// question: 53755  name: All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the 
::All of the following occurred during the Reagan administration except the::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: 53773  name: All of the following statements regarding the economy during Carter's administration are true except 
::All of the following statements regarding the economy during Carter's administration are true except::All of the following statements regarding the economy during Carter's administration are true except{
	~the price of oil soared.#Incorrect
	~the rate of inflation topped thirteen percent.#Incorrect
	~Carter supported increasing pubic works spending.#Incorrect
	=Carter opposed tax cuts.#Correct
	~unemployment rose.#Incorrect
}


// question: 53754  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::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: 53768  name: During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to mean 
::During the 1980s, conservative Reaganites redefined the word "liberalism" to mean::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: 53759  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::In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the mood of the public was{
	~optimistic.#Incorrect
	=disillusioned.#Correct
	~militant.#Incorrect
	~disinterested.#Incorrect
	~fearful.#Incorrect
}


// question: 53762  name: Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a 
::Jimmy Carter appealed to voters because he was a::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 the above.#Correct
}


// question: 53753  name: One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its failure to win the release of U.S. hostages from 
::One of the most damaging problems of the Carter administration was its failure to win the release of U.S. hostages from::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: 53763  name: The domestic policies of the Carter administration 
::The domestic policies of the Carter administration::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: 53757  name: The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred during the presidency of 
::The end of the Cold War and the fall of Eastern European communism occurred during the presidency of::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: 53766  name: The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to 
::The phrase "supply-side economics" refers to::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: 53740  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?::The Soviet Union invaded which one of the following countries in 1979?{
	~Turkey#Incorrect
	~Armenia#Incorrect
	~Kazakhstan#Incorrect
	=Afghanistan#Correct
	~South Korea#Incorrect
}