Question 1

In the 1980 presidential election,Ronald Reagan

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A)  won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter. 
B)  captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes. 
C)  won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. 
D)  did all of these: captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes; won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter; and won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter. 
B)  captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes. 
C)  won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. 
D)  did all of these: captured an overwhelming majority of electoral votes; won a very slight popular vote margin over Carter; and won primarily as a result of third-party candidate John Anderson. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 2

President Ronald Reagan claimed that the U.S.SDI program could essentially make nuclear war obsolete.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Richard Nixon was never charged for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Reagan administration accumulated more debt in eight years than the American government had accumulated in its entire history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

In 1986,the Reagan administration suffered a serious political scandal after the White House admitted it had

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A)  secretly sold weapons to the revolutionary government of Iran. 
B)  secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua. 
C)  illegally funneled money from arms sales. 
D)  both illegally funneled money from arms sales and secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  secretly sold weapons to the revolutionary government of Iran. 
B)  secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua. 
C)  illegally funneled money from arms sales. 
D)  both illegally funneled money from arms sales and secretly helped finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

Why did Jimmy Carter end up being one of the least popular presidents in American history?

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the

Question 8

In 1981,Ronald Reagan was the oldest American ever to serve as president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

President Reagan opposed the "Sandinistas" in ________.

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The answer of President Reagan opposed the "Sandinistas" in ________....

Question 10

What were George H.W.Bush's motivations for pursuing the Gulf War? Describe the U.S.involvement in the war and the overall war aims.

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George H.W. Bush's motivations for pursu

Question 11

President Ford angered the right wing of his party by appointing ________ to be his vice president.

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The answer of President Ford angered the right wing of...

Question 12

Why did communist governments rapidly collapse throughout Europe during the late 1980s and early 1990s?

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Communist governments rapidly collapsed

Question 13

The Reagan Doctrine produced a smaller American role in the Third World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

On the economic front,during the Carter administration,

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A)  interest rates rose to their highest level in American history. 
B)  unemployment rose sharply. 
C)  President Carter broke from the tight money policy of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. 
D)  energy prices leveled off. 
E)  retail prices fell at a 10 percent annual rate. 
A)  interest rates rose to their highest level in American history. 
B)  unemployment rose sharply. 
C)  President Carter broke from the tight money policy of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. 
D)  energy prices leveled off. 
E)  retail prices fell at a 10 percent annual rate.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some Americans consider Ronald Reagan to be one of the nation's "great" presidents.Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

Accepted Answer

I can see why some Americans consider Ro

Question 17

Like Nixon and Ford before him,President Carter responded to economic problems with a combination of tight money and calls for voluntary restraint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

In 1976,Jimmy Carter appealed to voters by emphasizing

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A)  his personal honesty. 
B)  his lack of experience in federal government. 
C)  his religious piety. 
D)  both his personal honesty and his religious piety. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  his personal honesty. 
B)  his lack of experience in federal government. 
C)  his religious piety. 
D)  both his personal honesty and his religious piety. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter ran for the presidency in 1

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

In the 1980 presidential election,Ronald Reagan

President Ronald Reagan claimed that the U.S.SDI program could essentially make nuclear war obsolete.

Richard Nixon was never charged for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

The Reagan administration accumulated more debt in eight years than the American government had accumulated in its entire history.

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

In 1986,the Reagan administration suffered a serious political scandal after the White House admitted it had

Why did Jimmy Carter end up being one of the least popular presidents in American history?

In 1981,Ronald Reagan was the oldest American ever to serve as president.

President Reagan opposed the "Sandinistas" in ________.

What were George H.W.Bush's motivations for pursuing the Gulf War? Describe the U.S.involvement in the war and the overall war aims.

President Ford angered the right wing of his party by appointing ________ to be his vice president.

Why did communist governments rapidly collapse throughout Europe during the late 1980s and early 1990s?

The Reagan Doctrine produced a smaller American role in the Third World.

On the economic front,during the Carter administration,

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

Some Americans consider Ronald Reagan to be one of the nation's "great" presidents.Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

Like Nixon and Ford before him,President Carter responded to economic problems with a combination of tight money and calls for voluntary restraint.

Supporters of the 1978 Proposition 13 in California successfully

In 1976,Jimmy Carter appealed to voters by emphasizing

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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