Jeopardy Nixon Ford/ Carter Conservative/ Liberal Reagan/ Bush Clinton/ 2000 Elec. Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question How did Nixon’s presidency end?

$100 Answer With his resignation

$200 Question Nixon wanted more power for which branch of government?

$200 Answer Executive Branch

$300 Question Who became Nixon’s Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew?

$300 Answer Gerald Ford

$400 Question What was the most critical piece of evidence showing Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate cover-up?

$400 Answer Whitehouse Tapes

$500 Question What were two main effects of the Watergate Scandal?

$500 Answer Resignation of Nixon Distrust of Government

$100 Question What event caused Gerald Ford to become President?

$100 Answer Watergate Scandal/Nixon’s Resignation

$200 Question Unemployment and ________________ were two major economic problems during Ford’s presidency?

$200 Answer Inflation

$300 Question What “Crisis” did Carter think was the most important issue facing the nation?

$300 Answer Energy Crisis

$400 Question What caused many Americans to be outraged with President Ford?

$400 Answer The Pardon of Richard Nixon.

$500 Question What act did Carter pass which attempted to reduce the U.S.’s dependence on Foreign oil.

$500 Answer National Energy Act

$100 Question For liberals, whose job is it to help those in need?

$100 Answer The Government.

$200 Question What landmark case dealt with the issue of Abortion?

$200 Answer Roe V. Wade

$300 Question What were two goals of the Conservative Movement?

$300 Answer Shrink the size of the Government Reduce government regulations Lower Taxes Promote family values Strengthen National Defense

$400 Question The Republican promise to pursue a more conservative agenda was known as what ?

$400 Answer Republican Revolution

$500 Question The political organization formed by Evangelical Christian leaders was?

$500 Answer Moral Majority

$100 Question Reagan’s economic program, nicknamed “Reaganomics” was based on ___-____ economics?

$100 Answer Supply-Side

$200 Question Why was Reagan unable to achieve Balanced budgets during his presidency?

$200 Answer He increased defense spending

$300 Question What campaign promise did George H. W. Bush go back on? Bonus: What was the famous quote associated with this?

$300 Answer Raising Taxes “Read my lips, no new taxes!”

$400 Question What program, important to older Americans, did Reagan not make cuts in?

$400 Answer Social Security, Medicare

$500 Question Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice appointed by Ronald Reagan?

$500 Answer Sandra Day O’Connor

$100 Question By the time Clinton left office, what was the status of the Federal Budget?

$100 Answer Surplus

$200 Question What is the name for the places where presidential candidates concentrate their election money and visits?

$200 Answer Swing States

$300 Question Who did President Clinton appoint as the head of his task force on universal Health Care?

$300 Answer Hillary Rodham Clinton

$400 Question What was the type of ballot that caused confusion and erroneous votes in the 2000 election in Florida?

$400 Answer Butterfly Ballot

$500 Question Why was Bill Clinton described as a “New Democrat” ?

$500 Answer Politically he was closer to center, He encouraged private business and moving people off welfare

Final Jeopardy Who ran for president in the 2000 election for the Green Party?

Final Jeopardy Answer Ralph Nader.