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Chapter 24, Section 1-2

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1. When Nixon took office, what direction did he want to move the country in?

2. What is New Federalism?

3. How did Nixon implement New Federalism?

4. How did Nixon present the Family Assistance Plan in conservative terms?

5. Why did the Family Assistance Plan go down in defeat?

6. What measures did Nixon support to win backing from the Democrat-
controlled Congress?

7. What is impoundment?

8. Describe Nixon’s law and order policies.

9. What was Nixon’s Southern Strategy?

10. Describe Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

11. How many Supreme Court justices did Nixon appoint throughout his
presidency? (Math required!)

12. What is stagflation?

13. What were the causes of stagflation?

14. How did OPEC affect oil prices?

15. Using the “World Stage” on 799, describe the Yom Kippur War.

16. How did Nixon going to China ease the tensions of the Cold War?

17. How did the public feel about the trip to China?

18. What was the SALT I Treaty?

Section 2

19. What was the Watergate Scandal?

20. What was Nixon’s view of what the President should be?

21. What did the critics say about the “President’s Men”?

22. Describe the Watergate Cover-up.

23. Which two reporters uncovered the information about Watergate?

24. How did the White House react to John Dean’s charges?

25. What happened during the Saturday Night Massacre?

26. Why were investigators not satisfied when Nixon released transcripts of
White House conversations about Watergate?

27. What did Nixon proclaim at a press conference in November of 1973?

28. What were the three articles of impeachment approved for the President?

29. What were the effects of Watergate?

30. After reading the sections and knowing our previous discussions of Richard
Nixon, why do you think Watergate happened? How do you think he could
have avoided potential impeachment?