Question 1

In order to avoid losing public support, President Nixon informed the American people of his decision to begin bombing Cambodia before he did so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In early 1973, allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by White House counsel

Accepted Answer

A)  John Dean. 
B)  John Mitchell. 
C)  H. R. Haldeman. 
D)  Spiro Agnew. 
E)  John Ehrlichman. 
A)  John Dean. 
B)  John Mitchell. 
C)  H. R. Haldeman. 
D)  Spiro Agnew. 
E)  John Ehrlichman.

Question 3

The Environmental Protection Agency was created in ________ when ________ signed the National Environmental Protection Act into law.

Accepted Answer

A)  1963; John F. Kennedy 
B)  1966; Lyndon Johnson 
C)  1970; Richard Nixon 
D)  1974; Gerald Ford 
E)  1977; Jimmy Carter 
A)  1963; John F. Kennedy 
B)  1966; Lyndon Johnson 
C)  1970; Richard Nixon 
D)  1974; Gerald Ford 
E)  1977; Jimmy Carter

Question 4

In 1969, four months after the great music festival at Woodstock, a rock concert at ________ resulted in the deaths of four people, including one from injuries sustained from security guards.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1969, four months after the great...

Question 5

In 1971 the so-called Pentagon Papers were leaked to the press by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1971 the so-called Pentagon Papers were...

Question 6

By the end of their first year in office, Nixon and Kissinger had concluded that the most effective way to tip the military balance in America's favor was to

Accepted Answer

A)  install a pro-American regime under General Lon Diem. 
B)  destroy military bases in Cambodia. 
C)  have the Congress repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
D)  "surge" 30,000 additional ground combat forces in the Mekong Delta. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  install a pro-American regime under General Lon Diem. 
B)  destroy military bases in Cambodia. 
C)  have the Congress repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
D)  "surge" 30,000 additional ground combat forces in the Mekong Delta. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear energy. 
B)  pesticides. 
C)  pollution in the oceans. 
D)  the destruction of forests. 
E)  global warming. 
A)  nuclear energy. 
B)  pesticides. 
C)  pollution in the oceans. 
D)  the destruction of forests. 
E)  global warming.

Question 8

In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police. 
B)  required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights. 
C)  established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. 
D)  did all of these: ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police; required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights; and established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police. 
B)  required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights. 
C)  established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. 
D)  did all of these: ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police; required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights; and established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 9

In the late 1960s and early 1970s all of the following occurred due to American Indian activism, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress granting to reservations "independent nation" status within the United States. 
B)  Indians fighting for old treaty fishing rights in Washington State. 
C)  Indians occupying Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. 
D)  Congress passing an Indian Civil Rights Act. 
E)  the appointment of a Mohawk-Sioux as Nixon's commissioner of Indian affairs. 
A)  Congress granting to reservations "independent nation" status within the United States. 
B)  Indians fighting for old treaty fishing rights in Washington State. 
C)  Indians occupying Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. 
D)  Congress passing an Indian Civil Rights Act. 
E)  the appointment of a Mohawk-Sioux as Nixon's commissioner of Indian affairs.

Question 10

In the 1960s, the youth counterculture

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected the complaints of the "beats" of the 1950s. 
B)  was really little more than a change in clothing styles. 
C)  sought to overthrow the U.S. government through an armed revolution. 
D)  was openly scornful of the values and conventions of American middle-class society. 
E)  attempted to differentiate itself from the stereotype of the "hippie." 
A)  rejected the complaints of the "beats" of the 1950s. 
B)  was really little more than a change in clothing styles. 
C)  sought to overthrow the U.S. government through an armed revolution. 
D)  was openly scornful of the values and conventions of American middle-class society. 
E)  attempted to differentiate itself from the stereotype of the "hippie."

Question 11

By the early 1990s, gay men and lesbians in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  were experiencing a powerful backlash from within American society. 
B)  achieved many of the same milestones that other minority groups had attained in earlier decades. 
C)  saw some openly gay politicians win election to public office. 
D)  were making slow, halting progress in achieving laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  were experiencing a powerful backlash from within American society. 
B)  achieved many of the same milestones that other minority groups had attained in earlier decades. 
C)  saw some openly gay politicians win election to public office. 
D)  were making slow, halting progress in achieving laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

Accepted Answer

A)  audio tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office. 
B)  eyewitness testimony from Nixon confidants in the White House. 
C)  phone records kept by Nixon's personal secretary. 
D)  Nixon's personal diaries. 
E)  journals kept by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. 
A)  audio tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office. 
B)  eyewitness testimony from Nixon confidants in the White House. 
C)  phone records kept by Nixon's personal secretary. 
D)  Nixon's personal diaries. 
E)  journals kept by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

Question 13

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, was named to the court by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jimmy Carter. 
B)  Ronald Reagan. 
C)  George H. W. Bush. 
D)  Bill Clinton. 
E)  George W. Bush. 
A)  Jimmy Carter. 
B)  Ronald Reagan. 
C)  George H. W. Bush. 
D)  Bill Clinton. 
E)  George W. Bush.

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

In order to avoid losing public support, President Nixon informed the American people of his decision to begin bombing Cambodia before he did so.

In early 1973, allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by White House counsel

The Environmental Protection Agency was created in ________ when ________ signed the National Environmental Protection Act into law.

In 1969, four months after the great music festival at Woodstock, a rock concert at ________ resulted in the deaths of four people, including one from injuries sustained from security guards.

In 1971 the so-called Pentagon Papers were leaked to the press by ________.

By the end of their first year in office, Nixon and Kissinger had concluded that the most effective way to tip the military balance in America's favor was to

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning

In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court

In the late 1960s and early 1970s all of the following occurred due to American Indian activism, EXCEPT

In the 1960s, the youth counterculture

By the early 1990s, gay men and lesbians in the United States

The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, was named to the court by

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