Question 1

The Supreme Court case of Roe v.Wade declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they

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A)  violated the First Amendment by using a religious definition of person. 
B)  violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by placing a particular burden on women not placed on men. 
C)  wrote into law a particular philosophical and scientific view of human life that imposed unfair treatment on those who disagreed. 
D)  violated the Fifth Amendment by interfering with doctors' professional medical practices. 
E)  violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in her own person. 
A)  violated the First Amendment by using a religious definition of person. 
B)  violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by placing a particular burden on women not placed on men. 
C)  wrote into law a particular philosophical and scientific view of human life that imposed unfair treatment on those who disagreed. 
D)  violated the Fifth Amendment by interfering with doctors' professional medical practices. 
E)  violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in her own person.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Accepted Answer

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-My Lai massacre

Accepted Answer

The My Lai massacre was a horrific incid

Question 4

When the North Vietnamese launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam in 1975,

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A)  the United States provided even more military aid to South Vietnam. 
B)  the Chinese intervened to seek a neutral settlement. 
C)  the United States renewed bombing against North Vietnam. 
D)  all the South Vietnamese who supported the United States were trapped inside the country. 
E)  the South Vietnamese government quickly collapsed. 
A)  the United States provided even more military aid to South Vietnam. 
B)  the Chinese intervened to seek a neutral settlement. 
C)  the United States renewed bombing against North Vietnam. 
D)  all the South Vietnamese who supported the United States were trapped inside the country. 
E)  the South Vietnamese government quickly collapsed.

Question 5

Was Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon justified? Why or why not?

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The justification of Gerald Ford's pardo

Question 6

Jimmy Carter quickly found himself in political trouble because he

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A)  emphasized his Southern Baptist beliefs in his public speeches. 
B)  seemed to lack fundamental moral and religious values. 
C)  proved too ready to compromise with Republicans in Congress. 
D)  relied too heavily on a small circle of Georgia advisers. 
E)  spent too much time on foreign policy and not enough on the economy. 
A)  emphasized his Southern Baptist beliefs in his public speeches. 
B)  seemed to lack fundamental moral and religious values. 
C)  proved too ready to compromise with Republicans in Congress. 
D)  relied too heavily on a small circle of Georgia advisers. 
E)  spent too much time on foreign policy and not enough on the economy.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Iranian hostage crisis

Accepted Answer

The Iranian hostage crisis was a diploma

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Miranda decision/Miranda warnings

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The Miranda decision refers to a landmar

Question 9

Signs that the Cold War was thawing a bit in the early 1970s included

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A)  development of MIRVs. 
B)  the SALT agreement. 
C)  the ABM treaty. 
D)  the unification of Vietnam. 
E)  Nixon's visits to Moscow and Beijing. 
A)  development of MIRVs. 
B)  the SALT agreement. 
C)  the ABM treaty. 
D)  the unification of Vietnam. 
E)  Nixon's visits to Moscow and Beijing.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jimmy Carter

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 11

In 1973,the American public was shocked to learn that

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A)  some American soldiers had committed massacres in Vietnam. 
B)  the Vietnamese peace agreement would not last. 
C)  the U.S. Air Force had been secretly bombing Cambodia since 1969. 
D)  President Nixon had prepared plans to invade North Vietnam. 
E)  the United States was threatening to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam and Cambodia. 
A)  some American soldiers had committed massacres in Vietnam. 
B)  the Vietnamese peace agreement would not last. 
C)  the U.S. Air Force had been secretly bombing Cambodia since 1969. 
D)  President Nixon had prepared plans to invade North Vietnam. 
E)  the United States was threatening to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Question 12

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s,President Richard Nixon

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A)  imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. 
B)  put the United States back on the gold standard. 
C)  sought a system of international currency stabilization. 
D)  lowered Social Security payments. 
E)  pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates. 
A)  imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. 
B)  put the United States back on the gold standard. 
C)  sought a system of international currency stabilization. 
D)  lowered Social Security payments. 
E)  pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Kissinger

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Henry Kissinger is a significant figure

Question 14

Why was the feminist movement the most enduring and successful social movement of the 1970s?

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The feminist movement was the most endur

Question 15

One reason for the end of the postwar economic boom in the 1970s was

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A)  the entry of large numbers of women in the workforce. 
B)  the Arab oil embargo. 
C)  a decline in technological innovation. 
D)  a lack of government safety and health regulations. 
E)  a drastic decline in worker productivity. 
A)  the entry of large numbers of women in the workforce. 
B)  the Arab oil embargo. 
C)  a decline in technological innovation. 
D)  a lack of government safety and health regulations. 
E)  a drastic decline in worker productivity.

Question 16

The list of Nixon illegal administration activities uncovered in the Watergate scandal included all of the following except

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A)  breaking into the Democratic party headquarters in order to bug them. 
B)  paying Supreme Court justices to write favorable opinions. 
C)  using the Internal Revenue Service to harass its enemies. 
D)  forging documents to discredit Democrats. 
E)  using the FBI and CIA to cover up previous crimes. 
A)  breaking into the Democratic party headquarters in order to bug them. 
B)  paying Supreme Court justices to write favorable opinions. 
C)  using the Internal Revenue Service to harass its enemies. 
D)  forging documents to discredit Democrats. 
E)  using the FBI and CIA to cover up previous crimes.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-détente

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Détente refers to a period of improved r

Question 18

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)failed to be ratified by the needed 38 states largely because

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A)  the Catholic Church opposed it. 
B)  many Americans realized that its goals had already been achieved without amending the Constitution. 
C)  an antifeminist backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly stirred sufficient opposition to stop it. 
D)  many suspected that it would require such things as rigid quotas and unisex bathrooms. 
E)  many Americans believed that equal gender treatment was a matter of changing attitudes, not creating laws. 
A)  the Catholic Church opposed it. 
B)  many Americans realized that its goals had already been achieved without amending the Constitution. 
C)  an antifeminist backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly stirred sufficient opposition to stop it. 
D)  many suspected that it would require such things as rigid quotas and unisex bathrooms. 
E)  many Americans believed that equal gender treatment was a matter of changing attitudes, not creating laws.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Clean Air Act

Accepted Answer

The Clean Air Act is a comprehensive fed

Question 20

In 1971,a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A)  tossed their medals in front of the Capital building to protest against the war. 
B)  fought the antiwar movement with a demonstration on behalf of U.S. soldiers. 
C)  protested the lack of medical care and benefits for returning soldiers. 
D)  encouraged young men in Times Square, NY, to enlist in the U.S. military. 
E)  supported expanded roles for women in the military. 
A)  tossed their medals in front of the Capital building to protest against the war. 
B)  fought the antiwar movement with a demonstration on behalf of U.S. soldiers. 
C)  protested the lack of medical care and benefits for returning soldiers. 
D)  encouraged young men in Times Square, NY, to enlist in the U.S. military. 
E)  supported expanded roles for women in the military.

Exam 39: The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Supreme Court case of Roe v.Wade declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -My Lai massacre

When the North Vietnamese launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam in 1975,

Was Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon justified? Why or why not?

Jimmy Carter quickly found himself in political trouble because he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Iranian hostage crisis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Miranda decision/Miranda warnings

Signs that the Cold War was thawing a bit in the early 1970s included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jimmy Carter

In 1973,the American public was shocked to learn that

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s,President Richard Nixon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Kissinger

Why was the feminist movement the most enduring and successful social movement of the 1970s?

One reason for the end of the postwar economic boom in the 1970s was

The list of Nixon illegal administration activities uncovered in the Watergate scandal included all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -détente

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)failed to be ratified by the needed 38 states largely because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Clean Air Act

In 1971,a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

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