Question 1

What seems to account for the vast popularity that Ronald Reagan maintained during his eight years as president?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a skilled administrator and manager. 
B)  He possessed an exhaustive familiarity with the issues. 
C)  He had an ability to articulate the values, aspirations, and national pride of millions of Americans. 
D)  He capitalized on the popularity of his vice president. 
E)  He consistently fought corruption. 
A)  He was a skilled administrator and manager. 
B)  He possessed an exhaustive familiarity with the issues. 
C)  He had an ability to articulate the values, aspirations, and national pride of millions of Americans. 
D)  He capitalized on the popularity of his vice president. 
E)  He consistently fought corruption.

Question 2

Explore the 1980 presidential election. Who were the major candidates? What were the major issues during the campaign? Why did Ronald Reagan ultimately win?

Accepted Answer

The 1980 presidential election was a piv

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Conservative resurgence

Accepted Answer

The conservative resurgence refers to a

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Equal Rights Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a pr

Question 5

The North American Free Trade Agreement

Accepted Answer

A)  Encouraged the Big Three automakers to move their production facilities to Mexico. 
B)  Admitted Mexico to a free-trade zone that had been formed by the United States and Canada. 
C)  Was opposed by most Mexicans out of fear that high wage jobs would flee to Canada. 
D)  United Mexico and Canada in economic opposition to the United States. 
E)  All of these choices. 
A)  Encouraged the Big Three automakers to move their production facilities to Mexico. 
B)  Admitted Mexico to a free-trade zone that had been formed by the United States and Canada. 
C)  Was opposed by most Mexicans out of fear that high wage jobs would flee to Canada. 
D)  United Mexico and Canada in economic opposition to the United States. 
E)  All of these choices.

Question 6

Explain the elements of the "Reagan Revolution's" social, ideological, and political foundations; Reagan's managerial style; and the sources of his personal popularity.

Accepted Answer

The "Reagan Revolution" was a term used

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Economic Boom of the 1990s

Accepted Answer

The Economic Boom of the 1990s refers to

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
"Don't ask, don't tell" Policy

Accepted Answer

The "Don't ask, don't tell" policy was a

Question 9

What do David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen Breyer have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all joined the Supreme Court during the 1990s. 
B)  They all dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president in 1992, clearing the way for Bill Clinton to run. 
C)  They all were members of George Bush's cabinet from 1989 to 1992. 
D)  They all testified that Bill Clinton had sexually harassed his secretary when he was governor of Arkansas. 
E)  They were all prominent Americans who acknowledged during the 1990s that they had AIDS. 
A)  They all joined the Supreme Court during the 1990s. 
B)  They all dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president in 1992, clearing the way for Bill Clinton to run. 
C)  They all were members of George Bush's cabinet from 1989 to 1992. 
D)  They all testified that Bill Clinton had sexually harassed his secretary when he was governor of Arkansas. 
E)  They were all prominent Americans who acknowledged during the 1990s that they had AIDS.

Question 10

Evaluate President Clinton's foreign policies. What were his major foreign policies, and why did he develop them? How effective was he in implementing them, and how successful were they in achieving his goals?

Accepted Answer

President Clinton's foreign policies wer

Question 11

What technological developments made the personal computer possible?

Accepted Answer

The personal computer (PC) as we know it

Question 12

In 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed a federal office building in Oklahoma City in order to demonstrate his displeasure over

Accepted Answer

A)  America's support of Israel. 
B)  George H. W. Bush's involvement in the Persian Gulf war. 
C)  the decline of American culture. 
D)  the Clinton administration's support of homosexuals in the military. 
E)  the federal government's handling of the Branch Davidian crisis. 
A)  America's support of Israel. 
B)  George H. W. Bush's involvement in the Persian Gulf war. 
C)  the decline of American culture. 
D)  the Clinton administration's support of homosexuals in the military. 
E)  the federal government's handling of the Branch Davidian crisis.

Question 13

In what sense did The Prayer of Jabez reflect the culture of America in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was published on the Internet rather than in traditional book form. 
B)  It was an ancient Islamic text asking Allah for humility and simplicity. 
C)  It included a prayer asking God for assistance in material success. 
D)  It was a Biblical text that drew Americans back to their roots as a Godly people. 
E)  It was written by a multi-ethnic cooperative of immigrants. 
A)  It was published on the Internet rather than in traditional book form. 
B)  It was an ancient Islamic text asking Allah for humility and simplicity. 
C)  It included a prayer asking God for assistance in material success. 
D)  It was a Biblical text that drew Americans back to their roots as a Godly people. 
E)  It was written by a multi-ethnic cooperative of immigrants.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
"Evil empire"

Accepted Answer

"Evil empire" was a term used by U.S. Pr

Question 15

Who were the "contras"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were a group formed by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization to overthrow the Israeli government. 
B)  They were a group financed by the CIA to undermine the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. 
C)  According to President Reagan, they were all American hostages around the world. 
D)  They were bands of evangelical Christians who traveled the country inveighing against sexual permissiveness and secular humanism. 
E)  They were the members of the underground movement in the Soviet Union that was working to bring democracy, capitalism, and Christianity to that communist land. 
A)  They were a group formed by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization to overthrow the Israeli government. 
B)  They were a group financed by the CIA to undermine the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. 
C)  According to President Reagan, they were all American hostages around the world. 
D)  They were bands of evangelical Christians who traveled the country inveighing against sexual permissiveness and secular humanism. 
E)  They were the members of the underground movement in the Soviet Union that was working to bring democracy, capitalism, and Christianity to that communist land.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Accepted Answer

Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmar

Exam 30: A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

What seems to account for the vast popularity that Ronald Reagan maintained during his eight years as president?

Explore the 1980 presidential election. Who were the major candidates? What were the major issues during the campaign? Why did Ronald Reagan ultimately win?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Conservative resurgence

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Equal Rights Amendment

The North American Free Trade Agreement

Explain the elements of the "Reagan Revolution's" social, ideological, and political foundations; Reagan's managerial style; and the sources of his personal popularity.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Economic Boom of the 1990s

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "Don't ask, don't tell" Policy

What do David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen Breyer have in common?

Evaluate President Clinton's foreign policies. What were his major foreign policies, and why did he develop them? How effective was he in implementing them, and how successful were they in achieving his goals?

What technological developments made the personal computer possible?

In 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed a federal office building in Oklahoma City in order to demonstrate his displeasure over

In what sense did The Prayer of Jabez reflect the culture of America in the 1990s?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "Evil empire"

Who were the "contras"?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Planned Parenthood v. Casey

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