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Richard Nixon

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Question	Answer
What policy did Nixon adopt in order to reduce the size and power of the federal government?	New Federalism
What product did OPEC cut off the supply of to the US?	oil
What country did Nixon visit in 1972 in order to begin normalizing relations, which was a reversal of previous American policy established in 1949?	china
Who became president when Nixon resigned?	Gerald ford
What was the stated purpose of Nixon’s revenue sharing proposal?	Give state and local government more control over how federal dollars were spent
What did Nixon do that provided temporary relief from stagflation in 1971?	Implementation wage and price controls
Which term refers specifically to the foreign relations policy adopted by the US during the Nixon Administration to ease Cold War tensions?	Détente
who was Nixon’s first attorney general and former law partner. He became the head of CRP in 1972 and was eventually convicted of conspiracy, perjury and obstruction of justice.	John Mitchell
What did the foreign policy of détente mainly intend to do?	Ease cold war tensions
With what nation did the US sign the SALT I treaty?	the Soviet Union
What was the name of the event in which Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in?	Saturday Night Massacre
What did President Nixon’s resignation most directly follow?	Release of taped presidential conversations
This term refers to the dual problems of rising unemployment and inflation encountered during the Nixon years?	Stagflation
What did Henry Kissinger believe should be the main consideration of the US in conducting relations with another nation?	That nation’s power or benefit.
Which one of the Nixon appointees escaped the Watergate scandal?	Henry Kissinger
The MAIN goal of President Nixon’s New Federalism was to do what?	Reduce the power of the federal government
During the 1970s a number of nations formed OPEC in order to do what?	Control the price of oil
When did the Watergate cover-up begin?	Immediately after the burglars were arrested
What were some of the things that happened in the 1968 election?	The Democrats were badly divided, Democrats retained control of congress and Nixon won unanimously in the Electoral College.
Who were “the plumbers” most closely connected?	the White House
What decision was made in Roe v Wade by the 1973 Supreme Court?	To legalize abortion
Where was the incriminating evidence against President Nixon found?	Secret tape recordings
What did President Nixon authorize the appointment of in 1973?	A special prosecutor to investigate Watergate
What was the government agency in charge of setting and enforcing pollution standards called?	EPA
What 5 year agreement limited the number of ICBMs and sub launched missiles to 1972 levels?	SALT
What offices were “the plumbers” caught breaking into?	The Democratic National Convention
Who was Nixon’s advisor for national security affairs and later, secretary of state. He was also the chief architect of Nixon’s foreign policy?	Henry Kissinger
What were the protest movements during Nixon’s first term about?	they were against the war in Vietnam
The Democratic candidate running against Nixon in the 1968 election was who?	Hubert Humphrey
What was order of Nixon’s problems during Watergate?	The plumbers arrested, Nixon reelected, articles of impeachment adopted, Nixon resigns
Who was the Democratic candidate running against Nixon in the 1972 election?	George McGovern
Who was Nixon’s Chief of Staff that was fired by Nixon and then testified before the Senate committee? He was on the “smoking gun” tape that was most damaging to Nixon.	H.R. Bob Halderman
Who finally admitted that he was the “unnamed source” that helped the reporters in the case?	Mark Felt
What did Nixon do during Watergate that was illegal?	Obstruction of Justice
In 1972, the plumbers were caught breaking into the Democratic campaign headquarters that was located in which building?	Watergate
In 1973 which judge gave the burglars maximum sentences hoping that they would identify others?	John Sirica
Who was the American statesman who played an important role in negotiating the Vietnam cease-fire agreement of 1973?	Henry Kissinger
What happens to prices when there is inflation?	they rise
What was the name of the government agency in charge of establishing safe workplace practices and standards?	OSHA
What is generally regarded as THE major accomplishment of Pres. Nixon?	Détente with the Soviet Union and China
What has been the most lasting effect of Watergate?	Public cynicism and government
What were the effects of the 1973 OPEC oil embargo?	Gas prices increased, long lines at gas stations, congress passed a 55 mph speed limit
Nixon claimed that this would reduce the supervisory role of the government and make welfare.	Family Assistance Plan
This term refers to a philosophy in which foreign policy should be based solely on consideration of power, not ideals or moral principles.	Realpolitik
This term refers to the dual problems of rising unemployment and inflation encountered during the Nixon years.	Stagflation
This five-year agreement limited the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles to 1972 levels.	SALT I Treaty
As Nixon’s advisor for national security affairs and, later, as secretary of state, he was the chief architect of Nixon’s foreign policy.	Henry Kissenger
This organization of oil producers cut off oil sales to the US after the US sent aid to Israel during the Yom Kippur War	OPEC
This term refers specifically to the foreign relations policy adopted by the US during the Nixon administration to ease Cold War tensions.	Détente
This was the basis of a bill that allowed state and local governments to spend their federal dollars however they saw fit within certain limitations.	Revenue sharing
This term refers to Nixon’s attempts to attract conservative voters by slowing down or reversing civil rights policies and naming conservative judges to the Supreme Court.	Southern strategy
This refers to Nixon’s plan to limit the size and power of the federal government by distributing a portion of federal power to state and local governments.	New Federalism
Name the two reporters that originally broke the story of the Watergate scandal.	Woodward and Bernstein
Who were the first two astronauts to land on the moon?	Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
When Nixon finally turned over the tapes, what was the problem with them?	There were gaps and erasures

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