A Search for Order

President Nixon’s policy of reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam allowing South Vietnam to assume more the fighting was known as…

• Vietnamization

• Detente

• Watergate

• Brinkmanship

According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s highest approval rating?

• November 1972

• May 1973

• November 1973

• May 1974

The secret documents detailing the history of American involvement in Vietnam, which were obtained by Daniel Ellsberg and later printed by the new York Times, were known as the

• Watergate tapes

• Nixon memoranda

• Pentagon Papers

• Warren Report

The American Hostage Crisis in Iran was caused in part by

• the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment

• Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis

• American air strikes against Iran's ally, Libya

• American attempts to overthrow the newly emplaced government of Ayatollah Khomeini

President Gerald Ford lost the most support from the American public for

• allowing the fall of South Vietnam to the Communists

• his ineffective WIN campaign against inflation

• becoming the first unelected president of the United States

• his pardon of Richard Nixon

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

• The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.

• Congress has to obey the Constitution.

• The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.

• No person or group is above the law.

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

• to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

• to end the Iranian hostage crisis

• to maintain good relations with the Shah

• to find a way to end the economic recession

What was a result of Nixon’s resignation?

• Spiro Agnew became president of the United States.

• Nixon was put on trial for his crimes at the United Nations.

• Americans questioned the system of checks and balances.

• Many Americans lost trust in government officials.

What incident on the morning of June 17, 1972, began the Watergate scandal?

• Five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

• Bob Woodward published his book, All the President's Men.

• The CIA became embroiled in a massive cover-up.

• President Nixon resigned from office.

President Nixon proposed a solution to domestic problems called ____________________ which would shift power and money to states and cities.

• new federalism

• southern strategy

• shuttle diplomacy