Restless Giant - Chapter 5

Mondale did well with three of these demographic groups in 1984. Which one voted against him the most?

Why was Reagan often referred to as the 'Teflon President?'

What actor and friend of President Reagan's was the 1st celebrity death from AIDS (1985)?

What phrase did Reagan use often to describe the US?

Reagan claimed he would abolish the departments of Energy and Education during his 1980 campaign. Which were abolished?

Reagan blundered badly when, in 1981, he recommended nearly immediate cuts to what 'golden calf' for the Democrats?

What union, the only to support Reagan's 1980 election, went on strike and were subsequently fired and replaced?

In the next debate, Reagan said he would not 'exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's _______,' drawing laughter.

_________ became the 1st major party vice-presidential candidate in 1984 when she ran with Walter Mondale as a Democrat.

Sitcoms in the 1980s were softer/milder when compared sitcoms of the 1970s.

Three of the following were important issues of the campaign for Reagan. Which was NOT?

Three of the following legal/political facts about the Reagan presidency is TRUE. Which one is FALSE?

Reagan was known as the 'Great ________________.'

AIDS was first noticed in 19_____, but President Reagan didn't name it 'public enemy Number One' until 19______.

Which of the following supported the AIDS-prevention, sex education message of: 1: Abstinence 2: Monogamy 3: Condoms?

What US city hosted the 1984 Olympics?

In the book was Ronald Reagan characterized as more of an optimist or a pessimist?

Reagan defeated Mondale 525 to 13 in the electoral college, with Mondale only winning DC and his home state: _________.

What politically shrewd man, who had been George HW Bush's campaign manager in 1980, became Reagan's chief of staff?

During the 1980s who became famous (or infamous) for saying 'Greed is good!'

Reagan was opposed to raising the federal minimum wage, which was $3.15 when he became POTUS.

Reagan favored or supported which of the following constitutional amendments?

In 1988, Democrats and Republicans came together to approve reparations for ________ that suffered hardship during WWII?

What NYC city man who shot 4 African-Americans in self-defense in 1986 was dubbed the 'Subway Vigilante?'

Part of Reagan's bipartisan congressional coalition was a group known as 'boll weevils.' Who were 'boll weevils?'

Critics called Reagan's supply-side economic theory 'Reaganomics.' Which of the following is FALSE of Reaganomics?

What woman, nominated by Reagan and confirmed 99-0, became the 1st woman on the SCOTUS?

The United States in the mid-1980s went from being the world's largest __________ to the world's largest ___________.

Was David Stockman's time as head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) considered to be a success or failure?

In response to Reagan's huge victory, the Democratic Party created the DLC, which consisted mainly of _______ Democrats.

What man tried to assassinated Reagan on March 30th, 1981, lodging a bullet one inch from the President's heart?

What was the name of the hemophiliac teenager from Kokomo, IN who was ostracized from his hometown because of AIDS?

During the 1980s, the United States remained the only developed nation in the West without universal healthcare.

In the 1982 midterm elections, Republicans ________ 26 additional House seats.

The S&L (Savings & Loan) collapse was the costliest financial scandal in US history at the time.

What did Mondale say he would do if elected that delighted Republicans and played into Reagan's hands?

It was said 'nothing better revealed Reagan's negative attitude toward government regulation than his approach to ____.'

In the Reagan years, 2 men were confirmed to the SCOTUS; 1 was named Chief Justice; who was nominated but not confirmed?

TV Shows: __________ = a Texas oil family; _________ = an affluent Black family; ________ = a middle class white family.

Who did pundits think won the 1st debate between Reagan and Mondale in 1984?