Question

When it came to domestic policy legislation, President Nixon was often more reactive than proactive because he __________.

Select one of the options below as your answer:



A.
believed that the president should generally defer to Congress in policy-making




B.
felt that his strongly liberal views were out of step with the views of most Americans




C.
was forced almost from the day he first took office to defend his actions in the Watergate scandal




D.
faced a Congress with both houses strongly controlled by Democrats