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Grade By Name
Chapter 31–A Crisis in Confidence
Matching Directions:Write the correct term from the word bank to complete each statement. For the terms that are NOT used, write a brief definition on a separate sheet of paper.
a. silent majority
b. stagflation
c. affirmative action
d. Twenty-fifth Amendment
e. Gerald Ford
f. pardon
g. Jimmy Carter
h. Watergate
i. televangelist
j. Helsinki Accords
k. sanctions
l. Camp David Accords
m. Ayatollah Khomeini
_____1. a period of recession and inflation
_____2.put European nations on record in favor of human rights
_____3.to officially forgive
_____4.penalties
_____5.took power in Iran in 1979
_____6.a plan to help African Americansovercome past discrimination
_____7.cast himself as a fresh face to winthe Presidency
_____8.succeeded Nixon as President
_____9.established procedures forpresidential succession
_____10.scandal that caused Nixon’s resignation
Multiple Choice Directions:Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
_____11. Which of the following reflects Nixon’s negative attitude toward “big” government?
a. his proposal for revenue sharing with the states
b. the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration
c. the passage of the Clean Air Act
d. his proposal for the Family Assistance Plan
_____12.Nixon’s southern strategy involved
a. establishing the Environmental Protection Agency.
b. placing a 90-day freeze on all wages and prices.
c. criticizing court-ordered busing of school children.
d. abolishing the Office of Economic Opportunity..
_____13. Nixon believed that executive privilege
a. protected him from impeachment proceedings in Congress.
b. justified his refusal to turn over his taped conversations.
c. allowed him to participate in a coverup.
d. enabled him to use federal agencies to attack his political enemies.
Directions: Use the following quotation to answer question 14.
“We must go forward now together. . . . I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”
—Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974
_____14.Why do you think Ford made this speech immediately after gainingthe presidency?
a. Nixon’s scandal shook the public’s trust in government.
b. Ford faced criticism for pardoning Nixon.
c. Newspapers were not covering economic issues.
d. Ford needed to successfully fight inflation.
_____15.During Gerald Ford’s term as President,
a. Republicans won many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
b. the nation’s economy worsened.
c. the Iran hostage crisis was resolved.
d. the public’s trust in government had been restored.
_____16.Early in his presidency, many of the bills that Carter submitted to Congress
a. passed with little opposition.
b. tried to end the nation’s energy crisis.
c. helped combat inflation in the country.
d. passed only with his own party’s major changes.
_____17.What is one way in which American society changed during the 1970s?
a. Migration from Latin American countries slowed.
b. People became less interested in fitness and health.
c. The nation’s divorce rate increased significantly.
d. The number of Americans attending church increased rapidly.
_____18.Relations between the United States and Soviet Union cooled during thelate 1970s because of the
a. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
b. signing of the SALT II treaty.
c. election of Jimmy Carter as President.
d. 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.
_____19.What was the Mariel boatlift?
a. Vietnamese migration to other Southeast Asian countries
b. a leftist rebellion in Nicaragua that Carter ignored
c. the decision to return the Panama Canal Zone to Panama
d. a migration of people from Cuba to the United States
_____20.What did Egypt agree to do in order to achieve peace with Israel?
a. withdraw its troops from the Sinai Peninsula
b. release all Israeli hostages held in Egypt
c. have President Anwar el-Sadat step down
d. formally recognize the nation of Israel
Geography and History
The Sunbelt states experienced population growth during the 1970s. Many Americans,because of economic and climate reasons, left the Midwest and Northeast for theSouth and Southwest. The Sunbelt region remains an important center of populationand economic activity in the nation. The chart below shows some of the Sunbelt’smajor cities and their current populations. ◆Use the information from the Focus on
Geography map in section 2 and the chart below to answer the following questions on aseparate sheet of paper.
The Sunbelt
Major Cities of the Sunbelt, 2000City / Population
Los Angeles, CA / 694,820
Houston, TX / 1,953,631
Phoenix, AZ / 1,321,045
Jacksonville, FL / 735,617
Memphis, TN / 650,100
Charlotte, NC / 540,828
Las Vegas, NV / 478,434
Oklahoma City, OK / 506,132
Albuquerque, NM / 48,607
Atlanta, GA / 416,474
New Orleans, LA / 484,674
Questions to Think About
1. What state experienced a 50 percent to70 percent gain in population between1970 and 1980? What major city fromthe chart is in that state?
2. Using the chart and the map, identifythe two largest cities and the region (North, South, East West, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest) inwhich each is located.
3. Draw Inferences How do you thinkweather affected people’s decisionsto move?