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2. Nixon’s Administration SMART Assessment
Mr. White’s US History 2

3. Question #1
President Nixon adopted a policy of revenue-sharing, in which states could decide what to do with federally granted money. This was part of Nixon’s goal of:
Increasing the federal government’s power and role
Decreasing the federal government’s power and influence
Expanding the government’s role in public education
Aggressively de-segregating the country

4. Question #2
During his presidency, Nixon used many different tactics, such as wire-tapping or CIA investigations, to monitor people that criticized his polices. Nixon saw these tactics as a way to:
Stimulate the economy
Decrease the government’s power
Bring law and order to American society
Help the Vietnamese achieve independence

5. Question #3
Nixon won the 1968 election by a slim margin. To ensure that he won re-election in 1972, he adopted his “Southern Strategy.” One part of this strategy to win southern voters was to:
Accelerate de-segregation in public schools
Increase funding for social welfare programs
Allow for strong collective bargaining laws
Slow down de-segregation efforts by the federal government

6. Question #4
When Nixon became president, the economy was suffering from what some called “stagflation” – a stagnant economy with high unemployment, and high inflation. On the next slide, select all choices which were causes of stagflation.

7. Question #4 Select all which were causes of stagflation.
U.S.’s heavy dependence on foreign oil
Nixon’s decision to drop the atomic bomb
Lyndon Johnson’s deficit spending on war and social programs
Increased competition with other industrial nations
George Wallace’s efforts to stop segregation
A flood of new workers into the workforce

8. Question #5
Nixon’s Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, helped Nixon develop the policy of realpolitik. Realpolitik doctrine said that:
Foreign policies should be based on the power of the nations involved
Foreign policies should be based on Ideals and moral principles
Germany should control the balance of power in Europe
The federal government should increase efforts to desegregate public schools

9. Question #6
Nixon wanted to heavily focus on matters of foreign policy in his administration. Choose all of the answer choices that were successes of his administration
Improving relations with China through a personal visit
Signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Treaty with the Soviet Union
Winning a complete victory over the North Vietnamese in Vietnam

10. Question #7
One of Nixon’s successes as president, the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, was designed to improve relations with the Soviet Union. This agreement said that:
Both nations would freeze their nuclear arsenals at the present levels
Both nations would agree to stop spying efforts on each other
Both nations would reduce the size of their navy and army
Both nations would observe certain rules of war in the treatment of prisoners of war
Vietnam would become a communist nation