed forces unless Congress acts to approve continued military action.

How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances?

• It expands the power of judicial review to military courts

• It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts

• It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch.

• It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations

Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev & President Richard Nixon, June 19, 1973

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

• to recognize the independence of former satellite nations

• to reach a formal agreement on weapons control

• to negotiate the reunification of Germany

• to develop a global environmental-protection policy

Which similarity completes this Venn diagram?

• included debate over the use of line-item veto

• violated the principle of due process

• involved debate over the extent of executive & legislative authority

• deemed unconstitutional by the judicial branch

Why did the U.S. fight in the Persian Gulf War?

• Iraq needed help resisting a communist invasion

• Iraq supplied weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists

• Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait

• Iraq financed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan