Author Question: President Gerald Ford's foreign policy actions included A. attempting to secure the release of ... (Read 80 times)

notis · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

During the Ford administration,

A. government spending increased and taxes decreased.

B. the cost of oil rose dramatically.

C. the United States became the world's largest oil producer.

D. the national inflation rate declined after the end of the 1973 oil embargo.

E. the dependence of the United States on foreign oil lessened.

Question 2

In the 1976 presidential election,

A. the Democrats nominated a political novice.

B. the Democratic Party nominated the almost entirely unknown governor of Arkansas.

C. Gerald Ford won the popular vote but lost the election.

D. President Gerald Ford faced his stiffest opposition from moderate Republicans.

E. Ronald Reagan mounted a powerful challenge against President Ford.

Question 3

In 1974, former President Richard Nixon was pardoned by

A. the attorney general.

B. Congress.

C. the president.

D. the Supreme Court.

E. the Federal Court of Appeals.

Question 4

President Gerald Ford's foreign policy actions included

A. attempting to secure the release of American hostages in Iran.

B. replacing Henry Kissinger as secretary of state.

C. the signing of an arms control agreement with the Soviet Union.

D. helping Israel obtain control of a large portion of the Sinai from Egypt.

E. shifting away from the Nixon policies of engaging China in diplomacy.