EOC Review for the 1970s

President Nixon adopted a policy known as ___ in order to reduce the size and power of the federal government. (Select ONE)

• Détente
• New Federalism
• Realpolitik

What was the stated purpose of Nixon’s Revenue Sharing proposal? (Select ONE)

• Give state and local governments more federal dollars
• Give federal government more control over how federal dollars were spent.
• Give state and local government more control over how federal dollars were spent.

Even as President Nixon was reducing the size of the federal government, what federal programs were STRENGTHENED by the Nixon Administration? (Select ONE)

• The agencies of Housing and Urban Development and the Job Corps.
• Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
• Special Forces in the U.S. military.

Which of the following techniques was NOT used by the Nixon administration against perceived enemies in the United States? (Select ONE)

• Illegal wiretaps
• Arrest without cause
• CIA investigations

In regards to the Abuse of Power by the Nixon Administration, what job was given to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)? (Select ONE)

• Illegally wiretap left wing individuals and Democratic Party offices at the Watergate.
• To find middle-relief pitching for the beleaguered Guardian's pitching staff.
• Investigate thousands of American dissidents inside the United States.

In regards to the Abuse of Power by the Nixon Administration, what job was given to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? (Select ONE)

• Audit the tax returns of antiwar and civil rights activists.
• Illegally wiretap left wing individuals and Democratic Party offices at the Watergate.
• To find middle-relief pitching for the beleaguered Guardian's pitching staff.

What was the purpose of Nixon’s Southern Strategy? (Select ONE)

• Encourage discontented Southern Democrats to vote for Nixon.
• Make the Supreme Court more liberal.
• Speed up the process of desegregation.

In regards to the Abuse of Power by the Nixon Administration, what job was given to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? (Select ONE)

• Audit the tax returns of antiwar and civil rights activists.
• To find middle-relief pitching for the beleaguered Guardian's pitching staff.
• Investigate thousands of American dissidents inside the United States.

How was President Nixon’s attempt to slow desegregation a direct violation against the Supreme Court decision in 2nd Brown v. Board of Education (Brown II)? (Select ONE)

• With his attempts to slow desegregation, Nixon violated the U.S Constitution.
• Due to the Separation of Powers, Nixon was not allowed to slow the process of desegregation.
• By slowing the process, Nixon violated the statement of “with all deliberate speed”

What was the purpose of BUSING during the Nixon Administration? (Select ONE)

• By busing students to other districts, the burden on some schools would be lessened.
• This was an attempt to end the pattern of all white or all black schools.
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