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1
Supply-side economists believed that tax cuts would result in
a severe budget deficit
too much money in circulation
business expansion and new jobs
2
Before Ronald Reagan became governor of California,, what was his job?
shoe salesman
lawyer
actor
3
This man became vice-president and then president without being elected to either office -
Clinton
Carter
Jordan
Ford
4
Why did Chinese students and workers hold demonstrations in May,1989?
halting war
democratic reforms
higher wages
5
Which of the following programs was established in the Nixon administration?
NASA
New Deal
Enviromental Protection Agency
Medicare & Medicade
6
What nickname was given to the Northeast where industry was in decline and unemployment high?
Sunbelt
Rust Belt
Deficit Belt
7
This resulted in the right of a woman’s right to an abortion in the first 3 mo. of pregnancy.
Roe v. Wade
Feminist Mystique
Miranda v. Arizona
Bakke V. California
8
This was the first arms limitations agreement signed between the US and USSR in 1972
SALT 1
NAFTA
Helsinki Accords
Three Mile Island
9
Many conservatives believe that most social problems can be solved through
committing to religious faith, church, indiv, & communities
limiting the power of the wealthy
limiting power of big business
10
Which policy was meant to reduce cold war tension
Glasnost
Detente
Reaganomics
SDI
11
Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) called for
deployment of nuclear weapons in Western Europe
developing weapons that could destroy incoming missiles
deployment of nuclear missiles in space, targeted at Russia
12
Who was given illegal payments under the Reagan presidency?
Contras
Sandinistas
Soviets
13
Supreme Court in the case of Bakke v. California held that
It made Jim Crow laws constitutional
Private universities used racial quotas
It overturned the Roe v. Wade decision
Race could be taken into account in college admissions
14
Which organization controls the oil supply from the Middle East
EPA
NAFTA
OPEC
SALT I
15
Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would
lead to nuclear war
cause Iran to release the hostages
cause Communist system to collapse
16
What did the Camp David Accords accomplish?
Declare War on Egypt
Signify the end of the Cold War
Give the Panama Canal back to Panama
Peace between Egypt and Isreal
17
Identify a goal of the conservative movement
Reduce government regulations and lower taxes
Increase President Johnson’s Great Society social programs
Increase the size of the federal government
Increase the dependency on foreign oil
18
In the Iran-Contra Scandal, officials sold weapons to Iran. Why?
gain freedom for American hostages being held in Middle East
support pro-Western govt in Iran in fight against communism
support guerrillas fighting against pro-Soviet govt in Iran
19
Which President promised not to lie to the American Public (contradict Watergate)
Reagan
Carter
George H.W. Bush
Ford
20
Liberals generally believe in
cutting taxes of the rich to better improve society
religious faith as the best way to solve social problems
federal govt. help for disadvantaged through social programs
21
What did Reagan propose to keep the deficit under control?
decrease interest rates
cut social programs
increase taxes
22
One of Jimmy Carter's greatest achievements was ______.
Camp David Accords
First President to visit China
SALT Treaty 1
NAFTA
23
Why did the United Nations go to war in the Persian Gulf?
Saudi Arabia invaded Kuwait
Kuwait invaded Iraq
Iraq invaded Kuwait
24
_____ was President during the majority of the Iran Hostage Crisis.
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
25
What is one benefit of
glasnost?
Soviet citizens would have more freedom of speach
private enterprise for Soviets
no passport needed for Soviet and American citizens
26
She was the first woman on the Supreme Court appointed by Reagan
Geraldine Ferraro
Anita Hill
Sandra Day O'Connor
27
Define Gorbachev's reform known as Perestroika
Allow Reaganomics into the Soviet Union
new structure which includes opening private businesses
Bring down the Berlin Wall
religious freedom
28
What caused the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Watergate
USA Declared War on USSR
Boris Yeltsin's attack on the Communist Party in Russia
inefficient planning and huge expenses of arms race
29
Reagan followed the foreign policy of
detente
peace through strength (defense spending)
strict constructivism
Supply-Side Economics
30
Conservatives build a coalition that could elect a president when
Southerners began shifting votes to Republican party
liberals moved to suburbs in large numbers
Westerners shift votes to Republican party