Exam 30: Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

In 1981, Ronald Reagan nominated ____________________ to be the first woman Supreme Court justice.

Analyze the U.S. involvement in the Gulf War. What caused the war? What were its results? Why was Bush unable to profit politically from the war?

Explore the Iran-Contra affair. What was the purpose behind the initial mission, and what were its implications for the Reagan presidency?

James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter's head of the Department of

President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies except

Between 1970 and 1980, the number of African American families with an annual income of less than $15,000 had ____________________.

The space-based defense system promoted by Ronald Reagan, which supposedly would stop incoming missiles, was popularly dubbed ____________________.

President George H. Bush opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Examine the Carter presidency. Describe the president's successes and failures in his domestic and foreign policies.

The less authoritarian, Western-looking leader of the Soviet Union who rose to power in 1985 was ____________________.

In 1968, Indian activists created ____________________ which used confrontational tactics.

Affirmative action programs have been criticized as "reverse discrimination."

In 1988, the United States began paying reparations to all ____________________ who had been confined in internment camps during World War II.

____________________ served as Jimmy Carter's first secretary of state.

During his second year in office, Jimmy Carter extended amnesty to those who had resisted the draft during the Vietnam War.

Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 except

Examine the foreign policy of President Ronald Reagan.

The winner of the 1976 presidential election was

Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy?

The 1992 Democratic nominee for the presidency was