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Law intended to assimilate Native Americans into American culture ​ (a)  

Resulted in the settling of the frontier by farmers ​ (b)  

Earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for saving lives of fellow soldiers while under heavy enemy attack and after sustaining wounds in Vietnam ​ (c)  

African American veteran of WWII, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery ​ (d)  

• Dawes Act
• Homestead Act
• Roy Benavidez
• Vernon Baker

Which of the following describes the effects of the Watergate scandal?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Investigations into the presidential selection process decreased.

• Cynicism about government and elected politicians increased.

• Public confidence in the federal government became greatly reduced.

• Environmental protections helped southern states, and trade increased.

As the scandal grew and Congress moved to impeach the president -

• Nixon pleaded with Americans on the nightly news

• Nixon resigned from the presidency

• Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court

• Nixon vowed to tell the truth to the American people

The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased distrust toward the U.S. government because -

• the press secretary failed to keep the public informed of national policy changes

• the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

• the Supreme Court overruled federal statutes that defined confidentiality

• Congress failed to pass legislation enforcing protection of privacy rights

Which of the following was the primary reason for the trends in public confidence from 1973 to 1976?

• The normalization of relations with China

• The explosion aboard Apollo 13

• The Watergate scandal

• The nuclear-power accident at Three Mile Island