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WorksheetsUnit 9 Test Practice
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
One outcome of the Watergate Scandal was the
Impeachment of Nixon.
Resignation of Gerald Ford.
Conviction of Nixon by the Senate.
Resignation of Richard Nixon.
What was the greatest foreign policy accomplishment during the Nixon years?
keeping China’s seat in the united Nations away from the People’s Republic of China
recognizing the Communist government of the Soviet union
Bringing about American detente with the Soviet Union and China
mending the rifts between China and the Soviet Union
Why did the Watergate break-in occur?
The Nixon White House wanted to get Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatric records.
The Committee to Reelect the President wanted to wiretap the democratic national Committee.
The Committee to Reelect the President needed money to carry on its work.
The FBI and the CIA wanted information about the democratic presidential campaign.
One major factor contributing to Ronald Reagan’s defeat of President Carter in 1980 was
The Persian Gulf War.
The Camp David Accords.
The hostage crisis in Iran.
The decline of the New Right.
The Reagan administration rapidly increased spending on
Social programs.
Support of the Soviet Union.
The American military.
Enlargement of the federal government.
What were two major components of Ronald Reagan’s economic plan?
Expanding the government and reducing competition.
increasing the demand for goods and cutting the supply of goods
encouraging business growth and discouraging investment
cutting taxes and increasing defense spending
Who decided the outcome of the 2000 election?
the voters
the state of Florida
the candidates
the Supreme Court
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the
White House and the Pentagon.
World Trade Center towers and the Capitol.
World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
Empire State Building and the White House.
How has the growth of industries that use computer technology changed employment?
made skills less important
increased manufacturing jobs
lowered wages for all
increased demand for educated workers
President Ford’s most controversial act as President was to
pardon Nixon.
bomb Vietnam.
balance the budget.
raise taxes.
President Cater assumed the role of peacemaker to negotiate which of the following between Israel and Egypt?
Geneva Accords
Paris Peace Accords
Camp David Accords
Treaty of Versailles
President Bush declared the “war on terror” in response to
Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait
The attacks of September 11, 2001
Operation Enduring Freedom
News that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
The following list describes which election?
- Closest presidential election in history
- Intervention by the US Supreme Court
- Electoral College a major Factor
- Florida
Presidential election of 1960
Presidential election of 1980
Presidential election of 1992
Presidential election of 2000
A good campaign strategy for Jimmy Carter in 1980 would have been to focus on
Camp David Accords
Iran Hostage Crisis
State of the Economy
SALT II
Watergate is remembered as an important event in US history because it
resulted in only the second presidential impeachment
nearly destroyed the Reagan presidency
forced Richard Nixon to resign in disgrace
ended the political career of Lyndon B. Johnson
The charge that Bill Clinton had lied to a grand jury concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinski eventually led to
The President’s impeachment
the President’s resignation
Republicans winning the 1994 congressional elections
Clinton’s dismissal from office
Jimmy Carter receives a lot of criticism for which of the following?
Watergate
His handling of the Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Camp David Accords
Institution WIN
Reagan’s economic plan once he took office was nicknamed
Conservative money theory
Reaganomics
National Debt
Stagflation
What happened in the Clinton impeachment process once the vote was sent to the Senate?
The Senate convicted President Clinton of both the charges passed by the House of Representatives.
The Senate convicted President Clinton to the two charges that failed in the House of Representatives
The Senate acquitted President Clinton of both the charges passed by the House of Representatives.
The Senate acquitted President Clinton of earlier charges but filed new ones related to the House trial.
What was the purpose of Reaganomics?
To tax and spend in an attempt to redistribute wealth to the middle class.
To raise and cut spending in order to reduce the federal deficit.
To cut taxes causing all profits to trickle-down through the economy
To raise taxes on big businesses
Which concern has increased because more people use computers and the internet?
Increased air pollution
Decreased television viewership
Protecting people’s right to privacy
Decline in volunteering and civic participation.
What significant event during Carter’s administration made it difficult for him to be re-elected as president?
SALT Treaties
Iran Hostage Crisis
Camp David Accords
Panama Canal Treaty
Which of the following is not an effect of Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring?
Creation of the EPA
Banning the Use of certain pesticides, DDT
Creation of Earth Day
Creation of NOW
What organization was founded by Betty Friedan?
National Organization of Women (NOW)
EPA
Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee
United Farmworkers Union
Who was responsible for helping fight for better working conditions for migrant farm workers?
Betty Friedan
Rachel Carson
Cesar Chavez
Fidel Castro
What did Kennedy do in response to the discovery of Soviet Missiles in Cuba?
Sent in CIA trained rebels to overthrow Castro
Blockaded Cuba and demanded the Soviet Union remove missiles
Demanded Cuba become a territory of the U.S.
Sent in air support to Cuba
This was invasion, by CIA trained Cuban exiles, intended to overthrow the communist dictator, Castro, in Cuba.
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Korean War
What was Nixon’s policy of training South Vietnamese troops and slowly withdrawing U.S. Troops in Vietnam?
The Tet Offensive
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Vietnamization
Vietcong
