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Unit Test, Part 2: Toward a New Millennium Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.

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1. Many presidents in American history have faced constitutional questions related to their powers, policies, or conduct. Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush all faced such constitutional issues during their administrations. Describe the constitutional questions in each situation below.

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President

Ronald Reagan

Situation

Iran Contra Affair

What was the constitutional issue(s) involved?

Bill Clinton

Impeachment

George W. Bush Use of executive privilege

Patriot Act

Iraq War

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2. Write a brief essay explaining which constitutional issue described above vou think was most serious for the country's well-being and why.

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Unit Test, Part 2: A Time of Turmoil

Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.

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1. A 2009 survey of presidential rankings placed Richard Nixon 27th of 43 presidents. A 2005 survey had rated him 32nd of 43. How would you rate the Nixon presidency?

Write a brief essay describing Nixon’s achievements as president as well as an explanation of the negative impact his presidency had on the nation and why.

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2. Review the list of events below. All occurred during the 1960s and 1970s and all helped shape the future of the United States. Choose the three events that had the greatest long-term impact on the United States. Explain why you chose each of the three.

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Graded Assignment

Unit Test, Part 2: Democracy Tested

Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.

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1. Franklin Roosevelt promised the American people a new deal. Most believed that he also meant a good deal. Did America get a good deal with the New Deal? Write an essay explaining ways in which the New Deal was a success and the ways in which it was not.

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2. Franklin Roosevelt's presidency was the longest in U.S. history. He is famous for the fireside chats that informed and encouraged the American people through the Great Depression and World War II.

Suppose you were asked to give your own fireside chat about

Roosevelt's presidency. What would you say?

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Unit Test, Part 2: A Time of Turmoil

Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.

(20 points)

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1. A 2009 survey of presidential rankings placed Richard Nixon 27th of 43 presidents. A 2005 survey had rated him 32nd of 43. How would you rate the Nixon presidency?

Write a brief essay describing Nixon’s achievements as president as well as an explanation of the negative impact his presidency had on the nation and why.

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(20 points)

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2. Review the list of events below. All occurred during the 1960s and 1970s and all helped shape the future of the United States. Choose the three events that had the greatest long-term impact on the United States. Explain why you chose each of the three.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• development of the counterculture

• assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy

• antiwar movement

• Watergate

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