In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg case, President Nixon _____________.
A) proposed that busing also be used to solve the de facto segregation of northern school systems
B) sent federal troops to ensure the peaceful integration of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools
C) urged the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system to defy the Court's ruling
D) said that busing as a remedy to end segregated schools was reckless and extreme

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President Nixon strongly opposed busing as a remedy to end segregated schools and called it "reckless and extreme." He did not propose it for northern school systems or send troops to ensure integration. Additionally, he did not urge the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system to defy the Court's ruling.

In Response to the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Swann