Question 1

What did George H. W. Bush's goal or approach as president seem to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  to pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda 
B)  to develop the Strategic Defense Initiative 
C)  to consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements 
D)  to be a less "hands-on" president than Reagan 
E)  to conserve natural resources and raise taxes 
A)  to pursue his own ambitious legislative agenda 
B)  to develop the Strategic Defense Initiative 
C)  to consolidate Reagan's policies and achievements 
D)  to be a less "hands-on" president than Reagan 
E)  to conserve natural resources and raise taxes

Question 2

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by

Accepted Answer

A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries. 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects. 
C)  balancing the federal budget. 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard. 
E)  reducing taxes and government regulation of businesses. 
A)  bailing out ailing banks and industries. 
B)  putting millions to work on government construction projects. 
C)  balancing the federal budget. 
D)  returning the country to the gold standard. 
E)  reducing taxes and government regulation of businesses.

Question 3

How did Reagan's Soviet strategy help end the cold war?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan's strategy towards the Sov

Question 4

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion. Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

Accepted Answer

The Iran-Contra affair was a political s

Question 5

Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he

Accepted Answer

A)  made public comments regarding the inability of women to make good political candidates. 
B)  promised to raise taxes to lower the federal budget deficit and said Reagan would as well. 
C)  described Reagan as a lunatic and a liar in a scathing speech that isolated millions. 
D)  appeared to be soft on communism in the way he described his approach to foreign policy. 
E)  ignored economic issues in favor of focusing solely on social issues of the time. 
A)  made public comments regarding the inability of women to make good political candidates. 
B)  promised to raise taxes to lower the federal budget deficit and said Reagan would as well. 
C)  described Reagan as a lunatic and a liar in a scathing speech that isolated millions. 
D)  appeared to be soft on communism in the way he described his approach to foreign policy. 
E)  ignored economic issues in favor of focusing solely on social issues of the time.

Question 6

Journalists nicknamed Reagan's economic plan "Reaganomics." What technical term, however, did economists use for it?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism 
B)  stagflation 
C)  voodoo economics 
D)  Keynesian economics 
E)  supply-side economics 
A)  socialism 
B)  stagflation 
C)  voodoo economics 
D)  Keynesian economics 
E)  supply-side economics

Question 7

Bill Clinton was a New Democrat, committed to winning back middle-class whites who had voted Republican in the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the individuals who comprised the movement led by Phyllis Schlafly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Part of a backlash to the feminist movement, they helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified. 
B)  A group of grassroots feminists, they successfully fought for the passage of Roe v. Wade as well as issues such as the right of gay Americans to marry. 
C)  A faction of anti-Reagan Republicans, they believed he was too liberal and worked to undermine his policies that appealed to the left. 
D)  Part of a coalition of Democrats, they believed in total separation of politics and religion and sought to remove prayer from public schools. 
E)  A section of the population who insisted on staying Independent, they voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans. 
A)  Part of a backlash to the feminist movement, they helped keep the equal-rights amendment from being ratified. 
B)  A group of grassroots feminists, they successfully fought for the passage of Roe v. Wade as well as issues such as the right of gay Americans to marry. 
C)  A faction of anti-Reagan Republicans, they believed he was too liberal and worked to undermine his policies that appealed to the left. 
D)  Part of a coalition of Democrats, they believed in total separation of politics and religion and sought to remove prayer from public schools. 
E)  A section of the population who insisted on staying Independent, they voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans.

Question 10

Describe the status of organized labor during the Reagan administration. What changes did unions experience in membership, and what trends were taking place in terms of the creation of jobs?

Accepted Answer

During the Reagan administration, organi

Question 11

What social and economic issues and innovations emerged during the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

During the 1980s, several social and eco

Question 12

What was among Carter's goals as president?

Accepted Answer

A)  to prove an incorruptible outsider who would increase government efficiency by eliminating waste and offering effective management 
B)  to raise taxes to unprecedented levels to enact a series of ambitious government jobs programs to repair the economy 
C)  to make the American people more dependent on oil so as to cultivate close relationships with leaders of oil-rich countries 
D)  to establish himself as an unbending leader by jailing those who had fled the country instead of serve in the Vietnam War 
E)  to work closely with Congress to increase "big-government" spending in the name of education and health care reforms 
A)  to prove an incorruptible outsider who would increase government efficiency by eliminating waste and offering effective management 
B)  to raise taxes to unprecedented levels to enact a series of ambitious government jobs programs to repair the economy 
C)  to make the American people more dependent on oil so as to cultivate close relationships with leaders of oil-rich countries 
D)  to establish himself as an unbending leader by jailing those who had fled the country instead of serve in the Vietnam War 
E)  to work closely with Congress to increase "big-government" spending in the name of education and health care reforms

Question 13

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would

Accepted Answer

A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States. 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic. 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America. 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases. 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras. 
A)  sign a free-trade agreement with the United States. 
B)  moderate their views and become democratic. 
C)  become a model for the rest of Central America. 
D)  give the United States land for military and naval bases. 
E)  be overthrown by the Contras.

Question 14

Which of the following led to Clinton's election to the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinton's far-left positions and condemnation of special-interest groups energized voters. 
B)  Ross Perot's third-party candidacy took Republican votes from Bush. 
C)  Voters widely disapproved of Bush's proposal for an electronic town hall. 
D)  Bush directed too much attention to appealing to the "forgotten middle class." 
E)  Clinton offered a disciplined demeanor, whereas Bush came across as flippant. 
A)  Clinton's far-left positions and condemnation of special-interest groups energized voters. 
B)  Ross Perot's third-party candidacy took Republican votes from Bush. 
C)  Voters widely disapproved of Bush's proposal for an electronic town hall. 
D)  Bush directed too much attention to appealing to the "forgotten middle class." 
E)  Clinton offered a disciplined demeanor, whereas Bush came across as flippant.

Question 15

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist leanings. 
B)  threat to shut down the Panama Canal. 
C)  aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors. 
D)  involvement in the drug trade. 
E)  boycott of banana shipments to the United States. 
A)  Communist leanings. 
B)  threat to shut down the Panama Canal. 
C)  aggressive actions toward its Central American neighbors. 
D)  involvement in the drug trade. 
E)  boycott of banana shipments to the United States.

Question 16

A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from

Accepted Answer

A)  Ukraine. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Turkey. 
E)  Afghanistan. 
A)  Ukraine. 
B)  Cuba. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Turkey. 
E)  Afghanistan.

Question 17

Which of the following was a result of Carter's management of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decline in unemployment 
B)  a deepening recession and rising unemployment 
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)  a deepening recession and rising unemployment 
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 18

Why was the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gorbachev pledged to "bury" the United States and increase the production of weapons. 
B)  Both sides agreed that a nuclear war was undesirable and began discussing disarmament. 
C)  It was where Reagan demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall. 
D)  Reagan promised to lend aid to the USSR if it would acknowledge basic human rights. 
E)  Tensions between the two men reached levels not seen since the Cuban missile crisis. 
A)  Gorbachev pledged to "bury" the United States and increase the production of weapons. 
B)  Both sides agreed that a nuclear war was undesirable and began discussing disarmament. 
C)  It was where Reagan demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall. 
D)  Reagan promised to lend aid to the USSR if it would acknowledge basic human rights. 
E)  Tensions between the two men reached levels not seen since the Cuban missile crisis.

Question 19

Why did Jimmy Carter have such limited success as president?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter's presidency, which lasted

Exam 31: Conservative Revival

What did George H. W. Bush's goal or approach as president seem to be?

As he campaigned for president in 1980, Reagan promised to restore prosperity by

How did Reagan's Soviet strategy help end the cold war?

Trace the Iran-Contra affair from its earliest existence to its conclusion. Did this incident hurt or help the Reagan administration's reputation?

Democratic candidate Walter Mondale most seriously damaged his presidential prospects when he

Journalists nicknamed Reagan's economic plan "Reaganomics." What technical term, however, did economists use for it?

Bill Clinton was a New Democrat, committed to winning back middle-class whites who had voted Republican in the 1980s.

The Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the individuals who comprised the movement led by Phyllis Schlafly?

Describe the status of organized labor during the Reagan administration. What changes did unions experience in membership, and what trends were taking place in terms of the creation of jobs?

What social and economic issues and innovations emerged during the 1980s?

What was among Carter's goals as president?

Reagan's hope for Nicaragua was that the Sandinistas would

Which of the following led to Clinton's election to the presidency?

The Panamanian government of Manuel Noriega was at odds with the Bush administration because of its

A change in the cold war climate was indicated in 1988 when the Soviets began withdrawing their troops from

Which of the following was a result of Carter's management of the economy?

Why was the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik significant?

Why did Jimmy Carter have such limited success as president?

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