Question 1

James Earl (Jimmy)Carter enjoyed considerable popularity when he won the presidency because

Accepted Answer

A)  his emphasis on honesty contrasted with the corruptions of Watergate. 
B)  he was widely known as skilled in dealing with Congress and Washington. 
C)  he brought in a team of highly respected and experienced cabinet members and advisers. 
D)  he was a born-again Southern Baptist. 
E)  he had a clear plan to solve the energy crisis. 
A)  his emphasis on honesty contrasted with the corruptions of Watergate. 
B)  he was widely known as skilled in dealing with Congress and Washington. 
C)  he brought in a team of highly respected and experienced cabinet members and advisers. 
D)  he was a born-again Southern Baptist. 
E)  he had a clear plan to solve the energy crisis.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Title IX

Accepted Answer

Title IX is a federal civil rights law i

Question 3

The ____ Amendment ____ the voting age to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Twenty-Sixth; raised; twenty-one 
B)  Twenty-Fourth; lowered; eighteen 
C)  Twenty-Fifth; raised; nineteen 
D)  Twenty-Sixth; lowered; eighteen 
E)  Twenty-Sixth; lowered; sixteen 
A)  Twenty-Sixth; raised; twenty-one 
B)  Twenty-Fourth; lowered; eighteen 
C)  Twenty-Fifth; raised; nineteen 
D)  Twenty-Sixth; lowered; eighteen 
E)  Twenty-Sixth; lowered; sixteen

Question 4

George McGovern,the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972,alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

Accepted Answer

A)  by advocating a cut in Social Security. 
B)  when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C)  when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D)  by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E)  by opposing the power of labor unions. 
A)  by advocating a cut in Social Security. 
B)  when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C)  when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D)  by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E)  by opposing the power of labor unions.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philadelphia Plan

Accepted Answer

The Philadelphia Plan refers to a set of

Question 6

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren,the Supreme Court handed down rulings to

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent required prayer and Bible readings in public schools. 
B)  protect the rights of individuals accused of crime. 
C)  preserve states' rights. 
D)  support civil rights for blacks. 
E)  establish a right to choose abortion. 
A)  prevent required prayer and Bible readings in public schools. 
B)  protect the rights of individuals accused of crime. 
C)  preserve states' rights. 
D)  support civil rights for blacks. 
E)  establish a right to choose abortion.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Organization for Women (NOW)

Accepted Answer

The National Organization for Women (NOW

Question 8

What was the essential goal of the Nixon-Kissinger policy of détente with the Soviet Union and China? Did the policy achieve its essential goals?

Accepted Answer

The essential goal of the Nixon-Kissinge

Question 9

Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibit sex discrimination in any federally funded education program or activity. 
B)  guarantee women equal pay for equal work. 
C)  prohibit any form of sexual harassment or sexual innuendoes on the job. 
D)  establish quotas for women in sports, business, and government positions. 
E)  protect women's access to birth control and abortion. 
A)  prohibit sex discrimination in any federally funded education program or activity. 
B)  guarantee women equal pay for equal work. 
C)  prohibit any form of sexual harassment or sexual innuendoes on the job. 
D)  establish quotas for women in sports, business, and government positions. 
E)  protect women's access to birth control and abortion.

Question 10

How did the Vietnam War end? Why did it end this way? In what way had the United States "in the technical sense ...not lost the war" but "lost more than a war"?

Accepted Answer

The Vietnam War ended with the fall of S

Question 11

While president,Jimmy Carter

Accepted Answer

A)  called for the renewal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. 
B)  signed treaties restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone. 
C)  established formal diplomatic relations with mainland China. 
D)  helped to settle the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. 
E)  established good relations with the revolutionary government of Iran. 
A)  called for the renewal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. 
B)  signed treaties restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone. 
C)  established formal diplomatic relations with mainland China. 
D)  helped to settle the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. 
E)  established good relations with the revolutionary government of Iran.

Question 12

Do you think that the War Powers Act is a good idea? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The War Powers Act is a controversial an

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Griswold v.Connecticut

Accepted Answer

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) is a land

Question 14

The Supreme Court,in the Bakke case,held that

Accepted Answer

A)  all forms of affirmative action in college admissions were unconstitutional. 
B)  reverse discrimination was just as wrong as antiblack discrimination. 
C)  public universities could impose racial quotas but private universities did not have to do so. 
D)  it was acceptable for universities to establish minority-based programs and housing arrangements. 
E)  racial quotas were unconstitutional but race could be taken into account as one factor in college admissions. 
A)  all forms of affirmative action in college admissions were unconstitutional. 
B)  reverse discrimination was just as wrong as antiblack discrimination. 
C)  public universities could impose racial quotas but private universities did not have to do so. 
D)  it was acceptable for universities to establish minority-based programs and housing arrangements. 
E)  racial quotas were unconstitutional but race could be taken into account as one factor in college admissions.

Question 15

In Griswold v.Connecticut,the Supreme Court upheld a married couple's right to use contraceptives based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution. 
B)  the First Amendment. 
C)  a right to privacy. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
E)  the Fifth Amendment. 
A)  the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution. 
B)  the First Amendment. 
C)  a right to privacy. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
E)  the Fifth Amendment.

Question 16

The shaky agreement that brought an end to American fighting in Vietnam in January 1973 represented

Accepted Answer

A)  a thinly disguised American retreat. 
B)  an end to warfare in Vietnam. 
C)  the establishment of a unified, neutral Vietnam. 
D)  the achievement of the essential American goals in the war. 
E)  a vote of confidence in the South Vietnamese government's ability to defeat the communists. 
A)  a thinly disguised American retreat. 
B)  an end to warfare in Vietnam. 
C)  the establishment of a unified, neutral Vietnam. 
D)  the achievement of the essential American goals in the war. 
E)  a vote of confidence in the South Vietnamese government's ability to defeat the communists.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)

Accepted Answer

The Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SA

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Phyllis Schlafly

Accepted Answer

Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) was an Amer

Question 19

President Jimmy Carter's most spectacular foreign-policy achievement was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Panama Canal Treaty. 
B)  Helsinki accords. 
C)  Camp David agreement between Israel and Egypt. 
D)  SALT II Treaty. 
E)  Iran hostage release. 
A)  Panama Canal Treaty. 
B)  Helsinki accords. 
C)  Camp David agreement between Israel and Egypt. 
D)  SALT II Treaty. 
E)  Iran hostage release.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"silent majority"

Accepted Answer

The term "silent majority" refers to an

Exam 39: The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

James Earl (Jimmy)Carter enjoyed considerable popularity when he won the presidency because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Title IX

The ____ Amendment ____ the voting age to ____.

George McGovern,the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972,alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philadelphia Plan

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren,the Supreme Court handed down rulings to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Organization for Women (NOW)

What was the essential goal of the Nixon-Kissinger policy of détente with the Soviet Union and China? Did the policy achieve its essential goals?

Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to

How did the Vietnam War end? Why did it end this way? In what way had the United States "in the technical sense ...not lost the war" but "lost more than a war"?

While president,Jimmy Carter

Do you think that the War Powers Act is a good idea? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Griswold v.Connecticut

The Supreme Court,in the Bakke case,held that

In Griswold v.Connecticut,the Supreme Court upheld a married couple's right to use contraceptives based on

The shaky agreement that brought an end to American fighting in Vietnam in January 1973 represented

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Phyllis Schlafly

President Jimmy Carter's most spectacular foreign-policy achievement was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"silent majority"

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

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