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1970s-Today US History

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which President had Which Scandal

a)

Iran Contra

1.

Ronald Reagan

b)

Watergate

2.

Richard Nixon

c)

Lewinsky

3.

Bill Clinton

2.

The year that the Supreme Court had to determine the outcome of an election.

a)

2000

b)

2004

c)

2020

d)

2008

3.

Match the following Post-9/11 Agencies with their purpose

a)

Secures the nation's air, land and sea borders to prevent illegal activity

1.

Department of Homeland Security

b)

Manages security policies for railroads, buses, ports and mass transit systems

2.

Transportation Security Agency

c)

Allows federal law enforcement to conduct searches without notice

3.

US Patriot Act

4.

Match the technological advancements to their results

a)

Increased productivity in manufacturing

1.

Robotics

b)

Led to increased E-Commerce sales and caused businesses to close their brick and mortar locations

2.

Internet

c)

Increased productivity in the workplace by being able to do the work of several employees

3.

Computers

5.

The ​ (a)   shortages in the 1970s was a result of an ​ (b)   imposed by ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
gas
embargo
OPEC
lumber
arrangement
NAFTA
6.

After signing the Camp David Accords, Egypt became the first Middle East country to recognize _____ as a country.

a)

Israel

b)

Gaza

c)

Palastine

d)

Iran

7.

​ (a)   failed to monitor his top officials for negotiating with terrorists.

Choose from the below words
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
8.

Obama expanded the largest ​ (a)   reserve in the world, ratified the ​ (b)   Climate Accords, and rejected the ​ (c)   XL Pipeline, all of which showed his concern for ​ (d)   conservation.

Choose from the below words
marine
Paris
Keystone
environmental
rainforest
London
Oklahoma
space
9.

Originally designed for the military, but most of us use it often today.

a)

Global Positioning Systems

b)

Freeze dried candy

c)

Plastics

d)

Sticky Notes

10.

As part of the "War on Terror," President Bush got us involved in foreign wars in what two countries?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afganistan

d)

Israel

11.

Hurricane Katrina devastated this city because it was built below sea level.

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

New Orleans

c)

Houston

d)

Atlanta

12.

Which amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts and overturned the Supreme Court's ruling in Chisholm vs. Georgia? Ignore this question. Click 11th Amendment. It is NOT on the test. AI just added it when I wasn't looking.

a)

11th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment

13.

Millionaires like Andrew Carnegie and Steve Jobs were entrepreneurs who benefitted from what kind of economic system?

a)

Communism

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Socialism

d)

Traditionalism

14.

What year were too many risky mortgages given to buyers with bad credit, causing foreclosures and a stock market crash leading to a recession?

a)

2005

b)

2006

c)

2007

d)

2008

15.

​ (a)   eliminated trade barriers which led to ​ (b)   prices for consumer goods.

Choose from the below words
NAFTA
lower
OPEC
higher
16.

A strategic arms limitations treaty (SALT) ​ (a)   defensive missile systems and was signed with​ (b)   as a result of ​ (c)   foreign policy of ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
limited
The Soviet Union
Nixon's
detente
increased
Germany
FDR's
appeasement
17.

Presidents of the 1970s were concerned with having access to

a)

trade routes

b)

internet options

c)

energy sources

d)

cheap lumber

18.

Scandals led more and more citizens to question their trust in

a)

government officials

b)

SPAM

c)

Facebook

d)

TikTok

19.

His foreign policy consisted of increasing military spending to create something that became nicknamed Star Wars.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George HW bush

20.

Water ​filtration systems, ​ (a)   purifiers, and shoe​ (b)   are all benefits of ​ (c)   exploration.

Choose from the below words
air
insoles
space
water
ties
sea
21.

These TWO world leaders agreed to end the Cold War by dismantling nuclear missiles. This led to the reduction of nuclear weapons.

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

George HW Bush

d)

Ronald Reagan

22.

Ronald Reagan cut taxes to ______ earners.

a)

low-income

b)

high-income

c)

foreign born

d)

all wage

23.

When ​ (a)   was forced to surrender tapes, it showed presidents are not above the rules of the​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Nixon
Constitution
Reagan
Declaration of Independence
24.

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female...

a)

Governor of a State

b)

Supreme Court Justice

c)

Astronaut

d)

Senator

25.

Reorder the following presidents in the order that they were in office

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Goerge HW Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W Bush

e)

Barak Obama

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
26.

Reorder the following presidents in the order in which they were in office.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

e)

George HW Bush

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)