World Cultures (US Presidents- Richard Nixon)
24 Questions
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Questions #1- 15 found on Fleegle Nation Web page under 8th Grade/ "US Presidents" Questions #16- 23 found on Fleegle Nation Web page under 8th Grade/ "270 to Win"
Questions and Answers
- 1.What was Richard Nixons middle name?
- 2.Which of the following names is not used in Richard Nixons first lady name?
- A.
Diane
- B.
Catherine
- C.
Patricia
- D.
Thelma
- 3.Which political party did Richard Nixon belong to?
- A.
Republican
- B.
Democrat
- 4.President Richard Nixon served 2 full terms totalling 8 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Who was President Richard Nixons first vice-president (during his first term)?
- 6.Who was President Richard Nixons second vice-president?
- 7.It was rumored or believed that Richard Nixon was going to win presidency rather easy in 1972.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Perhaps Richard Nixons greatest downfall was his craving and need for more and more power.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.On what date were burglars, hired by Richard Nixon, caught breaking into the Democratic Party rooms at the Watergate Hotel?
- 10.President Richard Nixon never tried to hide his crime and fully cooperated with authorities in bringing himself and his ¥helpers¥ to justice.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Which of the following men were not questioned and investigated about President Nixon and the Watergate Scandal?
- A.
HR Halderman
- B.
John Erlichman
- C.
John Mitchell
- D.
John Jean
- E.
John Jay
- 12.Which of President Richard Nixons closest men spoke guilty words first about the President?
- 13.What tactic or strategy did President Nixon use in order to keep his illegal actions at Watergate quiet?
- A.
Moved them to different states
- B.
Threatened the lives of all involved
- C.
Paid them to be quiet
- D.
Threw those involved in jail
- 14.What other damaging proof of President Nixons Watergate Scandal did a ¥friend¥ share with the House of Senate?
- A.
He taped phone conversations
- B.
He too participated in the illegal actions
- C.
He was a past criminal
- D.
He was an employee at the Watergate Hotel
- 15.According to the PPT, what famous line is best associated with President Nixon and the Watergate Scandal?
- 16.Which of the following men did Richard Nixon not run against in the 1968 Presidential Election?
- A.
George Wallace
- B.
Hubert H. Humphrey
- C.
Gerald Ford
- 17.Richard Nixon won his home state in the 1968 Presidential Election.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Richard Nixon lost the state of Arizona in the 1968 Presidential Election.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.How many Electoral College votes did President Nixon win in the 1968 Presidential Election?
- 20.Which region did Richard Nixon find the most success in during the 1968 Presidential Election?
- A.
West
- B.
Southeast
- C.
Northeast
- 21.Who was President Richard Nixon running for president against in the 1972 Presidential Election?
- 22.President Richard Nixon won all but 2 states/ areas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.How many Electoral College votes did President Nixon win in the 1972 Presidential Election?
- 24.Which of the following countries is not best associated with President Richard Nixons presidency?
- A.
China
- B.
USSR
- C.
Mexico
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