Richard Nixon's Presidency Quiz

Richard Nixon's presidency was known as (a)   .

• The Democratic President
• The Imperial President
• The Conservative President
• The Liberal President

What did Nixon do without consulting Congress?

• The invasion of Vietnam

• The bombing of Laos and Cambodia

• The signing of the Paris Peace Accords

• The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency

Which agencies did Nixon use to collect information on his enemies?

• The NSA and Homeland Security

• The CIA and FBI

• The IRS and Secret Service

• The Department of Defense and State Department

Who created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

• President Kennedy

• President Johnson

• President Nixon

• President Ford

Who was the first American president to visit the mainland of China?

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Gerald Ford

What year did the Watergate break-in occur?

• 1970

• 1971

• 1972

• 1973

Who were the individuals caught breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex?

• A group of former FBI agents

• A group of former CIA agents

• A group of independent contractors

• A group of political activists

For whose re-election were the individuals working when they were caught breaking into the Watergate complex?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What did the investigation of the Watergate crisis find about Nixon's White House conversations?

• They were partially recorded

• They were not recorded

• They were accidentally recorded

• They were secretly recorded in their entirety

What was the outcome of the case United States v. Nixon (1974)?

• Nixon was allowed to keep the tapes secret

• The Supreme Court ruled that Nixon must hand over the tapes

• The case was dismissed without a ruling

• Nixon was found not guilty of any wrongdoing