1. Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election by presenting himself as
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INCORRECT : a Washington insider.
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CORRECT : honest and open.
2. One of Carter's great foreign policy successes was helping to negotiate a peace treaty between
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INCORRECT : the Soviet Union and Afghanistan.
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CORRECT : Israel and Egypt.
3. In dealing with Congress, President Carter and his staff were
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INCORRECT : highly skilled.
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CORRECT : inexperienced and ineffective.
4. What is détente
?
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CORRECT : a relaxation of tensions between nations
5. As the nation's economic problems grew during the Carter administration,
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INCORRECT : Congress began to support Carter's programs.
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CORRECT : people lost faith in Carter and his economic advisors.
6. During his 1972 trip to the Soviet Union, Nixon and Soviet leaders signed a treaty to
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INCORRECT : eliminate nuclear weapons of all kinds.
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CORRECT : limit nuclear weapons.
7. In February 1972, Nixon became the first American President ever to visit
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INCORRECT : Japan.
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CORRECT : China.
8. Why did Nixon want to wiretap the phones in the Watergate apartment complex?
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INCORRECT : He was seeking damaging information about Daniel Ellsworth.

CORRECT : He was seeking information about his political enemies, the Democrats.
9. When Ford took over as President, the economy was
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INCORRECT : worse than during the Great Depression.
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CORRECT : in a recession.
10. During Nixon's tenure, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to
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INCORRECT : fly a space shuttle.
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CORRECT : walk on the moon.
11. What was the ultimate effect of the OPEC embargo of 1973?
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INCORRECT : Coal prices plummeted.

CORRECT : The United States entered a recession.
12. What was Nixon's initial reaction to news of the Watergate break-in?
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INCORRECT : He admitted that he helped plan the break-in.

CORRECT : He tried to convince the FBI not to investigate.
13. Many Americans responded to President Ford's pardon of Nixon with

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INCORRECT : indifference.

CORRECT : angry criticism.
14. What provided evidence of President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate cover-up?
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CORRECT : tape recordings of White House conversations
15. The main goal of Carter's energy policy was to
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CORRECT : promote energy conservation.
16. In which area were President Nixon's greatest achievements?
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INCORRECT : civil rights

CORRECT : foreign policy
17. In 1979, a major crisis developed in Iran after

CORRECT : angry Iranians seized the American embassy and took hostages.
18. The goal of Nixon's "southern strategy" was to

INCORRECT : remove southern judges from the Supreme Court.

CORRECT : gain the support of white southern Democrats.
19. President Ford and Congress were often in conflict because Ford

CORRECT : favored limited government while Congress wanted a more active government.
20. As President, Richard Nixon surrounded himself with

INCORRECT : people he considered his enemies.

CORRECT : a small circle of loyal advisers.
1. One of Carter's great foreign policy successes was helping to negotiate a peace treaty between

CORRECT : Israel and Egypt.
2. What was the ultimate effect of the OPEC embargo of 1973?

CORRECT : The United States entered a recession.
3. The main goal of Carter's energy policy was to

CORRECT : promote energy conservation.
4. As the nation's economic problems grew during the Carter administration,

CORRECT : people lost faith in Carter and his economic advisors.
5. What is détente
?

CORRECT : a relaxation of tensions between nations
6. In dealing with Congress, President Carter and his staff were


CORRECT : inexperienced and ineffective.
7. In which area were President Nixon's greatest achievements?

CORRECT : foreign policy
8. During his 1972 trip to the Soviet Union, Nixon and Soviet leaders signed a treaty to

CORRECT : limit nuclear weapons.
9. What provided evidence of President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate cover-up?

CORRECT : tape recordings of White House conversations
10. When Ford took over as President, the economy was

CORRECT : in a recession.
11. In February 1972, Nixon became the first American President ever to visit

CORRECT : China.
12. During Nixon's tenure, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to

CORRECT : walk on the moon.
13. Why did Nixon want to wiretap the phones in the Watergate apartment complex?

CORRECT : He was seeking information about his political enemies, the Democrats.
14. Many Americans responded to President Ford's pardon of Nixon with

CORRECT : angry criticism.
15. President Ford and Congress were often in conflict because Ford

CORRECT : favored limited government while Congress wanted a more active government.
16. The goal of Nixon's "southern strategy" was to

CORRECT : gain the support of white southern Democrats.
17. As President, Richard Nixon surrounded himself with

CORRECT : a small circle of loyal advisers.
18. What was Nixon's initial reaction to news of the Watergate break-in?

CORRECT : He tried to convince the FBI not to investigate.
19. In 1979, a major crisis developed in Iran after

CORRECT : angry Iranians seized the American embassy and took hostages.
20. Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election by presenting himself as

CORRECT : honest and open.