Richard Nixon and Key Events

Which significant event did Richard Nixon oversee in 1969?

• The founding of the Environmental Protection Agency

• The passage of the Clean Air Act

• The safe return of Apollo XI astronauts from the moon

• The signing of Title IX

What was the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency founded by Nixon in 1970?

• To promote space exploration

• To address concerns over conservation and pollution

• To support collegiate sports for women

• To end the military draft

Which amendment did Nixon support that lowered the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen?

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was the significance of Title IX, signed by Nixon in 1972?

• It ended the military draft

• It promoted environmental protection

• It prevented gender bias in colleges and universities receiving Federal aid

• It gave Native Americans the right to tribal self-determination

In what year did Nixon end the draft, moving the United States Military to an all-volunteer force?

• 1969

• 1970

• 1972

• 1973

What did the Indian Self-Determination Act, signed by Nixon, achieve?

• It promoted space exploration

• It ended the policy of forced assimilation and returned sacred lands to Native Americans

• It lowered the voting age to eighteen

• It established the Environmental Protection Agency