Question 1

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

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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?

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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

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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

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Question 5

The North American Free Trade Agreement

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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.

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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

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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

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Question 9

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

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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?

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Question 11

What technological developments made the personal computer possible?

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Question 12

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

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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?

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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"

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Question 15

Who were the "contras"?

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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

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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