Nixon

Question 1

Revenue sharing

Answer 1

State and local governments could spend federal dollars however they saw fit with limits

Question 2

Impoundment

Answer 2

Nixon withheld necessary funds for programs thus holding up implementation

Question 3

Family assistance plan

Answer 3

Nixon
Every family of 4 receive basic federal payment of $1600 a year provision to earn $4000
Liberals said payment too low
Conservatives objected guaranteed incom

Question 4

Law and order

Answer 4

Deescalated Americas involvement in Vietnam
Worked to full fill this ^
“Silent majority” Americans who wanted country without riots

Question 5

New federalism

Answer 5

To distribute a portion of federal power to state and local govt

Question 6

Spiro Agnew

Answer 6

Charged with accepting bribes

Nixon’s Vice President

Question 7

Southern strategy

Answer 7

Tried to attract southern democrats
Appealed to unhappiness over desegregation
Slowed integration
Violated brown v board of education

Question 8

Swann v. Charlotte- Mecklenburg

Answer 8

Said schools may bus students to other schools
Conservative direction for warren court
Nixon attempts to slow integration

Question 9

OPEC

Answer 9

Organization of countries which exported oil

Gradually increased prices for US = stagflation (high inflation & unemployment)

Question 10

Stagflation

Answer 10

High inflation and unemployment (1967 and 1973) Nixon

Question 11

Ford and Nixon

Answer 11

Ford pardoned Nixon in an attempt to move country beyond watergate
Cost ford a lot of public support

Question 12

Imperialism

Answer 12

Executive branch most powerful

Believed pres must be above people

Question 13

Watergate Burglary

Answer 13

Planned to photograph docs outlining democratic strategy and wire tap phones for reelection
Led by james McCord

Question 14

Committee to reelect the president

Answer 14

Leader (James McCord) was also leader of watergate burglary

Question 15

Judge John Sirica

Answer 15

Felt burglars didn’t act alone

McCord send him a letter to indicate he lied under oath and hinted members of admin involved

Question 16

John dean (presidential council one of presidents men)

Answer 16

Said Nixon deeply involved in cove up

Question 17

Alexander butter field

Answer 17

Said Nixon tapes all White House conversations

Key to revealing what Nixon knew and when he knew it

Question 18

Saturday night massacre

Answer 18

Nixon ordered Richardson to fire Cox but Richardson refused and resigned
The deputy gen refused and fired
Eventually rubbery Bork fired Coz

Question 19

Leon Jaworski

Answer 19

Determined to get White House tapes

Encouraged judiciary branch to look into impeachment

Question 20

Archibald Cox

Answer 20

Hired by Richardson and took Nixon to court to get the White House tapes

Question 21

Elliot Richardson

Answer 21

Worked for Nixon but resigned when told to fire Cox because he investigated Nixon’s involvement in watergate burglary

Question 22

James McCord

Answer 22

Leader of watergate burglary and committee to reelect the president

Question 23

Impeachment

Answer 23

Nixon resigned before he could be kicked out of office

Impeachment is when pres taken to Supreme Court for suspicions of criminal activity

Question 24

HR haldeman

Answer 24

One of the presidents men

When Nixon releases tapes, part of convo between them was erased

Question 25

John Ehrlichman

Answer 25

One of the presidents men

Fired after watergate

Question 26

John Mitchell

Answer 26

Former attorney general

One of presidents men