Question 1

The Reagan Doctrine of opposing communism

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A)  resulted in a relatively passive American foreign policy. 
B)  was most frequently applied in Asia. 
C)  led the United States to intervene in several Latin American nations. 
D)  centered on weakening the Soviet Union's hold on Eastern Europe. 
E)  was substantially reworked after the 1983 Beirut bombing. 
A)  resulted in a relatively passive American foreign policy. 
B)  was most frequently applied in Asia. 
C)  led the United States to intervene in several Latin American nations. 
D)  centered on weakening the Soviet Union's hold on Eastern Europe. 
E)  was substantially reworked after the 1983 Beirut bombing.

Question 2

Describe the political gridlock that plagued the George H. W. Bush administration's relations with Congress. How did Bush fare in getting his domestic policy initiatives passed?

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During the George H.W. Bush administrati

Question 3

Under President Carter, unemployment declined but inflation soared.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The recession of 1990-1992

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A)  was relatively mild but prolonged. 
B)  was blamed on President George H. W. Bush's broken pledge not to raise taxes. 
C)  was helped by the government's debt reduction policies in the late 1980s. 
D)  went mostly unnoticed by middle- and working-class Americans. 
E)  caused an unusually high number of bankruptcies. 
A)  was relatively mild but prolonged. 
B)  was blamed on President George H. W. Bush's broken pledge not to raise taxes. 
C)  was helped by the government's debt reduction policies in the late 1980s. 
D)  went mostly unnoticed by middle- and working-class Americans. 
E)  caused an unusually high number of bankruptcies.

Question 5

In 1974, OPEC raised the price it charged for oil by 400 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to the SALT II arms control treaty.

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The answer of President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to...

Question 7

Which of the following statements about Reagan's domestic policies and their effects is accurate?

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A)  He strengthened the enforcement of civil rights laws. 
B)  He managed to maintain domestic spending cuts that equaled increases in military spending. 
C)  He cut corporate taxes but maintained Carter-level tax rates on the wealthy. 
D)  The federal deficit grew in the first six months of his presidency, then began a long decline. 
E)  Under his direction, the Department of Transportation slowed the imposition of new safety standards on cars and trucks. 
A)  He strengthened the enforcement of civil rights laws. 
B)  He managed to maintain domestic spending cuts that equaled increases in military spending. 
C)  He cut corporate taxes but maintained Carter-level tax rates on the wealthy. 
D)  The federal deficit grew in the first six months of his presidency, then began a long decline. 
E)  Under his direction, the Department of Transportation slowed the imposition of new safety standards on cars and trucks.

Question 8

Following the seizure of Americans in Iran, the Soviet invasion of ________ worsened relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Following the seizure of Americans in Iran,...

Question 9

All of the following were part of the 1984 election EXCEPT

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A)  the Republicans making large gains in the Senate and House. 
B)  the Democratic Party choosing Walter Mondale as the presidential nominee. 
C)  President Ronald Reagan winning all but one state. 
D)  the first woman, Geraldine Ferraro, appearing on a major party national ticket. 
E)  Jesse Jackson making a bid for the Democratic nomination. 
A)  the Republicans making large gains in the Senate and House. 
B)  the Democratic Party choosing Walter Mondale as the presidential nominee. 
C)  President Ronald Reagan winning all but one state. 
D)  the first woman, Geraldine Ferraro, appearing on a major party national ticket. 
E)  Jesse Jackson making a bid for the Democratic nomination.

Question 10

What factors caused the fading of the "Reagan Revolution"?

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Several factors contributed to the fadin

Question 11

Carter's greatest foreign policy success was in arranging a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1976, Jimmy Carter easily won election over Gerald Ford.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

After the Gulf War, President George H. W. Bush's high popularity quickly faded because of his

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A)  inability to contain a worsening recession. 
B)  invasion of Panama. 
C)  decision to lower taxes. 
D)  admission of corruption within the White House staff. 
E)  decision not to topple Saddam Hussein's regime. 
A)  inability to contain a worsening recession. 
B)  invasion of Panama. 
C)  decision to lower taxes. 
D)  admission of corruption within the White House staff. 
E)  decision not to topple Saddam Hussein's regime.

Question 14

Proposition 13 in California, in 1978, dealt with

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A)  criminal sentencing. 
B)  property taxes. 
C)  affirmative action. 
D)  illegal immigration. 
E)  gay marriage. 
A)  criminal sentencing. 
B)  property taxes. 
C)  affirmative action. 
D)  illegal immigration. 
E)  gay marriage.

Question 15

In 1976, President Ford faced a strong primary challenge from ________.

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The answer of In 1976, President Ford faced a strong...

Question 16

Supporters of the 1978 Proposition 13 in California successfully

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A)  played on the personal security fears of voters. 
B)  played on the racial fears of voters. 
C)  focused white male voter resentment on affirmative action. 
D)  separated the issue of taxes from the issue of what the taxes supported. 
E)  mobilized thousands of voters against funding for parochial schools. 
A)  played on the personal security fears of voters. 
B)  played on the racial fears of voters. 
C)  focused white male voter resentment on affirmative action. 
D)  separated the issue of taxes from the issue of what the taxes supported. 
E)  mobilized thousands of voters against funding for parochial schools.

Question 17

In 1974, former President Richard Nixon was pardoned by

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A)  the Supreme Court. 
B)  the Federal Court of Appeals. 
C)  the attorney general. 
D)  Congress. 
E)  the president. 
A)  the Supreme Court. 
B)  the Federal Court of Appeals. 
C)  the attorney general. 
D)  Congress. 
E)  the president.

Question 18

On what well-received political themes did Jimmy Carter run for the presidency in 1976, and how did these became liabilities once he was in office?

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Jimmy Carter ran for the presidency in 1

Question 19

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter

Accepted Answer

A)  fired his cabinet. 
B)  gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
C)  went to Camp David for a month in the midst of an OPEC oil crisis. 
D)  fired his cabinet and gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  fired his cabinet. 
B)  gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
C)  went to Camp David for a month in the midst of an OPEC oil crisis. 
D)  fired his cabinet and gave a national address in which he criticized the spirit of the nation. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

President Ronald Reagan argued that the Strategic Defense Initiative would

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A)  make nuclear war obsolete. 
B)  enable the United States to make a successful "first strike" anywhere in the world. 
C)  protect all of the United States' allies. 
D)  bring an end to communism. 
E)  bridge the "missile gap" with the Soviet Union. 
A)  make nuclear war obsolete. 
B)  enable the United States to make a successful "first strike" anywhere in the world. 
C)  protect all of the United States' allies. 
D)  bring an end to communism. 
E)  bridge the "missile gap" with the Soviet Union.

Exam 31: From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Reagan Doctrine of opposing communism

Describe the political gridlock that plagued the George H. W. Bush administration's relations with Congress. How did Bush fare in getting his domestic policy initiatives passed?

Under President Carter, unemployment declined but inflation soared.

The recession of 1990-1992

In 1974, OPEC raised the price it charged for oil by 400 percent.

President Reagan preferred his ________ Initiative to the SALT II arms control treaty.

Which of the following statements about Reagan's domestic policies and their effects is accurate?

Following the seizure of Americans in Iran, the Soviet invasion of ________ worsened relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

All of the following were part of the 1984 election EXCEPT

What factors caused the fading of the "Reagan Revolution"?

Carter's greatest foreign policy success was in arranging a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter easily won election over Gerald Ford.

After the Gulf War, President George H. W. Bush's high popularity quickly faded because of his

Proposition 13 in California, in 1978, dealt with

In 1976, President Ford faced a strong primary challenge from ________.

Supporters of the 1978 Proposition 13 in California successfully

In 1974, former President Richard Nixon was pardoned by

On what well-received political themes did Jimmy Carter run for the presidency in 1976, and how did these became liabilities once he was in office?

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter

President Ronald Reagan argued that the Strategic Defense Initiative would

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