A major criticism of the Electoral College system has been that

Pres may win election without majority of the poular vote

The case of Roe v Wade made this legal

aborting babies within the 1st 3 months of a woman's pregnancy

The main purpose of Operation Desert Storm was to

Drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait

Why did the US launch Operation Desert Storm?

To liberate Kuwait & Saudi Arabia from Iraqi control

A major result of the Watergate controversy

Citizens distrusted their government

Critics of Ronald Reagans economic policy referred to it as "Trickle down economics" Because

Ridiculed the idea that wealth would "Trickle Down"

A major foreign policy change under President Nixon

Diplomatic relations with Communist China

Why did President George W. Bush's "war on terror" begin in 2001?

The attecks of 9-11-01 that killed 3000 Americans

The fundamental basics of Reaganomics were...

Tax breaks for businesses leads to more money for citizens

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1
A major criticism of the Electoral College system has been that
members of electoral college are appointed for life terms
electors frequently fail to vote for a candidate
Pres may win election without majority of the poular vote
party loyalty is weakened after a presidential election
2
The case of Roe v Wade made this legal
Have your rights read to you as a prisoner
The right to a trial by jury
States to decide the legality of aborting a baby
aborting babies within the 1st 3 months of a woman's pregnancy
3
The end of communism in Eastern Europe proved the wisdom of
Eisenhower Doctrine
domino theory
Truman Doctrine
Containment policy
4
The main purpose of Operation Desert Storm was to
To reduce nuclear weapons out of Iraq
End violations of civil rights in Iraq
Reform Iraqi politics
Drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait
5
What event told the wold that the Cold War was over?
Withdrawl from Vietnam
Nixon visiting China
The UN sending troops to Iraq
The fall of the Berlin Wall
6
Why did oil and gas prices increase in the 1970s?
Construction of a Trans-Siberian pipeline
The SALT talks
NAFTA
Unrest in the Middle East
7
What year is noted as the year sattelite countries began to revolt against communist rule?
1970
1997
1947
1985
8
The purpose of Nixon's diplomatic initiatives toward China was to eliminate Communism in China
True
False
9
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 in order to:
support women's suffrage.
push for quotas for women in Congress.
advocate for women's rights.
encourage women to support the “feminine mystique.”
10
Soviet policy of economic restructuring
Proleteriat
Glastnost
Perestroika
Bolshevik
11
Why did the US launch Operation Desert Storm?
To ensure that Israel was safe from Egypt
To protect people in the Middle East from sand storms
To seek vengeance for the 9/11 attacks
To liberate Kuwait & Saudi Arabia from Iraqi control
12
Name an advantage of the Internet.
Going for a swim
Playing Basketball
Eating popcorn
Communication
13
A major result of the Watergate controversy
Presidential veto power was expanded
Congressional power was reduced
A weaker Supreme Court
Citizens distrusted their government
14
The USA's first response to the attacks of 9/11/01 was to launch attacks against the Taliban in Afganistan
True
False
15
Critics of Ronald Reagans economic policy referred to it as "Trickle down economics" Because
Agreed that the richest people would share their wealth
Believed the plan was messy
Ridiculed the idea that wealth would "Trickle Down"
Believed that the plan would work
16
In the Election of 2000, Bush VS Gore, Bush won Presidency by...
Only the Popular Vote
Only the Electoral College
Both
17
A major foreign policy change under President Nixon
Crossing the DMZ into North Korea
Diplomatic relations with Communist China
military bases surrounding the Soviet Union
Joining NATO
18
Why did President George W. Bush's "war on terror" begin in 2001?
Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait's oil fields
News that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
Operation enduring freedom failed
The attecks of 9-11-01 that killed 3000 Americans
19
The "war on terror" focused mostly on what geographic area?
The Middle East
North Africa
Eastern Europe
The USSR
20
The fundamental basics of Reaganomics were...
Commercialization of farms and centralization of the economy
Tax breaks for businesses leads to more money for citizens
Higher tax rates for the rich and higher minimum wages
Government spending to create jobs through "public works"

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