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What was President Nixon’s approach to easing tensions between the United States and other nations?

A
investigation before action
B
détente
C
reconciliation
D
a truce with all nations
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The Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines School District dealt with

A
a student’s right to a lawyer when being questioned.
B
the right to privacy when teaching about birth control.
C
a policy that required prayer in public schools.
D
students’ right to free speech in public schools.
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Since the 1960s, the Medicare and Medicaid programs have successfully

A
reduced discrimination against minorities in renting and housing.
B
increased the number of college graduates among all groups.
C
reduced the amount of military spending in the national budget.
D
increased the number of people who have health insurance.
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During the 1970s, what was threatened by the conflict in the Middle East?

t
the spread of Communism
t
trade between Israel and the United States
t
trade between Egypt and Nicaragua
t
the flow of oil from the region’s oil fields
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How did some young men who were drafted during the Vietnam War avoid military service?

A
by fleeing to Canada or another country
B
by throwing away their draft cards
C
by getting a high school diploma
D
by staging marches in Washington, DC
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I
It was related to freedom of religion because it required prayer in public schools.
I
It was related to freedom of religion because Griswold was a minister.
I
It was related to privacy because it concerned lawyers and their clients.
I
It was related to privacy because it concerned medical guidance for patients.
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Which best describes the situation Vietnam veterans faced after returning to the United States?

A
Some had physical injuries that needed to heal, but most readjusted smoothly to civilian life.
B
Most quickly found work and put behind them the events they had witnessed during the war.
C
Many found themselves welcomed back by a nation that was proud of the job they had done in Vietnam.
D
Many suffered from physical and mental injuries, while others felt hostility from civilians around them.
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Which describes a domestic policy for which President Nixon was responsible?

t
the reduction of tension between the Democrats and Republicans
t
the establishment of the Second Frontier
t
the reduction of tension between the United States and China
t
the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Q
Quotas restricting immigration from certain parts of the world have been removed, but there are still limits on immigration.
B
By 2050, more than half the population of the United States will belong to an ethnic minority group.
B
Between 2007 and 2009, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States dropped from nearly 12 million to less than 11 million.
M
More people in the United States are of Latin American ancestry than of Asian ancestry.
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What problem was the Medicare program created to solve?

A
the lack of health care for low-income families
B
the lack of health care for older people
C
the lack of food for low-income families
D
the lack of housing for older people
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Why did Nixon order US forces to mine North Vietnamese harbors in 1972?

A
to intimidate the Viet Cong
B
to end the Tet Offensive
C
to cut off supplies to North Vietnam
D
to retaliate for the My Lai Massacre
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What action did President Johnson take regarding President Kennedy’s proposed Civil Rights Act?

H
He vetoed the bill after Congress passed it.
H
He convinced many legislators to vote against it.
H
He rewrote it to make its requirements stricter.
H
He used public sympathy to push it through Congress.

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