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A period of recession and inflation
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stagflation
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to officially forgive
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pardon
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took power in Iran in 1979
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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cast himself as a fresh face to win the Presidency
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Jimmy Carter
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succeeded Nixon aas President
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Gerald Ford
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established procedures for presidential succession
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Twenty-fifth Amendment
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scandal that caused Nixon's resignation
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Watergate
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Which of the following reflects Nixon's negative attitude toward "big" government
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his proposal for revenue sharing with the states
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Nixon's southern strategy involved
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criticizing court-ordered busing of school children
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Nixon believed that executive privilege
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justified his refusal to turn over his taped conversations
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Why do you think Ford made this speech immediately after gaining the presidency?
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Nixon's scandal shook the public's trust in government
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Richard NIxon believed that
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Americans had tired of the "big government" of Johnson's great Society
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Which group did Nixon target during his presidency to expand his base of support?
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Northern whites
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In the case of United States v Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that
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Nixon had to resign the presidency immediately and go to prison
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What was a result of Nixon's resignation?
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Many Americans lost trust in government officials
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Which statement is try about Jimmy Carter?
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He had a reputation for hard work and integrity
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Which critical event affected both the Ford & Carter presidencies?
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the energy crisis
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During his presidency, Gerald Ford...
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faced high inflation, skyrocketing prices, and rising unemployment
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What happened in the 1974 congressional election?
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The public showed their disapproval of Nixon's pardon
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Jimmy Carter's response to the nation's oil crisis was to
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call on Americans across the country to conserve oil
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During the 1970's- why did the population of the US change?
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Many immigrants arrived from latin America & Asia
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Religious conservatives in the 1970's
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began to form alliances with other conservatives
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President Ford's policy toward the Soviet Union focused on
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continuing to pursue detente
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President Carter's response to the SovietUnion's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was to
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impose sanctions on the Soviet Union
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What country's dictator did Carter withdraw US support for during a leftist rebellion?
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Nicaragua
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Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement was the
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signing of the Camp David Accords
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What was an important consequence of the Iran hostage crisis?
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Threats posed by Middle East conflicts became a major foreign policy challenge
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According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon's Highest approval rating?
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November 1972 May 1973 November 1973 May 1974
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When Gerald Ford left the office of President..
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the nation's economy had worsened -during his presidency
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Early in his presidency, many of the bills that carter submitted to Congress
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passed only with his own party's major changes
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What is one way in which American society changed during 1970"s?
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the nation's divorce rate increased significantly.
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Relations between the US and Soviet Union cooled during the late 1970's because of the
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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What did Egypt agree to do in order to achieve peace with Israel?
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formally recognize the nation of Israel
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Essay: ~How did changes in American society during the 1970'2 affect religion in the nation? ~How did this change in religion affect politics?
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