// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch30 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch30 // question: 17954334 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: 17954335 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: 17954341 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: 17954344 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: 17954348 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: 17954350 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: 17954360 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: 17954349 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: 17954354 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: 17954340 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: 17954345 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: 17954343 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: 17954336 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: 17954342 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: 17954353 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: 17954357 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: 17954352 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: 17954358 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: 17954338 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: 17954356 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: 17954346 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: 17954359 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: 17954339 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: 17954351 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: 17954337 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: 17954347 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: 17954355 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: 17954361 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: 17954372 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: 17954379 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: 17954367 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: 17954381 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: 17954362 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: 17954373 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: 17954378 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: 17954363 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: 17954370 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: 17954371 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: 17954364 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: 17954374 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 }