1. Jeopardy Environm- entalism Watergate Terms Middle East Civil Rights
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2. $100 Question from Watergate
The Watergate break-in was
at the election headquarters
of what political party?

3. $100 Answer from Watergate
Democratic National Committee HQ

4. $200 Question from Watergate
President Nixon ___________ the presidency
midway through his 2nd term. He did this before
the House of Representatives could formally
_______ him.

5. $200 Answer from Watergate
President Nixon RESIGNED the presidency
Midway through his 2nd term. He did this before
The House of Representatives could formally
IMPEACH him.

6. $300 Question from Watergate
What reason did Nixon give for refusing to turn over the Watergate tapes?

7. $300 Answer from Watergate
It was a matter of national security and were held due to
Executive privilege.

8. $400 Question from Watergate
After President Nixon resigned.
________ became president.
He gave President Nixon a _________
over any potential Watergate crimes.

9. $400 Answer from Watergate
After President Nixon resigned.
Ford became president.
He gave President Nixon a pardon
Over any potential Watergate crimes.

10. $500 Question from Watergate
Name the election law/act that was changed
as a result of Watergate?

11. $500 Answer from Watergate
Federal Campaign Act

12. $100 Question from Terms To get Americans to stop consuming/using so
much ________, President Carter created the
Department of __________. ((same word))

13. $100 Answer from Terms To get Americans to stop consuming/using so
much Energy, President Carter created the
Department of Energy. ((same word))

14. $200 Question from Terms Name the pesticide that was
banned because it killed fish
and birds and damaged the
Environment.

15. $200 Answer from Terms
DDT

16. $300 Question from Terms What is the term for having
both high unemployment
AND high inflation at the same
Time.

17. $300 Answer from Terms
Stagflation

18. $400 Question from Terms What is the term for a college/business
to “Actively recruit a minority” candidate?
Some see this as a form of reverse
Discrimination.

19. $400 Answer from Terms
Affirmative Action

20. $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 Laissez-Faire or save money))

21. $500 Answer from Terms
Regulation or Deregulation

22. $100 Question from Middle East
Why did Iran hostage crisis occur?

23. $100 Answer from Middle East
The United States had supported
The Shah of Iran.

24. $200 Question from Middle East
All or nothing!
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?

25. $200 Answer from Middle East
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries)
2) Embargo
3) Countries that supported ISRAEL
((Included the United States))

26. $300 Question from Middle East
President Carter was able to get a peace
agreement (Camp David Accords)
between what two countries?

27. $300 Answer from Middle East
Israel and Egypt

28. $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?

29. $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

30. $500 Question from Middle East
What effect did the Iran-Hostage
Crisis have on Carter’s Presidency?

31. $500 Answer from Middle East
A: big part of reason he lost his reelection
(got crushed in a landslide)

32. $100 Question from Environmentalism
Supporters of nuclear energy felt this was
a cleaner and less expensive alternative
to using this ________ which tended to
create a lot of pollution from using.
Examples of this are coal and oil.

33. $100 Answer from Environmentalism
Fossil Fuels

34. $200 Question from Environmentalism
What incident in the U.S. made Americans doubt/fear this new type
of energy that was deemed cleaner and safer?

35. $200 Answer from Environmentalism
Nuclear Power
And
Three-Mile Island

36. $300 Question from Environmentalism
What day was created to bring attention & fix
environmental issues like Smog, Water
Pollution, Forests being demolished, etc.

37. $300 Answer from Environmentalism
Earth Day

38. $400 Question from Environmentalism
An Underground Toxic Waste leak
caused all types of health problems
and birth defects where?

39. $400 Answer from Environmentalism
Love Canal

40. $500 Question from Environmentalism
Name all three of the major environmental
laws passed during this period.

41. $500 Answer from Environmentalism
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Endangered Species Act
((The Environmental Protection Agency
was created to enforce these))

42. $100 Question from Civil Rights
What was created as the solution for
“De-facto Segregation”, which was where
schools became segregated based on where
Individuals lived.

43. $100 Answer from Civil Rights
“Busing”

44. $200 Question from Civil Rights
The Indian Civil Rights Act guaranteed local reservation law
And Guaranteed residents the protection of what?

45. $200 Answer from Civil Rights
Guaranteed them the protection of the Bill of Rights

46. $300 Question from Civil Rights
While Busing was supported by some people,
what is the obvious proof that other Americans
did not support the decision of busing?

47. $300 Answer from Civil Rights
Riots

48. $400 Question from Civil Rights
Name some advancement to
help disabled people achieve
Civil Rights in the 1970’s?

49. $400 Answer from Civil Rights
Tons of Answers:
1) Handicapped Parking
2) Ramps for Buses/Businesses
3) Closed Captioning

50. $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/fixed __________. (Term)

51. $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)

52. 1000 point Final Jeopardy
The American Indian Movement attempted to gain Civil Rights
for native Americans.
Name at least 4 Facts about this movement

53. 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
Took over Alcatraz
Fought with FBI
Protested at Wounded Knee