Jeopardy WatergateTermsMiddle East Environm- entalism Civil Rights Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Watergate The Watergate break-in was At the election headquarters Of what political party?

$100 Answer from Watergate Democratic National Committee HQ

$200 Question from Watergate President Nixon ___________ the presidency Midway through his 2 nd term. He did this before The House of Representatives could formally _______ him.

$200 Answer from Watergate President Nixon RESIGNED the presidency Midway through his 2 nd term. He did this before The House of Representatives could formally IMPEACH him.

$300 Question from Watergate Name something that happened during Watergate Crisis that would cause Americans to distrust The government, President Nixon in particular

$300 Answer from Watergate Lots of Answers including: 1) Ex-CIA agent doing break in 2) CIA trying to get the FBI to back off 3) “Saturday Night Massacre” AKA 4) Nixon firing prosecutor investigating it 5) Memoir Tapes when turned over had missing pieces 6) Nixon’s advisers being implicated in the cover up (While unrelated to Watergate directly, I’ll accept: 7) Nixon’s VP (Agnew) Being guilty of taking bribes

$400 Question from Watergate After President Nixon resigned. ________ became president. He gave President Nixon a _________ Over any potential Watergate crimes.

$400 Answer from Watergate After President Nixon resigned. Ford became president. He gave President Nixon a pardon Over any potential Watergate crimes.

$500 Question from Watergate Name the law/act that was changed As a result of Watergate?

$500 Answer from Watergate Federal Campaign Act

$100 Question from Terms To get Americans to stop consuming/using so Much ________, President Carter created the Department of __________. ((same word))

$100 Answer from Terms To get Americans to stop consuming/using so Much Energy, President Carter created the Department of Energy. ((same word))

$200 Question from Terms Name the pesticide that was Banned because it killed fish And birds and damaged the environment

$200 Answer from Terms DDT

$300 Question from Terms What is the term for having Both high unemployment And high inflation at the same time

$300 Answer from Terms Stagflation

$400 Question from Terms What is the term for a college/business To “Actively recruit a minority” candidate?

$400 Answer from Terms Affirmative Action

$500 Question from Terms Name for when the Government puts rules on people & business (example: protection reasons like environmental rules) OR Opposite Name when the Government removes rules (to be more Lassez-Faire or save money))

$500 Answer from Terms Regulation or Deregulation

$100 Question from Middle East Why did Iran hostage crisis occur?

$100 Answer from Middle East The United States had supported The Shah of Iran.

$200 Question from Middle East All or nothing! 1)Name for the group of mostly arab/middle Eastern countries that sell oil to other countries 2) Name for the Ban of selling something To other countries (in this case oil) 3) They put this ban on countries that supported What country?

$200 Answer from Middle East 1)OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) 2) Embargo 3) Countries that supported ISRAEL ((Included the United States))

$300 Question from Middle East President Carter was able to get a peace Agreement (Camp David Accords) Between what two countries?

$300 Answer from Middle East Israel and Egypt

$400 Question from Middle East How long were the US Hostages kept? And while none of the hostages died, how many US Soldiers died in a failed rescue attempt?

$400 Answer from Middle East How long were the US Hostages kept? 444 Days And while none of the hostages died, how many US Soldiers died in a failed rescue attempt? 8 Soldiers

$500 Question from Middle East What effect did Iran-Hostage Crisis have on Carters Presidency?

$500 Answer from Middle East A: big part of reason he lost his reelection (got crushed in a landslide)

$100 Question from Environmentalism What is the name for energy sources Like Coal and Oil that tend to produce A lot of pollution from using?

$100 Answer from Environmentalism Fossil Fuels

$200 Question from Environmentalism What type of Energy was hailed as cleaner than Fossil Fuels? AND What incident made Americans doubt/fear this new type of energy?

$200 Answer from Environmentalism Nuclear Power And Three-Mile Island

$300 Question from Environmentalism What day was created to bring attention & fix To environmental issues like Smog, Water Pollution, Forests being demolished, etc etc

$300 Answer from Environmentalism Earth Day

$400 Question from Environmentalism An Underground Toxic Waste leak Caused all types of problems where?

$400 Answer from Environmentalism Love Canal

$500 Question from Environmentalism Name all three of the major environmental Laws passed during this period.

$500 Answer from Environmentalism Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act ((The Environmental Protection Agency Was created to enforce these. Though Some people current presidential candidates Want to abolish it))

$100 Question from Civil Rights What was the solution for “De-facto Segregation”

$100 Answer from Civil Rights “Busing”

$200 Question from Civil Rights In the Swann case the Supreme Court upheld Busing ________ a district for racial balance But in the Milken Case said Busing was not Allowed where?

$200 Answer from Civil Rights Yes: Inside a District No: Outside a District (across district lines)

$300 Question from Civil Rights While Busing was supported by some people What is the obvious proof that other Americans Did not support busing?

$300 Answer from Civil Rights Riots

$400 Question from Civil Rights Name some advancement to Help disabled people achieve Civil Rights

$400 Answer from Civil Rights Tons of Answers: 1) Handicapped Parking 2) Ramps for Buses/Businesses 3) Closed Captioning

$500 Question from Civil Rights While the Supreme Court ruled that Affirmative Action was Legal “For now” The Supreme Court limited it in the Bakke case by saying “Affirmative action could only be a part of an admissions criteria Instead of letting colleges use an exact minimum or maximum amount allowed.” There for: No Racial __________. (Term)

$500 Answer from Civil Rights While the Supreme Court ruled that Affirmative Action was Legal “For now” The Supreme Court limited it in the Bakke case by saying “Affirmative action could only be a part of an admissions criteria Instead of letting colleges use an exact minimum or maximum amount allowed.” There for: No Racial QUOTAS. (Term)

1000 point Final Jeopardy The American Indian Movement attempted to gain Civil Rights For native Americans. Name at least 4 Facts about this movement

1000 Point Final Jeopardy Answer Lots of Answers Possible including: Willing to use force Wanted to keep/preserve Native American Culture Claimed “Right of Discovery” to make an ironic point Demanded US follow its past treaties Improve Reservations Gets Native Americans the same protections of the “Bill of Rights” that other Americans had 7)Took over Alcatraz 8)Fought with FBI 9)Protested at Wounded Knee