Which of the Following Actions Was NOT the Result of an Executive

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions was NOT the result of an executive order?

• A) the Louisiana Purchase
• B) the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
• C) the entrance into the United Nations
• D) the annexation of Texas
• E) the desegregation of the military

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Definitions:

Real Wages

Wages adjusted for inflation, representing the purchasing power of income received by workers, indicative of the real value of compensation over time.

Ford Administration

Pertains to the presidency of Gerald Ford in the United States, spanning from 1974 to 1977, marked by its efforts to heal the nation after the Watergate scandal.

Pardoned

The act of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.

Oil Embargo

Prohibition on trade in oil declared by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, dominated by Middle Eastern producers, in October 1973 in response to U.S. and western European support for Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The rise in gas prices and fuel shortages resulted in a global economic recession and profoundly affected the American economy.