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1. No legal action was taken against former President Nixon after the
Watergate scandal because:
(A) the conviction of Watergate burglars insured that White House officials
would be free from prosecution
(B) former President Nixon received a blanket pardon from President Ford
in 1974
(C) President Nixon resigned from office voluntarily
(D) the White House tapes were lost
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(B) Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon.
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2. The government of South Vietnam became Communist in:
(A) 1952
(B) 1961
(C) 1969
(D) 1971
(E) 1975
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(E) Early in 1975, the government run by American allies in South Vietnam and
Cambodia collapsed. The North Vietnamese invaded South Vietnam, remaining
Americans quickly departed, and the United States lost all power in Indochina.
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3. The constitutional amendment that enabled women to vote in all elections
was ratified:
(A) just before World War I
(B) just before World War II
(C) soon after World War I
(D) soon after World War II
(E) in 1924
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(C) World War I ended in 1919. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified,
giving women the right to vote in all states and in all elections.
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4. How were the decade after World War I and the decade after the Civil War
similar?
(A) There was an increase in social reform in both periods.
(B) In both periods, wartime controls of the economy continued.
(C) Both periods saw an increase in public debt and taxes.
(D) Both periods were characterized by political and financial corruption.
(E) In both periods, the U. S. took part in international arbitration.
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(D) Both were times of corruption.
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5. Which of the following may be regarded as a characteristic of both the
decade following World War I and the decade following World War II?
(A) U. S. participation in international organizations created to maintain
world peace
(B) isolationist administrations
(C) Red Scares
(D) an upsurge of feminist activities
(E) rapid inflation followed by sharp deflation
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(C) Red Scares followed both World War I and World War II.
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6. The elections of 1800 and 1824 were alike in that:
(A) Southerners were elected President in both cases
(B) Republican Presidents were elected in both cases
(C) the House of Representatives chose the President in both cases
(D) the Vice President soon became President in both cases
(E) the losing candidates received popular pluralities in both cases
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(C) Both elections were determined by the House of Representatives.
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7. The first military draft law was enacted during:
(A) the American Revolution
(B) the War of 1812
(C) the Mexican War
(D) the Civil War
(E) World War I
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(D) The draft was used for the first time during the Civil War. Objections to
the new law, the Conscription Act of 1863, contributed to the famous Draft
Riots of 1863 in New York City.
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8. The redrawing of legislative districts for partisan purposes is commonly
called:
(A) log-rolling
(B) gerrymandering
(C) quartering
(D) court-packing
(E) filibustering
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(B) The practice of gerrymandering is a partisan attempt to redraw legislative
districts so that nominees from a particular political party will be successful
in as many districts as possible.
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