Question 1

President Carter's efforts to solve the energy crisis focused largely on consumption - using less energy.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

​Negotiated by President Carter,the Camp David Accords were signed by which two nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran and Iraq 
B) Egypt and Israel 
C) ​Palestine and Israel 
D) ​Egypt and Great Britain 
A) Iran and Iraq 
B) Egypt and Israel 
C) ​Palestine and Israel 
D) ​Egypt and Great Britain B

Question 3

​Who first proposed using proceeds from arms sales to Iran to support the Contras in Nicaragua?

Accepted Answer

A) Oliver North 
B) Colin Powell 
C) ​Ronald Reagan 
D) ​John Tower 
A) Oliver North 
B) Colin Powell 
C) ​Ronald Reagan 
D) ​John Tower A

Question 4

​Jimmy Carter's foreign policy focused on

Accepted Answer

A) human rights 
B) winning the cold war 
C) ​retaining U.S.control of the Panama Canal 
D) ​All of these 
A) human rights 
B) winning the cold war 
C) ​retaining U.S.control of the Panama Canal 
D) ​All of these

Question 5

Members of the religious right sought to ban The Diary of Ann Frank from public libraries.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

President George H.W.Bush clung firmly to his promise of "No New Taxes."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​The Federal Reserve was able to curb the seemingly uncontrollable inflation that plagued the economy in the late 1970s and early 1980s by

Accepted Answer

A) Freezing the federal budget and restricting spending 
B) Lowering interest rates 
C) ​Raising interest rates 
D) ​All of the above 
A) Freezing the federal budget and restricting spending 
B) Lowering interest rates 
C) ​Raising interest rates 
D) ​All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is not a true statement about the AIDs crisis?​

Accepted Answer

A) some public officials said the disease was a sign of the nation's moral decay 
B) the disease first appeared in the late 1980s 
C) ​thousands died in the U.S.within a decade 
D) ​it originated in Africa 
E) gays and lesbians protested government inaction​ 
A) some public officials said the disease was a sign of the nation's moral decay 
B) the disease first appeared in the late 1980s 
C) ​thousands died in the U.S.within a decade 
D) ​it originated in Africa 
E) gays and lesbians protested government inaction​

Question 9

​Which president was dubbed the "great communicator"?

Accepted Answer

A) George H.W.Bush 
B) Jimmy Carter 
C) ​Gerald Ford 
D) ​Ronald Reagan 
A) George H.W.Bush 
B) Jimmy Carter 
C) ​Gerald Ford 
D) ​Ronald Reagan

Question 10

Under the Helsinki Accord (1975),the U.S.and Soviet Union promised to respect cold war boundaries between eastern and western Europe.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​The 52 U.S.hostages remained in captivity in Iran for 444 days and were freed within minutes of Ronald Reagan's inauguration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​All of the following describes the Reagan administration's attitude toward the courts except

Accepted Answer

A) Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork was rejected. 
B) Reagan named the first woman to the Supreme Court. 
C) ​Reagan made just two appointments to the federal judiciary. 
D) ​Reagan sought to make the federal judiciary more conservative. 
A) Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork was rejected. 
B) Reagan named the first woman to the Supreme Court. 
C) ​Reagan made just two appointments to the federal judiciary. 
D) ​Reagan sought to make the federal judiciary more conservative.

Question 13

​Why was Robert Bork's appointment to the Supreme Court ultimately blocked?

Accepted Answer

A) His opposition to the decision in Roe v.Wade 
B) His controversial views on civil rights 
C) ​His unpopular position on privacy rights 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above 
A) His opposition to the decision in Roe v.Wade 
B) His controversial views on civil rights 
C) ​His unpopular position on privacy rights 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above

Question 14

​The Reagan Doctrine stated that the U.S.would

Accepted Answer

A) aid anticommunist efforts to thwart Soviet-sponsored governments​ 
B) declare war on the Soviet Union if it expanded into the western hemisphere 
C) ​develop a missile system that could demobilize Soviet missiles in the atmosphere before they reached the U.S. 
D) ​end all previous arms control treaties with the Soviet Union if that nation should attempt to extend its reach into Central or South America 
A) aid anticommunist efforts to thwart Soviet-sponsored governments​ 
B) declare war on the Soviet Union if it expanded into the western hemisphere 
C) ​develop a missile system that could demobilize Soviet missiles in the atmosphere before they reached the U.S. 
D) ​end all previous arms control treaties with the Soviet Union if that nation should attempt to extend its reach into Central or South America

Question 15

Senator Jesse Helms publically blamed those infected with AIDs for bringing the disease on themselves.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to over 21 percent in 1981.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​President Jimmy Carter attempted to stimulate the ailing economy in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A) tax cuts​ 
B) public works programs 
C) ​a voluntary citizens' program called "Whip Inflation Now" 
D) ​an increase in the minimum wage 
A) tax cuts​ 
B) public works programs 
C) ​a voluntary citizens' program called "Whip Inflation Now" 
D) ​an increase in the minimum wage

Question 18

​What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

Accepted Answer

A) a weapons system based in space that would shoot down Soviet missiles 
B) a series of nuclear missile bases in locations surrounding the Soviet Union 
C) ​a set of international agreements that pledged mutual assistance in case of Soviet aggression 
D) a surveillance system that would make it feasible to hit Soviet-launched missiles while they were still over Soviet territory. 
A) a weapons system based in space that would shoot down Soviet missiles 
B) a series of nuclear missile bases in locations surrounding the Soviet Union 
C) ​a set of international agreements that pledged mutual assistance in case of Soviet aggression 
D) a surveillance system that would make it feasible to hit Soviet-launched missiles while they were still over Soviet territory.

Question 19

Resolving the savings and loan crisis cost $500 billion in taxpayer money.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

​Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by

Accepted Answer

A) Freezing Soviet assets in the U.S. 
B) Blocking grain shipments to the Soviet Union 
C) ​Refusing to allow Soviet athletes to participate in the 1980 Olympics 
D) ​All of the above 
A) Freezing Soviet assets in the U.S. 
B) Blocking grain shipments to the Soviet Union 
C) ​Refusing to allow Soviet athletes to participate in the 1980 Olympics 
D) ​All of the above

Exam 23: A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

President Carter's efforts to solve the energy crisis focused largely on consumption - using less energy.​

​Negotiated by President Carter,the Camp David Accords were signed by which two nations?

​Who first proposed using proceeds from arms sales to Iran to support the Contras in Nicaragua?

​Jimmy Carter's foreign policy focused on

Members of the religious right sought to ban The Diary of Ann Frank from public libraries.​

President George H.W.Bush clung firmly to his promise of "No New Taxes."​

​The Federal Reserve was able to curb the seemingly uncontrollable inflation that plagued the economy in the late 1970s and early 1980s by

Which of the following is not a true statement about the AIDs crisis?​

​Which president was dubbed the "great communicator"?

Under the Helsinki Accord (1975),the U.S.and Soviet Union promised to respect cold war boundaries between eastern and western Europe.​

​The 52 U.S.hostages remained in captivity in Iran for 444 days and were freed within minutes of Ronald Reagan's inauguration.

​All of the following describes the Reagan administration's attitude toward the courts except

​Why was Robert Bork's appointment to the Supreme Court ultimately blocked?

​The Reagan Doctrine stated that the U.S.would

Senator Jesse Helms publically blamed those infected with AIDs for bringing the disease on themselves.​

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to over 21 percent in 1981.​

​President Jimmy Carter attempted to stimulate the ailing economy in all of the following ways except

​What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

Resolving the savings and loan crisis cost $500 billion in taxpayer money.​

​Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by

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President Carter's efforts to solve the energy crisis focused largely on consumption - using less energy.

Negotiated by President Carter,the Camp David Accords were signed by which two nations?

Who first proposed using proceeds from arms sales to Iran to support the Contras in Nicaragua?

Jimmy Carter's foreign policy focused on

Members of the religious right sought to ban The Diary of Ann Frank from public libraries.

President George H.W.Bush clung firmly to his promise of "No New Taxes."

The Federal Reserve was able to curb the seemingly uncontrollable inflation that plagued the economy in the late 1970s and early 1980s by

Which of the following is not a true statement about the AIDs crisis?

Which president was dubbed the "great communicator"?

Under the Helsinki Accord (1975),the U.S.and Soviet Union promised to respect cold war boundaries between eastern and western Europe.

The 52 U.S.hostages remained in captivity in Iran for 444 days and were freed within minutes of Ronald Reagan's inauguration.

All of the following describes the Reagan administration's attitude toward the courts except

Why was Robert Bork's appointment to the Supreme Court ultimately blocked?

The Reagan Doctrine stated that the U.S.would

Senator Jesse Helms publically blamed those infected with AIDs for bringing the disease on themselves.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to over 21 percent in 1981.

President Jimmy Carter attempted to stimulate the ailing economy in all of the following ways except

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

Resolving the savings and loan crisis cost $500 billion in taxpayer money.

Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by