USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

GERALD FORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He vetoed more than 50 pieces of legislation in two years
A
Nixon
B
Ford
C
Carter
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -détente, period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stagflation is the simultaneous appearance in an economy of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Congress has done this only twice in U.S. history. In both cases, the presidents then were tried and not convicted by a vote of the Senate. If a president vetoes a bill of Congress, Congress has the power to override that veto with a two-thirds vote in each house. The bill would become law over the president’s veto.

Detailed explanation-4: -Federalism is the theory of distributing power between national and state governments.

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