Question 1

Which of the following landmark court decisions did Protestant evangelicals oppose in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Lawrence v. Texas 
B) Muller v. Oregon 
C) Loving v. Virginia 
D) Bowers v. Hardwick 
E) Roe v. Wade 
A) Lawrence v. Texas 
B) Muller v. Oregon 
C) Loving v. Virginia 
D) Bowers v. Hardwick 
E) Roe v. Wade

Question 2

The _____ was the metaphorical barrier that prevented women in the 1970s from rising above a certain level in corporate jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) glass ceiling 
B) old-boy network 
C) tipping point 
D) new world order 
E) melting pot 
A) glass ceiling 
B) old-boy network 
C) tipping point 
D) new world order 
E) melting pot

Question 3

Which of the following facts about the Watergate scandal was revealed by the print media's investigations?

Accepted Answer

A) Communists had infiltrated the offices of the United States government. 
B) Nixon's vice president had spied on government officials of neighboring countries. 
C) Someone high up in the Nixon White House had issued orders for the Watergate break-in. 
D) Nixon had ordered illegal surveillance of reporters from the Washington Post. 
E) China had allied with the Soviet Union to spread communism across the United States. 
A) Communists had infiltrated the offices of the United States government. 
B) Nixon's vice president had spied on government officials of neighboring countries. 
C) Someone high up in the Nixon White House had issued orders for the Watergate break-in. 
D) Nixon had ordered illegal surveillance of reporters from the Washington Post. 
E) China had allied with the Soviet Union to spread communism across the United States.

Question 4

Why did Nixon, in spite of his claim to be a Republican, advocate many of the goals of the Democratic Party?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed that the Democrats had a stronger hold in the South. 
B) He was committed to liberal principles. 
C) He was against communism. 
D) He had a fear of being defeated for reelection. 
E) He believed that the Republicans were involved in corruption. 
A) He believed that the Democrats had a stronger hold in the South. 
B) He was committed to liberal principles. 
C) He was against communism. 
D) He had a fear of being defeated for reelection. 
E) He believed that the Republicans were involved in corruption.

Question 5

Which of the following was the goal of the STOP ERA campaign founded by Phyllis Schlafly?

Accepted Answer

A) To block the Equal Rights Amendment 
B) To support the move for legalization of abortion 
C) To fight for the legal right of women to vote 
D) To fight for decriminalization of homosexuality 
E) To call for the renewal of the Violence against Women Act 
A) To block the Equal Rights Amendment 
B) To support the move for legalization of abortion 
C) To fight for the legal right of women to vote 
D) To fight for decriminalization of homosexuality 
E) To call for the renewal of the Violence against Women Act

Question 6

Describe American popular culture in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

American popular culture also reflected

Question 7

_____ can be defined as a view of politics premised on how one ascertains oneself within a nation, usually based on some sense of belonging to a minority group eager to win greater parity with the national majority.

Accepted Answer

A) Diaspora politics 
B) Client politics 
C) Racial politics 
D) Conviction politics 
E) Identity politics 
A) Diaspora politics 
B) Client politics 
C) Racial politics 
D) Conviction politics 
E) Identity politics

Question 8

Richard Nixon had to resign from office because of his involvement in tax evasion and bribery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following explain why the Watergate scandal was a crucial event in American history and life EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) It left Americans distrustful of politics and politicians. 
B) It led to the rise of identity politics. 
C) It put an end to the political idealism of the early 1960s. 
D) It led to a massive decline in stock prices. 
E) It led to close scrutiny and exposure of the doings of politicians. 
A) It left Americans distrustful of politics and politicians. 
B) It led to the rise of identity politics. 
C) It put an end to the political idealism of the early 1960s. 
D) It led to a massive decline in stock prices. 
E) It led to close scrutiny and exposure of the doings of politicians.

Question 10

Which of the following laws facilitated the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency?

Accepted Answer

A) The Environmental Information Act 
B) The Environmental Impact Assessment Act 
C) The Consolidated Environmental Protection Act 
D) The National Environmental Policy Act 
E) The Environmental Damage Insurance Act 
A) The Environmental Information Act 
B) The Environmental Impact Assessment Act 
C) The Consolidated Environmental Protection Act 
D) The National Environmental Policy Act 
E) The Environmental Damage Insurance Act

Question 11

In 1977, elementary and high schools in the United States were forced to close because there was not enough energy to heat them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The 1978 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, brokered by President Carter, is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Alliance for Progress 
B) Montreal Protocol 
C) Bretton Woods Agreement 
D) Camp David Accords 
E) Gentlemen's Agreement 
A) Alliance for Progress 
B) Montreal Protocol 
C) Bretton Woods Agreement 
D) Camp David Accords 
E) Gentlemen's Agreement

Question 13

During his tenure as the president of the United States, Jimmy Carter proposed decreasing government spending in order to create jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Nixon's agreement to sell excess American wheat to the Soviet Union:

Accepted Answer

A) reduced the severity of the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
B) highlighted the fact that the Soviet economy was improving. 
C) violated the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement that the United States had previously signed. 
D) led to the expulsion of the United States from the Commonwealth of Nations. 
E) angered China who was the Soviet Union's closest ally. 
A) reduced the severity of the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
B) highlighted the fact that the Soviet economy was improving. 
C) violated the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement that the United States had previously signed. 
D) led to the expulsion of the United States from the Commonwealth of Nations. 
E) angered China who was the Soviet Union's closest ally.

Question 15

_____ programs are meant to ensure that a certain percentage of a company's employees are minorities or that a certain percentage of government contracts are given to minority-owned businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) Affirmative action 
B) Progressive stack 
C) Achievement gap 
D) Occupational segregation 
E) Reasonable accommodation 
A) Affirmative action 
B) Progressive stack 
C) Achievement gap 
D) Occupational segregation 
E) Reasonable accommodation

Question 16

In 1972, both the United States and China agreed that the Soviet Union should be allowed to expand farther into Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1979, the meltdown of a nuclear reactor at _________ discredited nuclear power. 
A. Three Mile Island 
B. Idaho Falls 
C. Oak Harbor 
D. Frenchtown Charter Township

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1979, the meltdown of a nuclear...

Question 18

The _____ was the conservative political organization that was founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell in 1979 and that consisted of evangelical Christians who overwhelmingly supported the Republican Party.

Accepted Answer

A) Moral Majority 
B) Christian Coalition of America 
C) National Association of Evangelicals 
D) Scripture Union 
E) Evangelical Alliance 
A) Moral Majority 
B) Christian Coalition of America 
C) National Association of Evangelicals 
D) Scripture Union 
E) Evangelical Alliance

Question 19

Which of the following was true of Proposition 13, which was passed in the seventies?

Accepted Answer

A) It was passed by Gerald Ford to grant Nixon his pardon. 
B) It limited all further increases on property taxes to 2 percent a year in California. 
C) It was successful in forcing the final foreign troops out of Saigon, Vietnam in 1973. 
D) It was a plan to resolve the issue of stagflation authored by a group of MIT economists. 
E) It mandated educational institutions to spend equally on women's and men's athletics. 
A) It was passed by Gerald Ford to grant Nixon his pardon. 
B) It limited all further increases on property taxes to 2 percent a year in California. 
C) It was successful in forcing the final foreign troops out of Saigon, Vietnam in 1973. 
D) It was a plan to resolve the issue of stagflation authored by a group of MIT economists. 
E) It mandated educational institutions to spend equally on women's and men's athletics.

Question 20

Explain how American women fought for increased political and economic rights in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

Throughout the 1970s, American women con

Exam 26: The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Which of the following landmark court decisions did Protestant evangelicals oppose in the 1970s?

The _____ was the metaphorical barrier that prevented women in the 1970s from rising above a certain level in corporate jobs.

Which of the following facts about the Watergate scandal was revealed by the print media's investigations?

Why did Nixon, in spite of his claim to be a Republican, advocate many of the goals of the Democratic Party?

Which of the following was the goal of the STOP ERA campaign founded by Phyllis Schlafly?

Describe American popular culture in the 1970s.

_____ can be defined as a view of politics premised on how one ascertains oneself within a nation, usually based on some sense of belonging to a minority group eager to win greater parity with the national majority.

Richard Nixon had to resign from office because of his involvement in tax evasion and bribery.

All of the following explain why the Watergate scandal was a crucial event in American history and life EXCEPT:

Which of the following laws facilitated the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency?

In 1977, elementary and high schools in the United States were forced to close because there was not enough energy to heat them.

The 1978 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, brokered by President Carter, is known as the _____.

During his tenure as the president of the United States, Jimmy Carter proposed decreasing government spending in order to create jobs.

Nixon's agreement to sell excess American wheat to the Soviet Union:

_____ programs are meant to ensure that a certain percentage of a company's employees are minorities or that a certain percentage of government contracts are given to minority-owned businesses.

In 1972, both the United States and China agreed that the Soviet Union should be allowed to expand farther into Asia.

In 1979, the meltdown of a nuclear reactor at _________ discredited nuclear power. A. Three Mile Island B. Idaho Falls C. Oak Harbor D. Frenchtown Charter Township

The _____ was the conservative political organization that was founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell in 1979 and that consisted of evangelical Christians who overwhelmingly supported the Republican Party.

Which of the following was true of Proposition 13, which was passed in the seventies?

Explain how American women fought for increased political and economic rights in the 1970s.

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