Question 1

The election of 1988 between George Bush and Michael Dukakis was surprisingly clean and sophisticated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Domestically, President Gerald Ford

Accepted Answer

A)  was successful at reviving the American economy. 
B)  introduced programs that encouraged growth in the manufacturing sector. 
C)  reversed the economic policies of his predecessor. 
D)  restored Americans' confidence in their nation, as business boomed. 
E)  failed to revive the economy. 
A)  was successful at reviving the American economy. 
B)  introduced programs that encouraged growth in the manufacturing sector. 
C)  reversed the economic policies of his predecessor. 
D)  restored Americans' confidence in their nation, as business boomed. 
E)  failed to revive the economy. E

Question 3

The Equal Rights Amendment

Accepted Answer

A)  stated that equality of rights under the law could not be abridged on account of sex. 
B)  was revived by second-wave feminists and was expected to arouse controversy, given its lack of support among a majority of congressional Republicans. 
C)  had originally been proposed in 1970 by members of NOW. 
D)  mandated that women had to surrender maternity leave. 
E)  would have resulted in the abolition of Planned Parenthood. 
A)  stated that equality of rights under the law could not be abridged on account of sex. 
B)  was revived by second-wave feminists and was expected to arouse controversy, given its lack of support among a majority of congressional Republicans. 
C)  had originally been proposed in 1970 by members of NOW. 
D)  mandated that women had to surrender maternity leave. 
E)  would have resulted in the abolition of Planned Parenthood. A

Question 4

How did the experience of the 1960s shape America's neoconservatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoconservatives believed that even the best-intentioned social programs did more harm than good. 
B)  The expense of the space race convinced them that they had to give up fighting the Cold War. 
C)  The U.S. experience in the Vietnam War taught neoconservatives to wage wars with all available resources. 
D)  The prosperity under the stewardship of liberal Democrats convinced them that New Deal economics were the path for the future. 
E)  Their own exposure to drugs, sex, and rock and roll made them more likely to be libertarians at heart. 
A)  Neoconservatives believed that even the best-intentioned social programs did more harm than good. 
B)  The expense of the space race convinced them that they had to give up fighting the Cold War. 
C)  The U.S. experience in the Vietnam War taught neoconservatives to wage wars with all available resources. 
D)  The prosperity under the stewardship of liberal Democrats convinced them that New Deal economics were the path for the future. 
E)  Their own exposure to drugs, sex, and rock and roll made them more likely to be libertarians at heart.

Question 5

In Griggs v. Duke Power Company, what did the Supreme Court rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race could be used as a factor in admissions decisions. 
B)  Admissions programs could not set aside spots only for minorities. 
C)  Quotas for training and hiring of nonwhite workers were acceptable. 
D)  The Constitution did not require equality with school funding. 
E)  Racially neutral job requirements could still be discriminatory and illegal. 
A)  Race could be used as a factor in admissions decisions. 
B)  Admissions programs could not set aside spots only for minorities. 
C)  Quotas for training and hiring of nonwhite workers were acceptable. 
D)  The Constitution did not require equality with school funding. 
E)  Racially neutral job requirements could still be discriminatory and illegal.

Question 6

Which decade was the "Me Decade"?

Accepted Answer

A)  1950s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1980s 
E)  1990s 
A)  1950s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1980s 
E)  1990s

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Second Gilded Age

Accepted Answer

The Second Gilded Age refers to the peri

Question 8

Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political adversary Richard Nixon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon would stage a second political comeback in the Reagan administration. 
B)  As many Democrats as Republicans wound up in jail in the Watergate scandal. 
C)  Nixon remained popular with the American public, despite the Watergate scandal. 
D)  Watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government. 
E)  Republicans distanced themselves from Nixon and won majorities in 1974. 
A)  Nixon would stage a second political comeback in the Reagan administration. 
B)  As many Democrats as Republicans wound up in jail in the Watergate scandal. 
C)  Nixon remained popular with the American public, despite the Watergate scandal. 
D)  Watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government. 
E)  Republicans distanced themselves from Nixon and won majorities in 1974.

Question 9

Reagan strengthened the role of the federal government in

Accepted Answer

A)  providing social aid. 
B)  crime control. 
C)  providing equal opportunities. 
D)  unionizing factories. 
E)  modernizing the national state. 
A)  providing social aid. 
B)  crime control. 
C)  providing equal opportunities. 
D)  unionizing factories. 
E)  modernizing the national state.

Question 10

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant

Accepted Answer

A)  proved the success of the alternative energy resource. 
B)  was the first of its kind to be operational. 
C)  brought a halt to the nuclear energy industry's expansion. 
D)  was the first nuclear plant to have an accident. 
E)  stood as a symbol of American scientific and technological superiority. 
A)  proved the success of the alternative energy resource. 
B)  was the first of its kind to be operational. 
C)  brought a halt to the nuclear energy industry's expansion. 
D)  was the first nuclear plant to have an accident. 
E)  stood as a symbol of American scientific and technological superiority.

Question 11

"Vietnamization" was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Viet Cong's policy of immediate execution of defectors recaptured from the South Vietnamese army. 
B)  Nixon's term for the transformation of young people into "real" Americans when they refrained from protesting against the war. 
C)  Nixon's Vietnam strategy to have American troops gradually withdraw and South Vietnamese troops assume the fighting. 
D)  the State Department program offering fast-tracked political asylum for South Vietnamese military officials and their families. 
E)  the spread of American culture in South Vietnam to display the benefits of capitalism. 
A)  the Viet Cong's policy of immediate execution of defectors recaptured from the South Vietnamese army. 
B)  Nixon's term for the transformation of young people into "real" Americans when they refrained from protesting against the war. 
C)  Nixon's Vietnam strategy to have American troops gradually withdraw and South Vietnamese troops assume the fighting. 
D)  the State Department program offering fast-tracked political asylum for South Vietnamese military officials and their families. 
E)  the spread of American culture in South Vietnam to display the benefits of capitalism.

Question 12

In Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, the Supreme Court decided

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution did not require equality of school funding. 
B)  not to interfere with racism within public schools. 
C)  that white suburbs did not need to apply a desegregation plan. 
D)  students should not be transported long distances to go to school. 
E)  that transportation of students was necessary to end segregation. 
A)  the Constitution did not require equality of school funding. 
B)  not to interfere with racism within public schools. 
C)  that white suburbs did not need to apply a desegregation plan. 
D)  students should not be transported long distances to go to school. 
E)  that transportation of students was necessary to end segregation.

Question 13

During the 1970s, the Sexual Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  continued to be discussed only among close circles of friends. 
B)  formed part of the counterculture of America. 
C)  only concerned women. 
D)  started to form part of the social mainstream. 
E)  sparked a second "baby boom." 
A)  continued to be discussed only among close circles of friends. 
B)  formed part of the counterculture of America. 
C)  only concerned women. 
D)  started to form part of the social mainstream. 
E)  sparked a second "baby boom."

Question 14

In 1971, for the first time in the twentieth century, the United States experienced a merchandise trade deficit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the War Powers Act of 1973 change the powers of the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  It granted the president power to enact military law in emergency situations. 
B)  It provided the push needed for President Nixon to win the Vietnam War. 
C)  It empowered the president to manage the diplomatic relations of South Vietnam. 
D)  It required congressional approval for the commitment of troops overseas. 
E)  It prohibited the president from negotiating trade deals with warring nations. 
A)  It granted the president power to enact military law in emergency situations. 
B)  It provided the push needed for President Nixon to win the Vietnam War. 
C)  It empowered the president to manage the diplomatic relations of South Vietnam. 
D)  It required congressional approval for the commitment of troops overseas. 
E)  It prohibited the president from negotiating trade deals with warring nations.

Question 16

In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter pursued which of the following policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  stealing the show at the Moscow Olympics 
B)  withdrawing the SALT II treaty from consideration by the Senate 
C)  raising prices on grain exports to the Soviet Union 
D)  funneling aid to the mujahideen guerilla warriors fighting the Soviets 
E)  dramatically shifting American military spending to Egypt and Saudi Arabia 
A)  stealing the show at the Moscow Olympics 
B)  withdrawing the SALT II treaty from consideration by the Senate 
C)  raising prices on grain exports to the Soviet Union 
D)  funneling aid to the mujahideen guerilla warriors fighting the Soviets 
E)  dramatically shifting American military spending to Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Question 17

By the mid-1990s, the richest 1 percent of Americans owned how much of the nation's wealth?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent 
E)  50 percent 
A)  15 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent 
E)  50 percent

Question 18

The Vietnam Syndrome was

Accepted Answer

A)  the reluctance of Americans to send U.S. troops to an overseas conflict. 
B)  the idea that the press influences the outcome of a war. 
C)  the belief that soldiers who suffered post-traumatic stress disorders should be medically treated. 
D)  the idea that the United States needed to stop all communist nations from expanding. 
E)  the belief that the United States needed to isolate Vietnam from the rest of the world. 
A)  the reluctance of Americans to send U.S. troops to an overseas conflict. 
B)  the idea that the press influences the outcome of a war. 
C)  the belief that soldiers who suffered post-traumatic stress disorders should be medically treated. 
D)  the idea that the United States needed to stop all communist nations from expanding. 
E)  the belief that the United States needed to isolate Vietnam from the rest of the world.

Question 19

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action was unconstitutional. 
B)  racial quotas for college admissions were constitutional. 
C)  fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional. 
D)  race could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions. 
E)  gender could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions. 
A)  affirmative action was unconstitutional. 
B)  racial quotas for college admissions were constitutional. 
C)  fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional. 
D)  race could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions. 
E)  gender could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions.

Question 20

The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984

Accepted Answer

A)  created the federal parole system. 
B)  instituted soft sentencing guidelines. 
C)  temporarily abolished the death penalty. 
D)  reinstated the federal death penalty. 
E)  lowered national spending on criminal justice. 
A)  created the federal parole system. 
B)  instituted soft sentencing guidelines. 
C)  temporarily abolished the death penalty. 
D)  reinstated the federal death penalty. 
E)  lowered national spending on criminal justice.

Exam 26: The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

The election of 1988 between George Bush and Michael Dukakis was surprisingly clean and sophisticated.

Domestically, President Gerald Ford

The Equal Rights Amendment

How did the experience of the 1960s shape America's neoconservatives?

In Griggs v. Duke Power Company, what did the Supreme Court rule?

Which decade was the "Me Decade"?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Second Gilded Age

Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political adversary Richard Nixon?

Reagan strengthened the role of the federal government in

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant

"Vietnamization" was

In Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, the Supreme Court decided

During the 1970s, the Sexual Revolution

In 1971, for the first time in the twentieth century, the United States experienced a merchandise trade deficit.

How did the War Powers Act of 1973 change the powers of the presidency?

In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter pursued which of the following policies?

By the mid-1990s, the richest 1 percent of Americans owned how much of the nation's wealth?

The Vietnam Syndrome was

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that

The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984

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Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

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Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

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Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

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