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Modern America 1 Test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?
a)
The creation of executive privilege
b)
The development of the domino theory
c)
A greater distrust of the government by the American people
d)
The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
2.

Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

a)

Cooling the Cold War

b)

Detente

c)

Strategic Negotiation

d)

Ceasefire

3.

Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?

a)

The President was having an affair with a White House intern

b)

The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras

c)

Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up

d)

The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

4.

What did Nixon do when audio tapes proved he was covering up the Watergate break in and obstructing justice?

a)

Nixon was impeached by Congress on August 8, 1974

b)

Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court

c)

Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate

d)

Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached

5.

Government organization established in 1970 to establish pollution standards, conduct environmental research, and assist state and local governments in pollution control

a)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

b)

Environmental Promotion Agency (EPA)

c)

Environmental Prosecution Agency (EPA)

d)

Environmental Probation Agency (EPA)

6.

This president visited China and was president when the Vietnam War ended.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

7.

This president guided the US through the Cuban Missile Crisis and during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

8.

This president's doctrine was to contain communism and he gave money to Europe through the Marshall Plan.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

9.
The Serviceman's Readjustment Act (GI Bill) did all of the following EXCEPT
a)
pay for college for veterans
b)
provide low cost loans for homes
c)
provide job placement for veterans
d)
provide low cost loans to start businesses
10.
Truman's domestic plan to address the problems of the US was called the
a)
New Deal
b)
Fair Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
Cold War Deal
11.
In 1948, Truman did what to the US military?
a)
Increased military spending
b)
Desegregated the entire military
c)
Focused on atomic weapons
d)
Got the US involved in Korea
12.
Which group was created as a way to investigate communists in US society?
a)
National Security Council
b)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
c)
House Un-American Activities Committee
d)
Central Intelligence Agency
13.
Which US senator expanded the investigations into communists in US society & placed his hearings on national TV?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Thomas Dewey
c)
George Marshall
d)
Joseph McCarthy
14.

This was the largest public works program in American history.

a)

Dynamic Conservatiism

b)

Featherbedding

c)

"Do-Nothing, Good for Nothing"

d)

Fair Deal

e)

Federal Highway Act

15.

The court case that ended segregation in public schools

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Engel v. Vitale

e)

Tinker v. DesMoines

16.

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Society

d)

Welfare for All

e)

Southern Strategy

17.

Truman wanted to intervene in ________ to avoid what happened in China in 1949.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Greece

d)

Turkey

18.

Which of the following did NOT grow during the 1950s?

a)

Middle Class

b)

Opposition to the Vietnam War

c)

Suburbs

d)

Nuclear Arsenal

e)

Counterculture

19.

The overall strategy of the US during the Cold War

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Containment

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

20.

Which of the following is NOT true of McCarthyism?

a)

It was a search for Communist infiltrators in the State Department

b)

It mirrored the First Red Scare of the 1920s.

c)

It resulted in the downfall of its namesake Senator.

d)

It prolonged the simultaneous war in Korea.

21.

What organization was formed to pursue world peace in 1945?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

League of Nations

22.

The greatest domestic program of the Eisenhower presidency involved

a)

airports.

b)

interstate highways.

c)

railroads.

d)

bus stations.

23.

The economic boom of the 1950s raised the

a)

beat generation.

b)

cold war fears.

c)

standard of living.

d)

presidential election stakes.

24.

1950s soaring birthrate

a)

baby boom

b)

Levittown

c)

suburbs

d)

Sputnik

25.

suburban development in which 17,000 identical houses were built

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer

c)

Suburbantown

d)

Levittown

26.

Which of the following did NOT apply to the G.I. Bill of Rights.

a)

Low interest rates for homes

b)

Grants to go to college

c)

Low interest rates for starting businesses

d)

Free housing in Levittown, NY

27.

True or False: Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway to allow the US Military to move troops and supplies more efficiently.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or False: Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision overruled the Plessy v. Ferguson declaring separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Domestic simply means what?

a)

Home

b)

International

c)

Nothing

d)

None of these Above

30.

Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty" in America began with the passage of

a)

the Area Redevelopment Act

b)

the Omnibus Housing Act

c)

the Civil Rights Act

d)

the Economic Opportunity Act

31.

The term "Great Society" came to represent

a)

the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration

b)

the antion's anti-communist agenda

c)

Michael Harrington's affluent society

d)

the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

32.

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned prayer in school?

a)

Engel v. Vitale

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Escobedo v. Illinois

33.

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

a)

one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans

b)

one that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God

c)

one that sympathized with the less fortunate but strictly limited government's role in helping them

d)

one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

34.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
35.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
36.
What Great Society program provided affordable housing?
a)
HUD
b)
HBK
c)
NATO
d)
NAACP
37.
Some critics complained that the Great Society programs
a)
gave the rich too many tax breaks
b)
gave the federal government too much power
c)
paid too little attention to health care
d)
favored rural over urban citizens
38.

The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

a)

The elderly

b)

Immigrants

c)

Republicans

d)

Low-income individuals and families

39.
This created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act 
c)
Pendleton Service Act
d)
Warren Court 
40.

What event was unique to the 1960 Presidential election?

a)

First Democratic Candidate elected to the Presidency.

b)

First Televised Debate

c)

Last Republican nominated for the Presidency

d)

No Vice-Presidential Candidates on the Ticket

41.

1963: to improve communication between the White House and Kremlin, Kennedy installed

a)

the A-line

b)

the red line

c)

the nuclear line

d)

the hot line

42.

Which Supreme Court Chief Justice established liberal rulings during the LBJ Presidency?

a)

John Marshall

b)

John Roberts

c)

Earl Warren

d)

John Jay

43.

Which President created the Peace Corps by executive order?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Richard M. Nixon

44.

Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Fair deal

c)

The New Frontier

d)

The Fair Frontier

45.

Kennedy's most obvious foreign policy disaster....

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

46.

What did Kennedy's "flexible response" plan call for?

a)

a buildup of nuclear weapons

b)

a buildup of conventional weapons

c)

a reduction of military bases

d)

a reduction of the Special Forces

47.

When it came to the space race. What did Kennedy want the US to be the first to do?

a)

Put a man in space

b)

Put a woman into space

c)

Put a man on the moon

d)

Put a satellite into space

48.

Which Supreme Court case says suspects are entitled to an attorney, even if they cannot pay?

a)

Escobedo v Illinois

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Engel v Vitale

d)

Griswold v Connecticut

49.

What impact did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 have on African Americans in the South?

a)

Increased the number of registered African American voters

b)

No impact at all

c)

Decreased the amount of registered African American Voters

d)

Decreased the amount of white voters

50.

How did Watergate impact the public opinion about the office of the presidency after Nixon resigned?

a)

It had a negative impact

b)

People were upset by the actions of a sitting president

c)

The reputation of the President was tarnished

d)

People did not care at all

51.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
52.

True or False: Nixon was impeached as president. 

a)

True

b)

False

53.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
54.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
55.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
56.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
57.

What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

a)

The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.

b)

Congress has to obey the Constitution.

c)

The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.

d)

No person or group is above the law.

58.

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

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Richards and Cox

c)

Woodward and Bernstein

d)

Ethel and Julius Rosenburg

59.
President Ford granted a _____ to Richard Nixon for his crimes in Watergate. 
a)
Pardon 
b)
Advice 
c)
Special Prosecutor 
d)
Executive Privileges 
60.
What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate scandal? 
a)
The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up. 
b)
Because Nixon was President he did NOT have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court. 
c)
Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in. 
d)
Nixon told his vice-President to take the blame for the break-in. 
61.
Who was the president at the time of the Watergate Scandal?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Gerald R. Ford
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
62.
Where did the Watergate Scandal happen?
a)
Charleston, SC
b)
Huntington, WV
c)
Portland, OR
d)
Washington D.C.
63.
How did the Watergate Scandal affect American politics?
a)
It had a negative impact because it caused distrust in the government.
b)
It had a positive impact because it brought the people together.
c)
It didn't impact anything.
64.
Who was sworn in after Richard Nixon stepped down?
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
John F. Kennedy
65.
 What newspaper did Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein work for? 
a)
 Wall Street Journal 
b)
Washington Post
c)
New York Times 
d)
Miami Herald

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