U.S. History B Topic 6: The 1960s and 70s

What were the weaknesses of the Carter administration?

• corruption and war hawk policies

  
  

• inflation and the high cost of fuel

  
  

• the high cost of fuel and corruption

  
  

• war hawk policies and inflation

  
  

How did the Iranian hostage crisis affect President Carter?

• He was perceived as highly effective and strong.

  
  

• He was considered as a president who cared.

  
  

• He gained prestige for his careful handling.

  
  

• He lost his reelection bid.

  
  

Who assumed the role of president intent on restoring public trust after Nixon left office?

• Spiro Agnew

  
  

• Jimmy Carter

  
  

• Gerald Ford

• George McGovern

Nixon was the only government official to leave or be removed from office because of the scandals during his presidency.

• True

• False

Nixon was in his ______ term as president when news of the Watergate scandal broke out.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

What limited President Kennedy’s response to civil rights?

• The civil rights movement lacked widespread support in Congress and the South.

  
  

• He supported the continuation of the poll tax in the South.

  
  

• He had a lack of interest in adjusting legislation to better protect civil rights.

  
  

• He had widespread support after he won the presidency by a wide margin.

  
  

Which BEST describes the purpose of the lunch counter “sit-ins” in the 1960s?

• to protest segregation in public places

  
  

• to provoke physical altercations and fights

  
  

• to speed up progress in racial equality

  
  

• to establish African American-only diners

  
  

Which BEST describes Jimmy Carter’s strategy to win the presidency in 1976?

• He ran as an outsider who would clean up political corruption in the nation’s capital.

  
  

• He used negative attack advertisements and exaggerations.

  
  

• He scared the public into wanting a return to the past.

  
  

• He promised to prosecute draft dodgers from the Vietnam War.

  
  

Which BEST identifies the civil rights protests of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s?

• violent and ineffective

  
  

• nonviolent and ineffective

  
  

• nonviolent and effective

  
  

• violent and effective

  
  

What reason did Nixon give for refusing to turn over tape recordings?

• subpoena exemption

  
  

• rule of law

  
  

• executive privilege

  
  

• popular sovereignty