Question 1

Conservative Americans,by and large,supported the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Throughout the late 1960s,

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A)   deferments for the military draft increased.
B)   None of these answers is correct.
C)   opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified.
D)   no American refused induction; instead, thousands fled to Canada and Sweden.
E)   both deferments for the military draft increased, and opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In 1969,President Richard Nixon believed an American withdrawal from Vietnam would

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A)   silence his critics.
B)   harm America's "credibility."
C)   allow the nation to have "peace with honor."
D)   enhance his public standing in the United States and the world.
E)   force North Vietnam to live up to its promises regarding South Vietnam.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

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A)   a complete separation from the society of the United States.
B)   "affirmative action" for Native Americans.
C)   the right of Indians to choose their own way of life.
D)   the removal of whites from Indian reservations.
E)   a reassessment of current assimilation practices.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

As part of his domestic agenda,President Richard Nixon

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A)   dismantled many Great Society programs.
B)   All these answers are correct.
C)   abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity.
D)   tried to overhaul the nation's welfare system by creating a guaranteed annual income.
E)   tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Students for a Democratic Society was formed

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A)   to protest the Vietnam War.
B)   by a group of students primarily from the University of Michigan.
C)   as a branch of the Democratic Party.
D)   to support civil rights efforts in the South.
E)   in reaction to the Kennedy assassination.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

What were the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1950s and 1960s? What are the arguments of the supporters and critics of these rulings?

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Question 8

President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972

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A)   aroused deep animosity from the majority of Chinese communists.
B)   was designed to bring the United States closer to Chiang Kai-shek.
C)   came after Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations.
D)   was opposed by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
E)   moved the United States into a deeper conflict with the Soviet Union.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

The "Saturday night massacre" refers to an event that included

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A)   the confessions of the Watergate burglars.
B)   the departure of Spiro Agnew.
C)   the resignation of two key Nixon administration officials.
D)   the testimony of James McCord and John Dean.
E)   the decision by the Supreme Court that forced Nixon to hand over incriminating audio recordings.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

In early 1973,allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by White House counsel

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A)   John Ehrlichman.
B)   H. R. Haldeman.
C)   John Mitchell.
D)   Spiro Agnew.
E)   John Dean.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

In April 1970,the antiwar movement was recharged by

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A)   the shooting deaths of students at Kent State.
B)   the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.
C)   the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
D)   revelations regarding the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
E)   the newspaper publication of the My Lai massacre.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

President Richard Nixon believed U.S.foreign policy should work toward

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A)   improving governments in less-developed nations.
B)   a bipolar world dominated by the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
C)   a multipolar international structure.
D)   destruction of the government in the Soviet Union.
E)   encouraging Europe to take up its own defense against the Soviet Union.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court

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A)  both included the first nomination of a female justice,and were twice rejected by the Senate.
B)  included the first nomination of a female justice.
C)  were twice rejected by the Senate.
D)  culminated in the successful appointment of G.Harrold Carswell to the Court.
E)  All these answers are correctF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

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A)   Nixon's personal diaries.
B)   journals kept by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
C)   eyewitness testimony from Nixon confidants in the White House.
D)   phone records kept by Nixon's personal secretary.
E)   audio tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

In the 1960s,the aspect of popular culture most strongly embraced by the counterculture was

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A)   literature.
B)   music.
C)   sports.
D)   television.
E)   movies.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning

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A)   nuclear energy.
B)   the destruction of forests.
C)   global warming.
D)   pesticides.
E)   pollution in the oceans.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Early during the feminist movement,the National Organization of Women focused its efforts on

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A)   abortion rights.
B)   changing the traditional concepts of women in the home.
C)   passing the Equal Rights Amendment.
D)   helping poor and minority women.
E)   addressing the needs of women in the workplace.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 18

,the Supreme Court

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A)   required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights.
B)   did all of these: ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police; required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights; and established new guidelines for capital punishment cases.
C)   None of these answers is correct.
D)   established new guidelines for capital punishment cases.
E)   ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

By the end of their first year in office,Nixon and Kissinger had concluded that the most effective way to tip the military balance in South Vietnam's favor was to

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   "surge" 30,000 additional ground combat forces in the Mekong Delta.
C)   install a pro-American regime under General Lon Diem.
D)   destroy military bases in Cambodia and Laos.
E)   have the Congress repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

The so-called Pentagon Papers revealed the government had misled the public in explaining its motives for American involvement in Vietnam.

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A) True 
 B)False

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