// question: 12040576 name: All of the following came together to form the New Right except ::All of the following came together to form the New Right except::[html]All of the following came together to form the New Right except{ ~​readers of William Buckley's National Review.#Incorrect ~​economist Milton Friedman.#Incorrect ~​former supporters of Barry Goldwater.#Incorrect ~​conservative business leaders.#Incorrect =​followers of Ross Perot.#Correct } // question: 12040577 name: All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the ::All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the::[html]All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the{ ~increase in the rate of poverty.#Incorrect =reduction in federal spending for social welfare programs.#Correct ~soaring of the federal deficit.#Incorrect ~appointment of many Catholic social conservatives to courts.#Incorrect ~reduction in environmental protections.#Incorrect } // question: 12040583 name: All the following statements regarding the New Right are true except its ::All the following statements regarding the New Right are true except its::[html]All the following statements regarding the New Right are true except its{ =interests are almost entirely centered around social and cultural issues.#Correct ~origins can be traced back several decades before Ronald Reagan became president.#Incorrect ~supporters were outraged over Roe v. Wade court case.#Incorrect ~supporters include Protestant fundamentalists.#Incorrect ~a diverse coalition of conservatives.#Incorrect } // question: 12040586 name: During George Bush's presidency, ::During George Bush's presidency,::[html]During George Bush's presidency,{ ~the federal deficit continued to increase.#Incorrect ~the Soviet Union was abolished.#Incorrect ~the United States invaded Panama.#Incorrect ~the Persian Gulf War was fought.#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } // question: 12040590 name: During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to ... ::During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to ...::[html]During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to mean{ =wasteful social programs that robbed working Americans and rewarded lazy undeserving people.#Correct ~limited government spending that controlled inflation.#Incorrect ~moderate support for traditional family and social values.#Incorrect ~government programs that helped average families purchase homes and consumer goods.#Incorrect ~sexual promiscuity.#Incorrect } // question: 12040592 name: In 1978, Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace accord between ::In 1978, Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace accord between::[html]In 1978, Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace accord between{ ~Iran and Iraq.#Incorrect ~Lebanon and Syria.#Incorrect ~Great Britain and Argentina.#Incorrect ~North Korea and South Korea.#Incorrect =Israel and Egypt.#Correct } // question: 12040602 name: In 1980, Jimmy Carter's major Democratic opponent to his renomination was ::In 1980, Jimmy Carter's major Democratic opponent to his renomination was::[html]In 1980, Jimmy Carter's major Democratic opponent to his renomination was{ ~Ronald Reagan.#Incorrect ~George McGovern.#Incorrect ~John Anderson.#Incorrect ~Walter Mondale.#Incorrect =Edward Kennedy.#Correct } // question: 12040591 name: In 1980, with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote, ____ was ... ::In 1980, with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote, ____ was ...::[html]In 1980, with slightly more than 50 percent of the popular vote, ____ was elected to the presidency.{ ~George Bush#Incorrect =Ronald Reagan#Correct ~Jimmy Carter#Incorrect ~Gerald Ford#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon#Incorrect } // question: 12040596 name: In 1983, after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S. soldiers in Lebanon, President ... ::In 1983, after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S. soldiers in Lebanon, President ...::[html]In 1983, after a truck bomb killed 241 U.S. soldiers in Lebanon, President Reagan{ ~ordered air strikes against suspected terrorist targets.#Incorrect ~attempted to destabilize the government of Syria.#Incorrect =withdrew the remaining American troops from Lebanon.#Correct ~increased arms sales to Israel.#Incorrect ~threatened to invade Iran.#Incorrect } // question: 12040582 name: In 1983, the United States overthrew the government of what small Caribbean ... ::In 1983, the United States overthrew the government of what small Caribbean ...::[html]In 1983, the United States overthrew the government of what small Caribbean nation?{ ~Cuba#Incorrect ~Jamaica#Incorrect ~Bermuda#Incorrect ~St. Croix#Incorrect =Grenada#Correct } // question: 12040587 name: In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated ____, a Minnesota Democrat, for the presidency. ::In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated ____, a Minnesota Democrat, for the presidency.::[html]In 1984, Ronald Reagan defeated ____, a Minnesota Democrat, for the presidency.{ ~Gary Hart#Incorrect ~Robert Dole#Incorrect ~Michael Dukakis#Incorrect =Walter Mondale#Correct ~Ted Kennedy#Incorrect } // question: 12040585 name: In December 1989, U.S. forces entered what Latin American nation in order to ... ::In December 1989, U.S. forces entered what Latin American nation in order to ...::[html]In December 1989, U.S. forces entered what Latin American nation in order to arrest its president?{ ~Honduras#Incorrect =Panama#Correct ~Nicaragua#Incorrect ~Guatemala#Incorrect ~Mexico#Incorrect } // question: 12040578 name: In Reagan's efforts to cut welfare spending, he​ ::In Reagan's efforts to cut welfare spending, he​::[html]In Reagan's efforts to cut welfare spending, he​{ ~sought to eliminate the "social safety net."​#Incorrect =greatly reduced Aid to Families with Dependent Children.​#Correct ~made cuts to Social Security.​#Incorrect ~All of these choices.​#Incorrect ~None of these choices.​#Incorrect } // question: 12040584 name: In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S. ship Mayaguez, Gerald Ford ::In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S. ship Mayaguez, Gerald Ford::[html]In response to the Khmer Rouge seizure of the U.S. ship Mayaguez, Gerald Ford{ ~appealed to the United Nations for help in freeing the ship and crew.#Incorrect ~apologized for the ship's accidental intrusion into Cambodian waters.#Incorrect ~refused to negotiate with the Cambodians.#Incorrect ~took no direct action and let events play themselves out.#Incorrect =ordered a rescue mission and a bombing attack.#Correct } // question: 12040595 name: In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the mood of the public was ::In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the mood of the public was::[html]In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the mood of the public was{ ~optimistic.#Incorrect =disillusioned.#Correct ~militant.#Incorrect ~disinterested.#Incorrect ~fearful.#Incorrect } // question: 12040599 name: In the Iran-Contra Affair ::In the Iran-Contra Affair::[html]In the Iran-Contra Affair{ =Ronald Reagan claimed ignorance.#Correct ~Oliver North prosecuted the case.#Incorrect ~most Americans viewed this as worse than Watergate.#Incorrect ~it was clear that the plan was clear and successful, although illegal.#Incorrect ~Ronald Reagan refused to comment or make any statement.#Incorrect } // question: 12040594 name: James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter's head of the Department of ::James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter's head of the Department of::[html]James Schlesinger served as Jimmy Carter's head of the Department of{ ~the interior.#Incorrect ~state.#Incorrect ~agriculture.#Incorrect =energy.#Correct ~treasury.#Incorrect } // question: 12040600 name: Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a ::Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a::[html]Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a{ ~"born-again" Christian.#Incorrect ~Washington outsider who was untainted by the political corruption of the Nixon era.#Incorrect ~former governor with a southern small-town agricultural background.#Incorrect ~retired naval officer#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } // question: 12040580 name: Leaders of the religious right believed that​ ::Leaders of the religious right believed that​::[html]Leaders of the religious right believed that​{ ~​Rush Limbaugh spoke the truth about the changes needed.#Incorrect ~​the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade was right.#Incorrect =​Christian values should shape policy-making in government.#Correct ~​the government should not use tax dollars to aid social programming of any kind.#Incorrect ~​foreign policy should minimize the use of military power.#Incorrect } // question: 12040598 name: One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its ... ::One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its ...::[html]One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its failure to win the release of U.S. hostages from{ ~Iraq.#Incorrect =Iran.#Correct ~Kuwait.#Incorrect ~Lebanon.#Incorrect ~Jordan.#Incorrect } // question: 12040588 name: President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies except ::President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies except::[html]President Jimmy Carter supported all of the following domestic policies except{ ~government funding for public-works jobs.#Incorrect ~expansion of domestic energy production.#Incorrect ~deregulation of some industries.#Incorrect ~tax cuts.#Incorrect =dramatic cuts in welfare spending#Correct } // question: 12040601 name: Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 except ::Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 except::[html]Ronald Reagan held all of the following positions in 1980 except{ =reducing defense spending.#Correct ~supporting large tax cuts.#Incorrect ~opposing abortion.#Incorrect ~advocating prayer in school.#Incorrect ~advocating conservative family values.#Incorrect } // question: 12040581 name: Ronald Reagan's impact on the federal judicial system can best be described as ::Ronald Reagan's impact on the federal judicial system can best be described as::[html]Ronald Reagan's impact on the federal judicial system can best be described as{ ~minimal.#Incorrect =significant.#Correct ~supportive of liberals.#Incorrect ~balanced.#Incorrect ~uninterested.#Incorrect } // question: 12040593 name: Ronald Reagan's second major goal was aimed at which segment of society? ::Ronald Reagan's second major goal was aimed at which segment of society?::[html]Ronald Reagan's second major goal was aimed at which segment of society?{ ~women#Incorrect =unions#Correct ~upper class elites#Incorrect ~Asian Americans#Incorrect ~African Americans#Incorrect } // question: 12040579 name: Supply-side economics​ ::Supply-side economics​::[html]Supply-side economics​{ ~​was Jimmy Carter's program for reversing the economic downturn.​#Incorrect ~​stressed the role of government spending in stimulating the economy.​#Incorrect =​emphasized tax cuts for businesses and investors would lead to job creation and economic improvement.​#Correct ~​denounced the "trickle-down" theory of economics.​#Incorrect ~ultimately helped all Americans.#Incorrect } // question: 12040589 name: The 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee was ::The 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee was::[html]The 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee was{ ~Walter Mondale.#Incorrect =Geraldine Ferraro.#Correct ~Lloyd Bentsen.#Incorrect ~Edward Kennedy.#Incorrect ~Shirley Chisholm.#Incorrect } // question: 12040597 name: The Berlin Wall came down in which year? ::The Berlin Wall came down in which year?::[html]The Berlin Wall came down in which year?{ ~1978#Incorrect ~1980#Incorrect ~1984#Incorrect =1989#Correct ~1992#Incorrect } // question: 12040603 name: The domestic policies of the Carter administration ::The domestic policies of the Carter administration::[html]The domestic policies of the Carter administration{ ~greatly increased aid to low-income families.#Incorrect ~lowered the gas tax to increase the competitiveness of U.S. oil companies.#Incorrect =increased price inflation and stifled economic growth.#Correct ~eliminated "stagflation" and expanded the economy.#Incorrect ~ensured his reelection.#Incorrect } // question: 12040614 name: The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred ... ::The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred ...::[html]The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred during the presidency of{ ~Jimmy Carter.#Incorrect ~Ronald Reagan.#Incorrect =George Bush.#Correct ~Bill Clinton.#Incorrect ~Gerald Ford#Incorrect } // question: 12040621 name: The first person to become both president and vice president, without having ... ::The first person to become both president and vice president, without having ...::[html]The first person to become both president and vice president, without having been elected to either position, was{ ~Jimmy Carter.#Incorrect ~Nelson Rockefeller.#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon.#Incorrect =Gerald Ford.#Correct ~Ronald Reagan.#Incorrect } // question: 12040609 name: The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to ::The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to::[html]The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to{ ~Franklin Roosevelt's economic policy of supplying war materials to the allies in World War II.#Incorrect ~Jimmy Carter's reduction of capital gains taxes.#Incorrect ~congressional efforts to control the federal budget.#Incorrect =a theory embraced by Ronald Reagan that tax reductions would stimulate the economy.#Correct ~the U.S. policy of supplying aid to third world countries that supported the U.S.#Incorrect } // question: 12040623 name: The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was ::The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was::[html]The popular image of Gerald Ford was that he was{ ~elitist and arrogant.#Incorrect ~a strong and powerful leader.#Incorrect ~consumed with gaining political power.#Incorrect =genial and unpretentious #Correct ~paranoid and suspicious.#Incorrect } // question: 12040604 name: The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979? ::The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?::[html]The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?{ ~Turkey#Incorrect ~Armenia#Incorrect ~Kazakhstan#Incorrect =Afghanistan#Correct ~South Korea#Incorrect } // question: 12040615 name: The winner of the 1976 presidential election was ::The winner of the 1976 presidential election was::[html]The winner of the 1976 presidential election was{ ~Gerald Ford.#Incorrect =Jimmy Carter.#Correct ~Walter Mondale.#Incorrect ~Robert Dole.#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon.#Incorrect } // question: 12040620 name: Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the ... ::Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the ...::[html]Throughout the 1980s, the Reagan administration attempted to overthrow the leadership of what Latin American nation?{ ~Guatemala#Incorrect ~El Salvador#Incorrect =Nicaragua#Correct ~Honduras#Incorrect ~Panama#Incorrect } // question: 12040605 name: Which of the following is not a true statement about Gerald Ford? ::Which of the following is not a true statement about Gerald Ford?::[html]Which of the following is not a true statement about Gerald Ford?{ ~He was a republican.#Incorrect =He was elected president. #Correct ~He angered people when he pardoned Richard Nixon. #Incorrect ~He chose Nelson Rockefeller as his vice president.​#Incorrect ~He had been a football star in college. #Incorrect } // question: 12040612 name: Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy? ::Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy?::[html]Which of the following is not an example of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy?{ ~establishment of formal diplomatic relations with Communist China#Incorrect ~negotiations that improved relations between Israel and Egypt#Incorrect =expansion of American control in the Panama Canal Zone#Correct ~development of a human-rights policy to determine which countries received U.S. foreign aid#Incorrect ~failure to deal effectively with the hostage crisis#Incorrect } // question: 12040613 name: Which of the following was an issue among the Asian American community? ::Which of the following was an issue among the Asian American community?::[html]Which of the following was an issue among the Asian American community?{ ~government funding for projects for their communities#Incorrect ~veteran benefits for members of their community#Incorrect ~wages for new arrivals#Incorrect ~educational programs in college#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } // question: 12040606 name: ​Carter's approach to the economic downturn was to ::​Carter's approach to the economic downturn was to::[html]​Carter's approach to the economic downturn was to{ ~​cut taxes.#Incorrect ~​increase spending on public works.#Incorrect ~​support Federal Reserve Board policies.#Incorrect ~​None of these choices.#Incorrect =​All of these choices.#Correct } // question: 12040616 name: ​Which group was most greatly affected by Ronald Reagan's efforts to curtail ... ::​Which group was most greatly affected by Ronald Reagan's efforts to curtail ...::[html]​Which group was most greatly affected by Ronald Reagan's efforts to curtail welfare programs?​{ =​female-headed households.​#Correct ~​male-headed households.​#Incorrect ~​rural households.​#Incorrect ~​suburban households.​#Incorrect ~​all of these choices.​#Incorrect } // question: 12040619 name: A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy. ::A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.::[html]A concern for human rights lay at the center of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.{TRUE} // question: 12040622 name: Affirmative action programs have been criticized as "reverse discrimination." ::Affirmative action programs have been criticized as "reverse discrimination."::[html]Affirmative action programs have been criticized as "reverse discrimination."{TRUE} // question: 12040611 name: Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax hikes in 1984. ::Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax hikes in 1984.::[html]Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called for tax hikes in 1984.{TRUE} // question: 12040607 name: Deregulation during the Reagan administration kept the savings and loan ... ::Deregulation during the Reagan administration kept the savings and loan ...::[html]Deregulation during the Reagan administration kept the savings and loan industry from financial collapse.{FALSE} // question: 12040618 name: During his second year in office, Jimmy Carter extended amnesty to those who ... ::During his second year in office, Jimmy Carter extended amnesty to those who ...::[html]During his second year in office, Jimmy Carter extended amnesty to those who had resisted the draft during the Vietnam War.{FALSE} // question: 12040617 name: During the Carter administration, treaties were signed that would return the ... ::During the Carter administration, treaties were signed that would return the ...::[html]During the Carter administration, treaties were signed that would return the Panama Canal to Panama.{TRUE} // question: 12040608 name: Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and China were made during ... ::Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and China were made during ...::[html]Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and China were made during the Carter administration.{TRUE} // question: 12040624 name: In the 1970s, worldwide shortages of oil resulted in long lines at gas ... ::In the 1970s, worldwide shortages of oil resulted in long lines at gas ...::[html]In the 1970s, worldwide shortages of oil resulted in long lines at gas stations for American drivers.{TRUE} // question: 12040610 name: Iranian militants who held 66 Americans hostage demanded the United States ... ::Iranian militants who held 66 Americans hostage demanded the United States ...::[html]Iranian militants who held 66 Americans hostage demanded the United States stop its support of Israel for in exchange for their release.{FALSE} // question: 12040628 name: Jimmy Carter failed to win congressional approval of either his welfare ... ::Jimmy Carter failed to win congressional approval of either his welfare ...::[html]Jimmy Carter failed to win congressional approval of either his welfare program or his energy plan.{TRUE} // question: 12040640 name: Jimmy Carter won a decisive victory in the election of 1976. ::Jimmy Carter won a decisive victory in the election of 1976.::[html]Jimmy Carter won a decisive victory in the election of 1976.{FALSE} // question: 12040625 name: Leaders of the Religious Right strongly supported the separation of church ... ::Leaders of the Religious Right strongly supported the separation of church ...::[html]Leaders of the Religious Right strongly supported the separation of church and state doctrine of the constitution.{FALSE} // question: 12040639 name: Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men. ::Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men.::[html]Many of those initially diagnosed with AIDS were gay men.{TRUE} // question: 12040632 name: None of the major participants in the Iran-Contra affair were punished for ... ::None of the major participants in the Iran-Contra affair were punished for ...::[html]None of the major participants in the Iran-Contra affair were punished for their crimes.{TRUE} // question: 12040626 name: Ronald Reagan sought to limit some federal spending on social welfare. ::Ronald Reagan sought to limit some federal spending on social welfare.::[html]Ronald Reagan sought to limit some federal spending on social welfare.{TRUE} // question: 12040634 name: Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president. ::Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president.::[html]Ronald Reagan was the first movie star to be president.{TRUE} // question: 12040627 name: Ronald Reagan's pro-labor policies helped increase union membership in the ... ::Ronald Reagan's pro-labor policies helped increase union membership in the ...::[html]Ronald Reagan's pro-labor policies helped increase union membership in the 1980s.{FALSE} // question: 12040633 name: Rush Limbaugh's radio program was part of the New Right. ::Rush Limbaugh's radio program was part of the New Right.::[html]Rush Limbaugh's radio program was part of the New Right.{TRUE} // question: 12040637 name: The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ... ::The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ...::[html]The first woman ever to run for president or vice president on a major party ticket was Sandra Day O'Connor.{FALSE} // question: 12040635 name: The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy ... ::The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy ...::[html]The Iranian hostage crisis was one of the most embarrassing foreign policy failures of the Carter administration.{TRUE} // question: 12040631 name: The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald ... ::The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald ...::[html]The minimum wage when measured in constant dollars rose throughout Ronald Reagan's presidency.{FALSE} // question: 12040641 name: The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980. ::The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980.::[html]The price for a barrel of oil quadrupled between 1971 and 1980.{FALSE} // question: 12040630 name: The Reagan administration believed that democratic forces included almost any... ::The Reagan administration believed that democratic forces included almost any...::[html]The Reagan administration believed that democratic forces included almost any movement, no matter how autocratic, that was noncommunist.{TRUE} // question: 12040638 name: The Reagan administration supported "freedom fighters" in Ethiopia, Angola, ... ::The Reagan administration supported "freedom fighters" in Ethiopia, Angola, ...::[html]The Reagan administration supported "freedom fighters" in Ethiopia, Angola, Nicaragua, and elsewhere because these revolutionaries were dedicated to democracy and human rights.{FALSE} // question: 12040629 name: The Religious Right criticized Ronald Reagan when Robert Bork failed to win ... ::The Religious Right criticized Ronald Reagan when Robert Bork failed to win ...::[html]The Religious Right criticized Ronald Reagan when Robert Bork failed to win confirmation to a seat on the Supreme Court.{TRUE} // question: 12040636 name: When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, "Are you better... ::When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, "Are you better...::[html]When he ran for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter asked voters, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"{FALSE}