Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Phyllis Schlafly

Accepted Answer

A) first woman appointed on the Supreme Court 
B) leader of the Moral Majority 
C) vice presidential candidate 
D) Supreme Court chief justice 
E) supporter of the Family Assistance Plan
F)national security adviser
G)Soviet leader
H)Strategic Defense Initiative
I)staunch opponent of the ERA
J)Camp David Accords
K)Iran-Contra affair
L)Reagan's vice president 
A) first woman appointed on the Supreme Court 
B) leader of the Moral Majority 
C) vice presidential candidate 
D) Supreme Court chief justice 
E) supporter of the Family Assistance Plan
F)national security adviser
G)Soviet leader
H)Strategic Defense Initiative
I)staunch opponent of the ERA
J)Camp David Accords
K)Iran-Contra affair
L)Reagan's vice president

Question 2

Journalist Theodore White commented that both the conservatives and liberals used the term "freedom" as the foundation of their platforms in the election of 1964.Both groups demanded either "Freedom Now" or "Freedom for All." Analyze how both groups were using "freedom." What meaning did they give to the word? Be sure to emphasize both the similarities and differences in each group's approach to the term "freedom."

Accepted Answer

Both conservatives and liberals in the 1

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Reaganomics refers to the economic polic

Question 4

The Nixon Administration:

Accepted Answer

A)  created the Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A) , and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTS
B) . 
B)  was not interested in enlarging the federal government with new agencies other than the EPA. 
C)  did not support the Endangered Species Act, which was vetoed by Nixon but survived with a congressional override. 
D)  A and C 
E)  was a strong supporter of affirmative action and busing. 
A)  created the Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A) , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A) , and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTS
B) . 
B)  was not interested in enlarging the federal government with new agencies other than the EPA. 
C)  did not support the Endangered Species Act, which was vetoed by Nixon but survived with a congressional override. 
D)  A and C 
E)  was a strong supporter of affirmative action and busing.

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Geraldine Ferraro

Accepted Answer

A) first woman appointed on the Supreme Court 
B) leader of the Moral Majority 
C) vice presidential candidate 
D) Supreme Court chief justice 
E) supporter of the Family Assistance Plan
F)national security adviser
G)Soviet leader
H)Strategic Defense Initiative
I)staunch opponent of the ERA
J)Camp David Accords
K)Iran-Contra affair
L)Reagan's vice president 
A) first woman appointed on the Supreme Court 
B) leader of the Moral Majority 
C) vice presidential candidate 
D) Supreme Court chief justice 
E) supporter of the Family Assistance Plan
F)national security adviser
G)Soviet leader
H)Strategic Defense Initiative
I)staunch opponent of the ERA
J)Camp David Accords
K)Iran-Contra affair
L)Reagan's vice president

Question 6

During the 1970s,conservatives:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued their overt opposition to the black struggle for racial justice. 
B)  insisted on more local control and resisted the power of the federal government. 
C)  employed the fiery rhetoric and direct confrontation tactics of Bull Connor and George Wallace. 
D)  made little progress. 
E)  appealed primarily to urban Americans. 
A)  continued their overt opposition to the black struggle for racial justice. 
B)  insisted on more local control and resisted the power of the federal government. 
C)  employed the fiery rhetoric and direct confrontation tactics of Bull Connor and George Wallace. 
D)  made little progress. 
E)  appealed primarily to urban Americans.

Question 7

What victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had secured a federal ban on pornography in the Supreme Court. 
B)  A majority of states ratified a constitutional amendment banning abortion. 
C)  They succeeded in mandating the labeling of explicit lyrics for hip-hop albums. 
D)  They had secured federal censorship of pornography. 
E)  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts. 
A)  They had secured a federal ban on pornography in the Supreme Court. 
B)  A majority of states ratified a constitutional amendment banning abortion. 
C)  They succeeded in mandating the labeling of explicit lyrics for hip-hop albums. 
D)  They had secured federal censorship of pornography. 
E)  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts.

Question 8

What did events surrounding the Watergate break-in and cover-up suggest about Richard Nixon?

Accepted Answer

A)  That despite his involvement after the fact, he believed that even the president was not above the law. 
B)  He was willing to condone illegal activity if it would silence his political enemies. 
C)  His refusal to surrender the White House tapes initially showed strength and bolstered his standing with the American people. 
D)  A and B 
E)  He thought spying, even on Americans, was excusable during wars. 
A)  That despite his involvement after the fact, he believed that even the president was not above the law. 
B)  He was willing to condone illegal activity if it would silence his political enemies. 
C)  His refusal to surrender the White House tapes initially showed strength and bolstered his standing with the American people. 
D)  A and B 
E)  He thought spying, even on Americans, was excusable during wars.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Phyllis Schlafly

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

The Nixon Administration:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Geraldine Ferraro

During the 1970s,conservatives:

What victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986?

What did events surrounding the Watergate break-in and cover-up suggest about Richard Nixon?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

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

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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Exam 26: The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Phyllis Schlafly

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

The Nixon Administration:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Geraldine Ferraro

During the 1970s,conservatives:

What victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986?

What did events surrounding the Watergate break-in and cover-up suggest about Richard Nixon?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

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

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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