Question 1

The federal budget deficit increased dramatically during Ronald Reagan's presidency.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jimmy Carter chose the first female vice presidential candidate when he selected Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1979,Iranian militants seized the U.S.Embassy in Iran and took Americans hostage after the United States

Accepted Answer

A) pledged support for Islamic fundamentalists in toppling the shah.​ 
B) refused to give diplomatic recognition to the new regime in Iran. 
C) ​Allowed the deposed shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. 
D) ​threatened to return the deposed shah to power through force if necessary. 
A) pledged support for Islamic fundamentalists in toppling the shah.​ 
B) refused to give diplomatic recognition to the new regime in Iran. 
C) ​Allowed the deposed shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. 
D) ​threatened to return the deposed shah to power through force if necessary.

Question 4

​The Supreme Court ruled in Webster v.Reproductive Health Services (1989)that

Accepted Answer

A) Women must notify husbands before terminating a pregnancy 
B) States can limit the ability to obtain an abortion 
C) ​Abortions cannot be provided to minors 
D) ​None of these 
A) Women must notify husbands before terminating a pregnancy 
B) States can limit the ability to obtain an abortion 
C) ​Abortions cannot be provided to minors 
D) ​None of these

Question 5

Who promised voters "I will never lie to you"?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

​Which of the following statements regarding the Iran-contra affair is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Money from the sale of arms was secretly used to support Israel.​ 
B) The House attempted to impeach President Reagan for his role in the affair. 
C) The United States sold arms to the Islamic government of Iran,which had sponsored terrorism.​ 
D) ​Several leaders of the affair were pardoned by President Reagan after being convicted of treason. 
A) Money from the sale of arms was secretly used to support Israel.​ 
B) The House attempted to impeach President Reagan for his role in the affair. 
C) The United States sold arms to the Islamic government of Iran,which had sponsored terrorism.​ 
D) ​Several leaders of the affair were pardoned by President Reagan after being convicted of treason.

Question 7

Proposition 2 ½ in Massachusetts sought to lower income taxes in response to the recession.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Anita Hill's accusations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas kept him from becoming a Supreme Court justice.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Supreme Court decision in University of California Regents v.Bakke (1978)reinforced widespread public support for Affirmative Action.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​All of the following statements about Ronald Reagan are true except

Accepted Answer

A) he had served as governor of California 
B) he had served as a state senator in Illinois 
C) ​he had been an actor and television personality 
D) ​he was the oldest man ever to become president 
A) he had served as governor of California 
B) he had served as a state senator in Illinois 
C) ​he had been an actor and television personality 
D) ​he was the oldest man ever to become president

Question 11

​How did President Reagan's "supply-side economics" seek to stimulate the economy?

Accepted Answer

A) by initiating public works programs 
B) by lowering income and corporate taxes 
C) ​by increasing the amount of money in circulation 
D) ​by making cuts in Social Security and other social programs 
A) by initiating public works programs 
B) by lowering income and corporate taxes 
C) ​by increasing the amount of money in circulation 
D) ​by making cuts in Social Security and other social programs

Question 12

​U.S.Marines were sent to Lebanon in 1982 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force after Lebanon was invaded by what country?

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt 
B) Iran 
C) ​Israel 
D) ​Palestine 
A) Egypt 
B) Iran 
C) ​Israel 
D) ​Palestine

Question 13

​All of the following contributed to the economic recession of the early 1970s except

Accepted Answer

A) Government spending on the Great Society programs and the Vietnam War 
B) Declining worker productivity 
C) ​Rapidly escalating influx of immigrants 
D) ​Soaring energy costs 
E) ​Rising global competition 
A) Government spending on the Great Society programs and the Vietnam War 
B) Declining worker productivity 
C) ​Rapidly escalating influx of immigrants 
D) ​Soaring energy costs 
E) ​Rising global competition

Question 14

Bill Gates and Paul Allen created a network of computer-based messaging systems that became the internet.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1983 Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union as an "evil empire."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​The economic turnaround and booming economy of the mid to late 1980s inspired all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Corporate mergers 
B) Insider trading on Wall Street 
C) ​Renewed emphasis on saving 
D) ​Widening gap between rich and poor 
A) Corporate mergers 
B) Insider trading on Wall Street 
C) ​Renewed emphasis on saving 
D) ​Widening gap between rich and poor

Question 17

Ronald Reagan won over voters in the 1980 presidential election by asking "Are you better off than in 1976?"​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Reagan viewed the Contras as freedom fighters,but Congress blocked funds from being used to support their struggle in Nicaragua.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Moral Majority was​

Accepted Answer

A) a sign of the rise of the religious right in American politics 
B) opposed to women's rights 
C) ​a vocal opponent of homosexuality 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above 
A) a sign of the rise of the religious right in American politics 
B) opposed to women's rights 
C) ​a vocal opponent of homosexuality 
D) ​All of the above 
E) ​None of the above

Question 20

Texas billionaire Ross Perot ran as a third-party candidate in the 1992 election.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

The federal budget deficit increased dramatically during Ronald Reagan's presidency.​

Jimmy Carter chose the first female vice presidential candidate when he selected Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate.​

In 1979,Iranian militants seized the U.S.Embassy in Iran and took Americans hostage after the United States

​The Supreme Court ruled in Webster v.Reproductive Health Services (1989)that

Who promised voters "I will never lie to you"?​

​Which of the following statements regarding the Iran-contra affair is true?

Proposition 2 ½ in Massachusetts sought to lower income taxes in response to the recession.​

Anita Hill's accusations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas kept him from becoming a Supreme Court justice.​

The Supreme Court decision in University of California Regents v.Bakke (1978)reinforced widespread public support for Affirmative Action.​

​All of the following statements about Ronald Reagan are true except

​How did President Reagan's "supply-side economics" seek to stimulate the economy?

​U.S.Marines were sent to Lebanon in 1982 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force after Lebanon was invaded by what country?

​All of the following contributed to the economic recession of the early 1970s except

Bill Gates and Paul Allen created a network of computer-based messaging systems that became the internet.​

In 1983 Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union as an "evil empire."​

​The economic turnaround and booming economy of the mid to late 1980s inspired all of the following except

Ronald Reagan won over voters in the 1980 presidential election by asking "Are you better off than in 1976?"​

President Reagan viewed the Contras as freedom fighters,but Congress blocked funds from being used to support their struggle in Nicaragua.​

The Moral Majority was​

Texas billionaire Ross Perot ran as a third-party candidate in the 1992 election.​

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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The federal budget deficit increased dramatically during Ronald Reagan's presidency.

Jimmy Carter chose the first female vice presidential candidate when he selected Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate.

The Supreme Court ruled in Webster v.Reproductive Health Services (1989)that

Who promised voters "I will never lie to you"?

Which of the following statements regarding the Iran-contra affair is true?

Proposition 2 ½ in Massachusetts sought to lower income taxes in response to the recession.

Anita Hill's accusations of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas kept him from becoming a Supreme Court justice.

The Supreme Court decision in University of California Regents v.Bakke (1978)reinforced widespread public support for Affirmative Action.

All of the following statements about Ronald Reagan are true except

How did President Reagan's "supply-side economics" seek to stimulate the economy?

U.S.Marines were sent to Lebanon in 1982 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force after Lebanon was invaded by what country?

All of the following contributed to the economic recession of the early 1970s except

Bill Gates and Paul Allen created a network of computer-based messaging systems that became the internet.

In 1983 Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union as an "evil empire."

The economic turnaround and booming economy of the mid to late 1980s inspired all of the following except

Ronald Reagan won over voters in the 1980 presidential election by asking "Are you better off than in 1976?"

President Reagan viewed the Contras as freedom fighters,but Congress blocked funds from being used to support their struggle in Nicaragua.

The Moral Majority was

Texas billionaire Ross Perot ran as a third-party candidate in the 1992 election.