Author Question: After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon pursued a southern strategy by creating ... (Read 73 times)

Davideckstein7 · **on:** Sep 13, 2019

Question 1

The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was

A) the collapse of oil prices.
B) his pardoning of Richard Nixon.
C) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
D) his affair with a White House intern.
E) his inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran.

Question 2

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon pursued a southern strategy by creating policies designed to appeal to

A) the demands of leaders in southern Vietnam.
B) southern whites.
C) Republican voters in southern California.
D) black voters in the American south.
E) newly arrived migrant workers.