Question 1

During hearings in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee adopted impeachment articles charging President Nixon with
A) accepting bribes.
B) obstruction of the administration of justice.
C) abusing the powers of his office.
D) contempt of Congress.
E) breaking and entering.

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The House Judiciary Committee charged President Nixon with obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress during the 1974 impeachment hearings. These charges were related to the Watergate scandal and his attempts to cover it up.

Question 2

What were the major disagreements between liberal second wave feminists and more radical feminists? What principles and achievements united them?

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Question 3

Explain why Jimmy Carter began his presidency with such great popularity and why, by the end of his term, he was widely unpopular. To what degree was the loss of popularity his fault and to what degree was it the result of forces beyond his control?

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Question 4

Was Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon justified? Why or why not? Did President Ford's pardon of Nixon cost Ford his opportunity to be elected in the presidential election of 1976 against Jimmy Carter?

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Question 5

Why did Roe v. Wade become the most controversial of all the Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s? How did the controversy over abortion compare to other rights debates of the time, such as those over affirmative action and criminal suspects' rights?

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Question 6

The most humiliating failure during the Iran hostage crisis came when
A) the militant Muslim Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah of Iran.
B) the United States was exposed as trading arms to Iran for the freedom of hostages.
C) President Carter's attempted mission to rescue the hostages ended in disaster.
D) some of the U.S. hostages took the side of their Iranian captors.
E) the Iranians demonstrated their ability to drive up American oil prices.

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President Carter's attempted mission to rescue the hostages, known as Operation Eagle Claw, ended in disaster when equipment failures and a helicopter crash resulted in the deaths of eight American servicemen and the mission's failure.

Question 7

Was defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) a major setback for feminism? Why or why not?

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Question 8

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for
A) demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country.
B) predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s.
C) forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil.
D) chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods.
E) inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government.

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President Carter's malaise speech is notable for addressing what he perceived as a moral and spiritual crisis in America, criticizing the nation's focus on materialism and lack of purpose.

Question 9

How did the Vietnam War end? Why did it end this way? In what way had the United States "in the technical sense ... not lost the war" but "lost more than a war"?

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Question 10

What were the causes and consequences of the Iranian hostage crisis? How did President Carter attempt to respond to the Iranian hostage crisis? What were the results of President Carter's responses? Describe and evaluate the American public's mood as the Iranian hostage crisis continued without a resolution up until the election of 1980.

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Question 11

The Constitution says that the president "shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Do you think that the accusations against President Nixon were impeachable crimes? Why or why not?

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Question 12

Offer your considered judgment of Richard Nixon as President, taking into account his personal qualities, domestic program, and foreign policies. If he had not harbored such bitter personal resentments, could he have come a great president? Why or why not?

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Question 13

What do you think lay at the root of the Watergate scandal? Who was responsible? Explain why it ballooned into a national crisis.

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Question 14

Why was affirmative action such a racial hot button in the 1970s?

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Question 15

To what extent were the social and economic problems of the 1970s a result of failed American policies and actions of the 1960s? Which of the transformations that affected America in the 1970s would likely have happened under any circumstances?

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Question 16

While president, Jimmy Carter
A) signed agreements (SALT II) with the Soviet Union to limit the levels of lethal strategic weapons of the Soviet Union and the United States.
B) signed treaties restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone.
C) established formal diplomatic relations with mainland China.
D) helped to settle the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East.
E) established good relations with the revolutionary government of Iran.

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These were all foreign policy accomplishments of Jimmy Carter during his presidency.

Question 17

Why did President Carter's 1979 retreat to Camp David and his subsequent malaise speech cause such hostile public reaction?

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Question 18

Which of the following was the most important in creating the mood of public disillusionment in the 1970s: Watergate, the loss of Vietnam, or economic woes? Cite specific examples to support your point of view.

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Question 19

Do you think that President Carter overreacted to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? Why or why not? In what way did that event mark a critical turning point in American foreign policy?

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Question 20

Why was the feminist movement the most enduring and successful social movement of the 1970s?

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Quiz 37: A Sea of Troubles

During hearings in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee adopted impeachment articles charging President Nixon with