Modern US EOC Review

What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

Which of the following statements best connects Johnson’s Great Society to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal?

• The Great Society had no connection to the New Deal
• The Great Society sought, like the New Deal, to improve the lives of Americans facing economic hardships.
• The Great Society was created to solve problems created by the New Deal
• The Great Society and the New Deal were both ideas of the Republican Party

individuals or groups who rejected mainstream American life or norms through protest, sit-ins and civil disobedience-

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• Counterculture

• Baby Boomers

• New Deal

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

Who were the reporters who leaked the information that prompted an investigation into the Watergate break-in?

• Sacco and Vanzetti

• Richards and Cox

• Woodward and Bernstein

• Ethel and Julius Rosenburg

Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?

• Jimmy Carter

• Lyndon Johnson

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

Nixon's 1969 policy for removing American forces and replacing them with South Vietnamese soldiers to continue fighting

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• silent majority
• MIA
• Vietnamization

During the Watergate investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

• Tape recordings
• Transcripts of his conversations
• Contracts of different CREEP members
• Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

What peace treaty did President Carter negotiate in order to end the conflict between Israel and Egypt?

• United Nations

• War Powers Act

• Camp David Accords

• NATO

Which action did President Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

• pardoning Nixon
• declaring a war on poverty
• declining to run for election
• asking Congress to impeach President Nixon