Question

21. To which does the term "Teapot Dome" refer?

a scandal involving bribery in the Veterans' Bureau

a Coolidge-era scandal named after a bribery scheme in Idaho

a Harding-era scandal named after an oil reserve in Wyoming

the name of Harding's federal budget-slashing program

Answer 1

C: A Harding-era scandal named after an oil reserve in Wyoming

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1923, allegations arose that Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the Interior, issued no-bid oil reserve leases in exchange for gifts from the recipients that were generous, yet illegal. One of these leases was at Teapot Dome, an oil reserve near Casper, Wyoming.