Question 1

President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  were twice rejected by the Senate. 
B)  included the first nomination of a female justice. 
C)  culminated in the successful appointment of G. Harrold Carswell to the Court. 
D)  both included the first nomination of a female justice, and were twice rejected by the Senate. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  were twice rejected by the Senate. 
B)  included the first nomination of a female justice. 
C)  culminated in the successful appointment of G. Harrold Carswell to the Court. 
D)  both included the first nomination of a female justice, and were twice rejected by the Senate. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

Richard Nixon was reelected in 1972 by a much greater margin than he had received in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Supreme Court in the case United States v. Richard M. Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

Accepted Answer

A)  no longer tape conversations in the Oval Office. 
B)  turn over evidence to the special prosecutor. 
C)  be held in contempt of court. 
D)  be impeached. 
E)  resign. 
A)  no longer tape conversations in the Oval Office. 
B)  turn over evidence to the special prosecutor. 
C)  be held in contempt of court. 
D)  be impeached. 
E)  resign.

Question 4

The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973)

Accepted Answer

A)  made abortion legal for the first time in the history of the United States. 
B)  enabled women to obtain an abortion during any point of a pregnancy. 
C)  initially applied only to pregnancies resulting from rape or abuse. 
D)  invalidated all laws prohibiting abortion during the second trimester. 
E)  was based on a new legal interpretation of privacy rights. 
A)  made abortion legal for the first time in the history of the United States. 
B)  enabled women to obtain an abortion during any point of a pregnancy. 
C)  initially applied only to pregnancies resulting from rape or abuse. 
D)  invalidated all laws prohibiting abortion during the second trimester. 
E)  was based on a new legal interpretation of privacy rights.

Question 5

Compare Richard Nixon as a foreign policy president and as a domestic policy president. In what area was he more effective, and why?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon was a complex and controve

Question 6

President Richard Nixon believed U.S. foreign policy should work toward

Accepted Answer

A)  a bipolar world dominated by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
B)  improving governments in less-developed nations. 
C)  a multipolar international structure. 
D)  destruction of the government in the Soviet Union. 
E)  encouraging Europe to take up its own defense against the Soviet Union. 
A)  a bipolar world dominated by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
B)  improving governments in less-developed nations. 
C)  a multipolar international structure. 
D)  destruction of the government in the Soviet Union. 
E)  encouraging Europe to take up its own defense against the Soviet Union.

Question 7

Why is American participation in the Vietnam War so rarely described as a "good war," as was the case for World War II?

Accepted Answer

American participation in the Vietnam Wa

Question 8

What became known as the "________ massacre" included President Richard Nixon ordering the firing of Archibald Cox.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What became known as the "________ massacre"...

Question 9

Throughout the Vietnam War, deferments from the military draft were increasingly easy to obtain for those in college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The tragedies of Kent State and Jackson State occurred during protests over the American expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the Nixon administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Vietnam War caused the deaths of 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers, countless additional civilians, and more than ________ Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Vietnam War caused the deaths of...

Question 12

To secure a peace agreement in Vietnam in 1972, President Nixon dropped his demand that North Vietnam withdraw its troops from South Vietnam before American troops would be removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1972, the United States' "Christmas bombing" of North Vietnam

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the United States suffer, by far, its greatest loss of bombers in the war. 
B)  resulted in a collapse of the peace talks. 
C)  dramatically altered the terms of the final peace agreement. 
D)  later drew an apology from President Richard Nixon. 
E)  avoided Hanoi for the sake of continuing peace talks. 
A)  saw the United States suffer, by far, its greatest loss of bombers in the war. 
B)  resulted in a collapse of the peace talks. 
C)  dramatically altered the terms of the final peace agreement. 
D)  later drew an apology from President Richard Nixon. 
E)  avoided Hanoi for the sake of continuing peace talks.

Question 14

Throughout the late 1960s,

Accepted Answer

A)  deferments for the military draft increased. 
B)  opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified. 
C)  no American refused induction; instead, thousands fled to Canada and Sweden. 
D)  both deferments for the military draft increased, and opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  deferments for the military draft increased. 
B)  opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified. 
C)  no American refused induction; instead, thousands fled to Canada and Sweden. 
D)  both deferments for the military draft increased, and opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

In 1973, Indian activists seized the town of ________, the site of an 1890 massacre of Sioux by federal troops.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1973, Indian activists seized the town...

Question 16

After the 1972 election, President Richard Nixon, to prompt a peace settlement with North Vietnam,

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed the opening of North Vietnamese harbors. 
B)  withdrew American forces as North Vietnamese troops left from the South. 
C)  ordered an increase in the aerial bombing of North Vietnam. 
D)  broke off diplomatic negotiations with North Vietnam. 
E)  evacuated the American embassy in Saigon. 
A)  allowed the opening of North Vietnamese harbors. 
B)  withdrew American forces as North Vietnamese troops left from the South. 
C)  ordered an increase in the aerial bombing of North Vietnam. 
D)  broke off diplomatic negotiations with North Vietnam. 
E)  evacuated the American embassy in Saigon.

Question 17

Spiro Agnew resigned from the vice presidency before Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Conservative Americans, by and large, supported the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the early 1960s, the Free Speech Movement came into being at the ________ to help secure the political rights of students.

Accepted Answer

University

Question 20

The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

Accepted Answer

A)  a reassessment of current assimilation practices. 
B)  "affirmative action" for Native Americans. 
C)  the removal of whites from Indian reservations. 
D)  a complete separation from the society of the United States. 
E)  the right of Indians to choose their own way of life. 
A)  a reassessment of current assimilation practices. 
B)  "affirmative action" for Native Americans. 
C)  the removal of whites from Indian reservations. 
D)  a complete separation from the society of the United States. 
E)  the right of Indians to choose their own way of life.

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court

Richard Nixon was reelected in 1972 by a much greater margin than he had received in 1968.

The Supreme Court in the case United States v. Richard M. Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973)

Compare Richard Nixon as a foreign policy president and as a domestic policy president. In what area was he more effective, and why?

President Richard Nixon believed U.S. foreign policy should work toward

Why is American participation in the Vietnam War so rarely described as a "good war," as was the case for World War II?

What became known as the "________ massacre" included President Richard Nixon ordering the firing of Archibald Cox.

Throughout the Vietnam War, deferments from the military draft were increasingly easy to obtain for those in college.

The tragedies of Kent State and Jackson State occurred during protests over the American expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the Nixon administration.

The Vietnam War caused the deaths of 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers, countless additional civilians, and more than ________ Americans.

To secure a peace agreement in Vietnam in 1972, President Nixon dropped his demand that North Vietnam withdraw its troops from South Vietnam before American troops would be removed.

In 1972, the United States' "Christmas bombing" of North Vietnam

Throughout the late 1960s,

In 1973, Indian activists seized the town of ________, the site of an 1890 massacre of Sioux by federal troops.

After the 1972 election, President Richard Nixon, to prompt a peace settlement with North Vietnam,

Spiro Agnew resigned from the vice presidency before Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency.

Conservative Americans, by and large, supported the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren.

In the early 1960s, the Free Speech Movement came into being at the ________ to help secure the political rights of students.

The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

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The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

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America in a World at War

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