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11.86 Watergate, the 1970s Economy, and Trust in Government Worksheet

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Watergate, the 1970s Economy, and Trust in Government: Choose the evidence that best explains Watergate, congressional oversight, stagflation, energy crises, deindustrialization, and changing public trust in institutions. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.86 - Watergate, the 1970s Economy, and Trust in Government: Choose the evidence that best explains Watergate, congressional oversight, stagflation, energy crises, deindustrialization, and changing public trust in institutions. Standards references: C3 D2.Civ.1-14.9-12; C3 D2.Eco.10-12.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3, RH.11-12.8; APUSH Period 8; NAEP Themes 1,3; CA HSS 11.11; NY 11.9-11.11; FL SS.912.A.7.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which reasoning task best explains how Watergate, stagflation, energy shocks, and plant closings affected trust in institutions?

AIdentify Watergate as a term without explaining its political significance.

BDescribe a campaign poster's appearance without connecting it to political trust.

CList presidents in order without connecting evidence to explanation.

DChoose evidence that links Watergate, stagflation, energy shocks, and plant closings to changing trust in institutions.

Solution & Explanation:A reasoning task is best aligned when it links evidence from political scandal and economic disruption to changing public trust in institutions.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A student argues, 'The 1970s show that public trust depends only on whether leaders are personally honest.' Which revision is strongest?

APersonal honesty never matters in political history.

BTrust depends only on gasoline prices and never on political accountability.

CPersonal honesty mattered, but trust also depended on economic performance, energy security, transparency, and whether institutions appeared responsive.

DEconomic performance, energy security, and transparency are unrelated to institutions.

Solution & Explanation:Watergate shows personal and institutional honesty mattered, but the decade's trust crisis was broader. Economic and energy pressures also shaped how citizens judged institutions.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Which evidence would best support an essay arguing that the 1970s changed how Americans evaluated institutions?

AA single campaign slogan with no evidence of public attitudes or policy conflict.

BPolls on trust, court rulings on executive privilege, congressional oversight reforms, energy-policy debates, and accounts of factory decline.

COnly a gasoline receipt with no link to institutions, oversight, or work.

DOnly a plant-closing photograph with no context about trust or policy response.

Solution & Explanation:The essay needs evidence from attitudes, law, oversight, policy, and economic experience. The correct source set matches the whole skill rather than one isolated artifact.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for U.S. History Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard 11.86 (Choose the evidence that best explains Watergate, congressional oversight, stagflation, energy crises, deindustrialization, and changing public trust in institutions. Standards references: C3 D2.Civ.1-14.9-12; C3 D2.Eco.10-12.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3, RH.11-12.8; APUSH Period 8; NAEP Themes 1,3; CA HSS 11.11; NY 11.9-11.11; FL SS.912.A.7.).