4.01 Nixon Presidency & Watergate Quiz
Question: What bargain did many Americans suspect had been made between presidents Nixon and Ford?
Answer: that Nixon had resigned with the understanding that Ford would pardon him
Question: Which of the following did President Nixon support during his first term?
Answer: the creation of the EPA
Question: Gerald Ford’s presidency was marked by
Answer: severe economic issues.
Question: In an attempt to address the national reaction to the pardon of former president Nixon, President Ford
Answer: testified before Congress.
Question: In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that
Answer: Nixon could not use executive privilege to withhold the Watergate tapes.
Question: What White House Official provided additional testimony against Nixon, including tape recordings?
Answer: Alexander Butterfield
Question: Which of the following names two pieces of domestic legislation passed during the Nixon administration?
Answer: the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act
Question: Which of the following best describes the connection between the United States, China, and the SALT I agreement?
Answer: Nixon used the new US closeness to China to negotiate the agreement with the Soviet Union.
Question: In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court’s ruling made it clear that
Answer: the executive branch should not have more power than other branches of government.
Question: When President Nixon finally turned in transcripts of the Watergate tapes, the transcripts
Answer: showed that Nixon had covered up the Watergate crimes.