Question 1

The religious right fervently supported Reagan because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported its conservative social values 
B)  was active in his church as a deacon 
C)  had memorized large sections of the Bible 
D)  was a model family man 
E)  was such a gifted actor 
A)  supported its conservative social values 
B)  was active in his church as a deacon 
C)  had memorized large sections of the Bible 
D)  was a model family man 
E)  was such a gifted actor

Question 2

The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North, was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

Accepted Answer

A)  finance the Nicaraguan Contras 
B)  enrich himself and some corrupt friends 
C)  buy new weapons for the Marine Corps 
D)  contribute to Republicans 
E)  pay for the release of American hostages 
A)  finance the Nicaraguan Contras 
B)  enrich himself and some corrupt friends 
C)  buy new weapons for the Marine Corps 
D)  contribute to Republicans 
E)  pay for the release of American hostages

Question 3

Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  unacceptably high rates of inflation 
C)  a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry 
D)  growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession 
E)  a surplus in the federal budget 
A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  unacceptably high rates of inflation 
C)  a near collapse of the stock market and banking industry 
D)  growing public confidence that the nation was recovering from the Nixon-Ford recession 
E)  a surplus in the federal budget

Question 4

Despite Ronald Reagan's poor church attendance and his divorce and remarriage, the religious right supported him over Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

Accepted Answer

A)  was inspired by a science-fiction movie 
B)  forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace 
C)  made the United States invulnerable to attack 
D)  involved the United States building even more powerful nuclear weapons 
E)  went into operation in outer space in 1984 
A)  was inspired by a science-fiction movie 
B)  forced the Soviets to spend extensively to keep pace 
C)  made the United States invulnerable to attack 
D)  involved the United States building even more powerful nuclear weapons 
E)  went into operation in outer space in 1984

Question 6

Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s:

Accepted Answer

A)  caught it through casual personal contact 
B)  could be cured with prompt treatment 
C)  were in monogamous relationships 
D)  soon died 
E)  were put in government detention centers 
A)  caught it through casual personal contact 
B)  could be cured with prompt treatment 
C)  were in monogamous relationships 
D)  soon died 
E)  were put in government detention centers

Question 7

Which of the following dramatically decreased in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of homeless people 
B)  military spending 
C)  personal savings 
D)  all kinds of debt 
E)  Reagan's personal popularity ratings 
A)  the number of homeless people 
B)  military spending 
C)  personal savings 
D)  all kinds of debt 
E)  Reagan's personal popularity ratings

Question 8

The Gulf War was triggered by Saddam Hussein's invasion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Iran 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Israel 
E)  Kuwait 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Iran 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Israel 
E)  Kuwait

Question 9

Match between columns
                        Premises: Phyllis Schlafly
George H. W. Bush
Sandra Day O'Connor
Geraldine Ferraro
Jerry Falwell
William J. Bennett
Michael Dukakis
Oliver North
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale

Accepted Answer

The Answer of championed women's roles as wives and mothers is...

Question 10

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991. What strategies did President George H. W. Bush use to insure victory, and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Trace the issues and events that led...

Question 11

The collapse of stock prices that occurred on "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987):

Accepted Answer

A)  caused a depression 
B)  continued for years 
C)  affected only the United States 
D)  caused Reagan to further reduce taxes 
E)  in percentage terms, was the worst in American history 
A)  caused a depression 
B)  continued for years 
C)  affected only the United States 
D)  caused Reagan to further reduce taxes 
E)  in percentage terms, was the worst in American history

Question 12

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976 
B)  led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s 
C)  served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s 
D)  campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s 
E)  made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964 
A)  opposed Ford for the nomination in 1976 
B)  led opposition to Roosevelt in the 1930s 
C)  served in the Senate from California in the late 1960s 
D)  campaigned for Eisenhower in the 1950s 
E)  made a television speech for Goldwater in 1964

Question 13

During the Reagan administration, El Salvador fell to Communists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One major inspiration for Reagan's economic approach was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the New Deal 
B)  Eisenhower's "modern Republicanism" 
C)  the Republican tax-reduction program of the 1920s 
D)  Henry Clay's American System 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism 
A)  the New Deal 
B)  Eisenhower's "modern Republicanism" 
C)  the Republican tax-reduction program of the 1920s 
D)  Henry Clay's American System 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism

Question 15

By 2000, the AIDS epidemic had disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the status of the poor, the homeless, and the victims of AIDS during the 1980s. How did the government respond to the needs of each of these groups?

Accepted Answer

During the 1980s, the status of the poor

Question 17

Describe the status of organized labor during the Reagan administration. Did unions make any gains, and did they have any setbacks?

Accepted Answer

During the Reagan administration, organi

Question 18

Ronald Reagan's years as an actor proved to be a big advantage once he entered politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Tower Commission report blamed much of the Iran-Contra scandal on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress for cutting off funds to the Contras 
B)  Reagan's loose management style 
C)  the Iranians for luring the United States into the arms deal 
D)  Secretary of State George Shultz 
E)  the psychiatric problems of Oliver North 
A)  Congress for cutting off funds to the Contras 
B)  Reagan's loose management style 
C)  the Iranians for luring the United States into the arms deal 
D)  Secretary of State George Shultz 
E)  the psychiatric problems of Oliver North

Question 20

To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed:

Accepted Answer

A)  indecisive 
B)  sunny 
C)  humorless 
D)  to be a deep thinker and expert on the details of policy 
E)  capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program 
A)  indecisive 
B)  sunny 
C)  humorless 
D)  to be a deep thinker and expert on the details of policy 
E)  capable of getting Congress to pass a liberal reform program

Exam 33: A Conservative Realignment: 19771990

The religious right fervently supported Reagan because he:

The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North, was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:

Carter's management of the economy resulted in:

Despite Ronald Reagan's poor church attendance and his divorce and remarriage, the religious right supported him over Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:

Many of those who contracted AIDS in the early and mid-1980s:

Which of the following dramatically decreased in the 1980s?

The Gulf War was triggered by Saddam Hussein's invasion of:

Trace the issues and events that led to the Gulf War of 1991. What strategies did President George H. W. Bush use to insure victory, and what was the ultimate outcome of his efforts?

The collapse of stock prices that occurred on "Black Monday" (October 19, 1987):

Reagan first became a star in Republican politics when he:

During the Reagan administration, El Salvador fell to Communists.

One major inspiration for Reagan's economic approach was:

By 2000, the AIDS epidemic had disappeared.

Discuss the status of the poor, the homeless, and the victims of AIDS during the 1980s. How did the government respond to the needs of each of these groups?

Describe the status of organized labor during the Reagan administration. Did unions make any gains, and did they have any setbacks?

Ronald Reagan's years as an actor proved to be a big advantage once he entered politics.

The Tower Commission report blamed much of the Iran-Contra scandal on:

To many voters in 1980, Ronald Reagan, in contrast to Jimmy Carter, seemed:

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