EOC: Nixon/Ford/Carter

1975 conference that sought cooperation between the Soviet Union and nations of western Europe:

• Paris Accords

• Helsinki Accords

• Finland Accords

• Hamburg Accords

What was the ruling in the Supreme Court Case, U.S. v. Richard Nixon?

• Executive privilege would not permit the president to withhold tapes with information in the Watergate Scandal.

• Due to executive privilege, in some cases the president is able to act without regard to the law.

• The office of President is the highest office in the land and therefore was not subject to scrutiny by other elected officials.

• Richard Nixon would have to give up his dog, Checkers.

What new cabinet position was created by the Carter Administration?

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Department of Agriculture

• Department of Energy

What happened to Richard Nixon's original vice president, Spiro Agnew?

• He died while in office.

• He switched parties after all the corruption in the Nixon Administration had been exposed.

• He was impeached for undermining presidential authority during the Vietnam War.

• He resigned after being accused of income tax evasion, bribery and extortion.

The U.S. and the Soviet Union signed agreements in 1972 and 1979 known as SALT I and SALT II, which stands for...

• Social Agreement Limiting Trade

• Strategic Association Litigation Treaty

• South Atlantic Legal Trade

• Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

Under Ford, the economy stalled due to rising inflation and unemployment which was dubbed by economists as...

• recession

• depression

• stagflation

• ecofluctuation

To whom did President Carter grant amnesty after he took office?

• Those who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.

• Soldiers who participated in the Mai Lai Massacre.

• Nixon aides responsible for the Watergate break-in.

• Soviet defectors to the United States.

Law that limits the president's ability to involve the United States in foreign conflicts without seeking an official declaration of war from Congress:

• Above the Law Pact

• Presidential Power Pact

• Congressional Declaration Pact

• War Powers Pact

True or False. President Nixon had no knowledge of efforts by his campaign to cover up illegal activities.

• True

• False

What happened at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?

• A rally to support amnesty for draft dodgers.

• A partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor.

• African Americans protested Carter's weak support of social programs.

• Affirmative action policies were upheld by the Supreme Court.