Unit 13/14 Nixon and everything else

What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• Republican Headquarters
• Democratic Headquarters

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

• Cuba
• China
• Soviet Union
• Both China and Soviet Union

Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"

• Inflation
• Detente
• Stagflation
• Constipation 

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

During the 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

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

President Ford granted a _____ to Richard Nixon for his crimes in Watergate. 

• Pardon 
• Advice 
• Special Prosecutor 
• Executive Privileges 

The Camp David Accords was-

• peace treaty to end the Cold war

• agreement between the U.S and Middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC.

• peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel & Egypt

• agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The US declared war on Afghanistan

• The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

• The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

• A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

• It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

• To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

• It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

• It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts