The Ford and Carter Presidencies Answers

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Which statement best describes a recession?

A
More people are unemployed, causing more competition for jobs.
B
The prices of goods make them too expensive for people to buy them easily.
C
People cannot afford to buy goods because competition leads to higher prices.
D
A large number of people are unemployed and have decreased spending power.
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What effect did the combination of inflation and Ford’s plan to raise taxes have on the economy in the mid-1970s?

A
they caused growth
B
they led to recession
C
they produced lower prices
D
they led to more investment
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What effects was Ford hoping to achieve by pardoning Nixon? Select three options.He wanted to reduce tension in the nation.He wanted to keep other officials from resigning.He wanted to avoid a drawn-out trial of a former president.He wanted people to develop more respect for his own presidency.He thought the former president had been punished enough through public shame.

A
He wanted to reduce tension in the nation.
B
He wanted to keep other officials from resigning.
C
He wanted to avoid a drawn-out trial of a former president.
D
He wanted people to develop more respect for his own presidency.
E
He thought the former president had been punished enough through public shame.
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Read this excerpt from a description of the Iran Hostage Crisis."On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive. This terrorist act triggered the most profound crisis of the Carter presidency and began a personal ordeal for Jimmy Carter and the American people that lasted 444 days.… President Carter committed himself to the safe return of the hostages while protecting America’s interests and prestige. He pursued a policy of restraint that put a higher value on the lives of the hostages than on American retaliatory power or protecting his own political future.”– Jimmy Carter Library & Museum

A
He was distracted by his reelection campaign.
B
He needed to wait for the military to be ready to attack Iran.
C
He was focused on other events taking place around the world.
D
He was trying to resolve the situation while maintaining the nation’s dignity.
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Which step directly follows "loss of jobs” in the stagflation cycle?

A
failing business
B
fewer items sold
C
falling production
D
fewer items produced
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How did Gerald Ford become president of the United States?

A
He was elected president in a special election.
B
He was vice president when the president resigned.
C
He was elected president following an election campaign.
D
He was appointed by Congress after the president was impeached.
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Why were Americans taken hostage in Iran in 1979?

A
The hostage-takers wanted the shah returned to power.
B
The hostage-takers were protesting the pro-American monarchy.
C
The hostage-takers wanted release of money that had been blocked.
D
The hostage-takers wanted to overthrow the American-led government.
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What action finally led to the release of the Iranian-held American hostages?

A
influence of Iranian citizens
B
payment to the Iranian government
C
an attack by the United States and other nations
D
sanctions by the United States and other nations
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Which activity describes the main focus of Ford during his term in office?

A
building US economic growth
B
resolving the Watergate scandal
C
pardoning former president Nixon
D
ending the nation’s involvement in Vietnam
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Which activities resulted from the two oil crises in the 1970s? Select four options.exploration for new sources of energycreation of the Department of Energyproduction of energy-efficient automobilesreduction of prices people paid for gasolineestablishment of an automobile speed limit nationally

A
exploration for new sources of energy
B
creation of the Department of Energy
C
production of energy-efficient automobiles
D
reduction of prices people paid for gasoline
E
establishment of an automobile speed limit nationally

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