1. Extract the Facts, Jack! SSUSH25

2. a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China,
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China,
his resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing
attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of
Gerald Ford.
b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil
liberties and civil rights, including such decisions as Roe v. Wade
(1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative action.
c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle East including
the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
and Iranian hostage crisis.
d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, including Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the
collapse of the Soviet Union.

3. SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President
Bill Clinton, including the North American Free Trade
Agreement and his impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome, emphasizing
the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks of
September 11, 2001, on the United States, the war against terrorism,
and the subsequent American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

4. Watergate – hotel and office complex
***SSUSH 25a
Which event prompted President Richard Nixon to resign from office in 1974?
Watergate – hotel and office complex
-- background information: In June of 1972 in Washington, D.C. an event occurred, a burglary, which ended up holding worldwide importance. It was on this date that five people broke into the Democratic
National Headquarters to bug their telephones. These men were members of the ‘Plumbers’, a group of anti-Castro Cuban refugees, former FBI agents and former CIA agents among others. The group was strongly Republican. The place they broke into was The Watergate Hotel.
-- background information: The final blow came with the decision by the Supreme Court to order Nixon to release more White House tapes. One of these became known as the 'smoking gun' tape when it revealed that Nixon had participated in the Watergate cover-up as far back as June 23, Around the country, there were calls for Nixon to resign.

5. ***SSUSH 25a
Which event prompted President Richard Nixon to resign from office in 1974?
A. the Berlin Airlift
B. the Watergate scandal
C. the Iran-Contra scandal
D. trade agreements with China
President Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974 because of the Watergate scandal.

6. “I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.”
— Richard M. Nixon
"And in all of my years in public life, I have never obstructed justice."
"And in all of my years in public life, I have never obstructed justice."
clockwise from top:
James McCord Jr. – security coordinator for Republican National Committee and CREEP; one of the burglars; former FBI and CIA
Jeb Stuart MaGruder – White House Staff, special assistant to Haldeman; Deputy Director of CREEP
H.R. Haldeman – Nixon’s Chief of Staff (he and Ehrlichman were Nixon’s most trusted aides)
John W. Dean III – White House Counsel
John Mitchell – Attorney General
Maurice Stans – finance chairman for CREEP

7. a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China,
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China,
his resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing
attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of
Gerald Ford.
b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil
liberties and civil rights, including such decisions as Roe v. Wade
(1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative action.
c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle East including
the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
and Iranian hostage crisis.
d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, including Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the
collapse of the Soviet Union.

8. One of the main factors for President Nixon’s resignation over the
***SSUSH 25a
One of the main factors for President Nixon’s resignation over the
Watergate Scandal was his
"I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president's a crook... Well, I'm not a crook."
Herb Block cartoon
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"I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president's a crook... Well, I'm not a crook."
Nixon hanging between the tapes
Even more damning than President Richard Nixon's profiting from public office were the disclosures of his corruption and attempts at corruption of the government itself including the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon and even the Secret Service. A taping system that had recorded most of President Nixon's conversations in the Oval Office provided the "smoking gun" that spoke of crime and corruption. Nixon refused to release the tapes until the Supreme Court ordered him to do so.
[Nixon hanging between the tapes], May 24, 1974 Reproduction of original drawing Published in the Washington Post (79)

9. "I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow."
***SSUSH 25a
One of the main factors for President Nixon’s resignation over the
Watergate Scandal was his
A. admission of ordering the break-ins
B. attempts to remove members of Congress
C. refusal to cooperate with the investigations
D. impeachment and impending convictions
One of the main factors for Nixon’s resignation was his refusal to cooperate with the investigation of the Watergate Scandal.
If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House
Jane O’Connor, author; Gary Hovland, illustrator
"I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow."
"I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow."

10. a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China,
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China,
his resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing
attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of
Gerald Ford.
b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil
liberties and civil rights, including such decisions as Roe v. Wade
(1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative action.
c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle East including
the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
and Iranian hostage crisis.
d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, including Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the
collapse of the Soviet Union.

11. President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev
***SSUSH 25a
President Nixon reduced Cold War tensions by establishing foreign relations with China and by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, or SALT with the Soviet Union. These actions were part of
President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev
May 26, 1972

12. ***SSUSH 25a
President Nixon reduced Cold War tensions by establishing foreign relations with China and by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, or SALT with the Soviet Union. These actions were part of
A. détente
B. the arms race
C. Cold War rhetoric
D. shuttle diplomacy
President Nixon reduced Cold War tensions by establishing foreign relations with Communist China and signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, or SALT, with the Soviet Union. These actions were part of détente—easing relations during the Cold War.

13. b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China, his
resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward
government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas
about civil liberties and civil rights, including such
decisions as Roe v. Wade (1973) and the Bakke decision
on affirmative action.
c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle East including
the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
and Iranian hostage crisis.
d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, including Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the
collapse of the Soviet Union.

14. The decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
SSUSH 25b
The decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

15. SSUSH 25b
The decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
A. struck down the Supreme Court’s right of judicial review
B. allowed Bakke to be admitted to school, but upheld affirmative action
C. ruled that affirmative action was unconstitutional
D. banned Bakke from the University of California Medical School
The decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke allowed Bakke to be admitted to school, but upheld affirmative action.

16. c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China, his
resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward
government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil
liberties and civil rights, including such decisions as Roe v. Wade
(1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative action.
c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle
East including the Camp David Accords, his response to
the 1979 Iranian Revolution and Iranian hostage crisis.
d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, including Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the
collapse of the Soviet Union.

17. Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin
SSUSH 25c
One highlight of the Carter Administration was the Camp David Accords, agreed to on September 17, Why was this such an important international event?
Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and
Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin

18. SSUSH 25c
One highlight of the Carter Administration was the Camp David Accords, agreed to on September 17, 1o78. Why was this such an important international event?
A. It signified the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation.
B. It allowed for the release of hostages held by Iran.
C. It created a timeline for transfer of the Panama Canal.
D. It was the beginning of strategic arms talks with the Soviet Union.
The Camp David Accords were a highlight of the Carter Administration because it signified the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation.
Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin shake hands at the Camp David Accords.

19. d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China, his
resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward
government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
b. Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil
liberties and civil rights, including such decisions as Roe v. Wade
(1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative action.
c. Explain the Carter administrations’ efforts in the Middle East including
the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
and Iranian hostage crisis.
d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald
Reagan’s presidency, including Reagonomics, the Iran
contra scandal, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

20. Which BEST describes the 1980s economic policy called Reaganomics?
SSUSH 25d
Which BEST describes the 1980s economic policy called Reaganomics?
-- background information: The theory states that if the top income earners invest more into the business infrastructure and equity markets, it will in turn lead to more goods at lower prices, and create more jobs for middle and lower class individuals.
The Reagan era was marked by cuts to social programs, and large-scale deficit spending on the military. Reaganomics had its roots in two of Reagan's campaign promises: lower taxes and a smaller government. Reagan reduced income tax rates, with the largest rate reductions on the highest incomes
"Trickle-down economics" ... is the economic-political argument that the increases in the wealth of the rich are good for the poor because some of such additional wealth will eventually trickle down to the middle class and to the poor.

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23. Welfare-Medicare Welfare-Medicare Social Security Social Security
SSUSH 25d
Which BEST describes the 1980s economic policy called Reaganomics?
A. reduce taxes, reduce social programs, deregulate businesses
B. expand business opportunities, expand social programs
C. eliminate foreign aid, raise taxes on corporations
D. reduce social programs, raise taxes on businesses, expand Medicare
The 1980s economic policy called Reaganomics reduced taxes, reduced social programs, and deregulated businesses.
Welfare-Medicare
Welfare-Medicare
Social Security
Social Security
-- background information
Reagan's 1981 Program for Economic Recovery had four major policy objectives:
(1) reduce the growth of government spending, (2) reduce the tax rates on income from both labor and capital, (3) reduce regulation, and (4) reduce inflation by controlling the growth of the money supply.

24. e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President
Bill Clinton, including the North American Free Trade
Agreement and his impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome, emphasizing
the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks of
September 11, 2001, on the United States, the war against terrorism,
and the subsequent American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

25. SSUSH 25e
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened up trade between which nations?
Canada
United States of America
Mexico

26. SSUSH 25e
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened up trade between which nations?

27. SSUSH 25e
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened up trade between which nations?
A. U.S., Canada, and Brazil
B. U.S., Canada, and Mexico
C. Mexico, Canada, and Brazil
D. Mexico, Brazil, and the U.S.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opens up trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

28. f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome,
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton,
including the North American Free Trade Agreement and his
impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome,
emphasizing the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks of
September 11, 2001, on the United States, the war against terrorism,
and the subsequent American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

29. **SSUSH 25f
Which is one reason why the results of the 2000 Presidential election were controversial?

30.
“Butterfly Ballot”

31. “hanging chads”

32. **SSUSH 25f
Which is one reason why the results of the 2000 Presidential election were controversial?
A. Al Gore’s running mate defected from the Democratic Party during the
election.
B. George Bush won the majority of electoral votes but lost the popular vote.
C. Numerous electors pledged to Al Gore declined to vote for him, causing his
defeat.
D. George Bush and his running mate were both from Texas, a violation of law.
One reason why the results of the 2000 Presidential election were controversial is that George W. Bush won the majority of electoral votes but Al Gore won the popular vote.

33. f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome,
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton,
including the North American Free Trade Agreement and his
impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome,
emphasizing the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks of
September 11, 2001, on the United States, the war against terrorism,
and the subsequent American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

34. What determined the 2000 presidential election?
**SSUSH 25f
What determined the 2000 presidential election?
-- background information:
On November 8, 2000, the Florida Division of Elections reported that Bush won with 48.8% of the vote, a margin of victory of 1,784 votes.[1] The margin of victory was less than 0.5% of the votes cast, so a statutorily-mandated[2] automatic machine recount occurred. On November 10, with the machine recount finished in all but one county, Bush's margin of victory had decreased to 327.[3] Florida's election laws[4] allow a candidate to request a county to conduct a manual recount, and Gore requested manual recounts in four Florida counties: Volusia, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade, these happen to be counties that traditionally vote Democratic and would be expected to garner more votes for Gore. Gore did not, however, request any recounts in counties that traditionally vote Republican. The four counties granted the request and began manual recounts. However, Florida law also required all counties to certify their election returns to the Florida Secretary of State within seven days of the election,[5] and several of the counties conducting manual recounts did not believe they could meet this deadline. On November 14, the statutory deadline, the Florida Circuit Court ruled that the seven-day deadline was mandatory, but that the counties could amend their returns at a later date. The court also ruled that the Secretary, after "considering all attendant facts and circumstances," had discretion to include any late amended returns in the statewide certification.[6] Prior to the 5 p.m. deadline on November 14, Volusia County completed its manual recount and certified its results. At 5 p.m. on November 14, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris announced that she was in receipt of the certified returns from all 67 counties, while Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties were still conducting manual recounts.[7]
Harris issued a set of criteria[1] by which she would determine whether to allow late filings, and she required any county seeking to make a late filing to submit to her, by 2 p.m. the following day, a written statement of the facts and circumstances justifying the late filing. Four counties submitted statements, and after reviewing the submissions Harris determined that none justified an extension of the filing deadline. She further announced that after she received the certified returns of the overseas absentee ballots from each county, she would certify the results of the presidential election on Sunday, November 26, 2000.[1] On that date, she certified Bush the winner and litigation ensued.
In a per curiam decision, by a 7–2 vote, the Court in Bush v. Gore held that the Florida Supreme Court's method for recounting ballots was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. By a 5–4 vote, the Court held that no alternative method could be established within the time limits set by the State of Florida.
Al Gore
George W. Bush

35. **SSUSH 25f
What determined the 2000 presidential election?
A. the recount of votes in Florida
B. the popular vote of Florida
C. the vote of the Electoral College
D. the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the recount of
Florida ballots
The vote of the Electoral College determined the 2000 presidential election.
2000 Election Facts
Outcome of race unknown for several weeks due to dispute over close vote totals in Florida
Green Party candidate Ralph Nader received 2,882,728 votes, but no Electoral Votes
Gore won DC; however one Elector did not cast a vote
One of only 4 elections, and first in over 100 years (1824, 1876, 1888, 2000) where the popular vote winner was defeated

36. g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton,
including the North American Free Trade Agreement and his
impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome, emphasizing
the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the
attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States, the
war against terrorism, and the subsequent American
interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

37. ***SSUSH 25g
Terrorists from which of the following are blamed for carrying out the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001?

38. ***SSUSH 25g
Terrorists from which of the following are blamed for carrying out the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001?
A. Iraq
B. al-Qaeda
C. Afghanistan
D. Iran
Osama Bin Laden
Terrorists from al-Qaeda are blamed for carrying out the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

39. g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton,
including the North American Free Trade Agreement and his
impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome, emphasizing
the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the
attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States, the
war against terrorism, and the subsequent American
interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

40. ***SSUSH 25g
Why is September 11, 2001, a turning point in American history?

41. ***SSUSH 25g
Why is September 11, 2001, a turning point in American history?
A. It created a new focus on world terrorism.
B. It established the importance of isolationism.
C. It reduced federal efforts for homeland security.
D. It lessened the need to work with foreign governments.
September 11, 2001 is a turning point in American history because it created a new focus on world terrorism.

42. g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the
SSUSH25 – The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
e. Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton,
including the North American Free Trade Agreement and his
impeachment and acquittal.
f. Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome, emphasizing
the role of the electoral college.
g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the
attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States, the
war against terrorism, and the subsequent American
interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

43. Europe Africa Middle East ***SSUSH 25g
Which of the following events was most responsible for the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
Europe
Africa
Middle East

44. Afghanistan Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Pakistan India ***SSUSH 25g
Which of the following events was most responsible for the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
India

45. ***SSUSH 25g
Which of the following events was most responsible for the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
A. the Iraq War
B. the bombing of Pearl Harbor
C. terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
D. the Iran-Contra scandal
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
-- background information: The Taliban ("Students of Islamic Knowledge Movement") ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until They came to power during Afghanistan's long civil war. Although they managed to hold 90% of the country's territory, their policies—including their treatment of women and support of terrorists—ostracized them from the world community. The Taliban was ousted from power in December 2001 by the U.S. military and Afghani opposition forces in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the U.S.

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Eric Shansby is from Montgomery Blair High School.  He notes the following background on his cartoon:
"... we were all in class when we recieved news of the terrorist attacks, and all eyes were on the television sets in each classroom. This cartoon comes reflects this, a teenager's perspective, of the attack on America."

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