In August of 1974, President Nixon resigned and his Vice President, Gerald Ford, took over as president. In 1976, Ford would hav
e to compete in an election to keep his job as President. Based on what you’ve read about Ford’s actions, why would Ford have a hard time winning in the election of 1976?
The nation's founders believed that containing the government's power and protecting liberty was their most important task, and declared a new purpose for government: the protection of individual rights.
