// 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 }