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1
President Clinton angered many liberals when he signed what bill?
Student Loan Forgiveness Act
"don't ask, don't tell" regarding gays in the military
Welfare Reform Bill
Securing our Boarders Bill
2
The 2000 presidential election was finally settled by. . .
a federal commission appointed by the Senate
the Supreme Court
a vote in the House of Representatives
the Florida election commissioner
3
Clinton tried promote peace negotiations between all of the following EXCEPT?
China and Taiwan
North and South Korea
Israelis and Palestinians
Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland
4
Conservative Democrats who supported Reagan's tax-cutting legislation were called?
blue dogs
neoconservatives
red libs
blue elephants
5
the Affordable Care Act included all of the following provisions EXCEPT. . .
children can stay of parents insurance until 26
established medical panels that rationed health care
mandated all Americans to purchase health insurance
insurers can't deny coverage due to preexisting conditions
6
Many Democrats who opposed the reelection of Carter did so because of what?
his negotiations over the Panama Canal
his opposition to new civil rights laws
his deregulation policies
his inability to control rising inflation
7
The New Right sought to constrict or eliminate all of the following EXCEPT what?
homosexuality
abortion
pornography
divorce
8
Democrats claimed Clarence Thomas was guilty of what and should not be a Supreme Court Justice?
ignoring the First Amendment
plagiarism
sexual harassment
smoking marijuana
9
In a departure from his militant anti-Soviet first term, Reagan did what in his second term?
supported Soviet expansion into Latin America
allowed American businesses to sell small arms to the USSR
signed nuclear arms reduction agreements with the USSR
made the USSR a major trading partner of the United States
10
In the 1990s and 2000s feminists continued to be frustrated by all of the following EXCEPT?
women being legally barred from many high-prestige positions
women bore the brunt of childcare responsibilities
women were concentrated in traditionally feminine jobs
women were paid less than men for corresponding jobs
11
One consequence of the record-high deficits and high interests rights in the 1980s was. . .
deflation
inflation
growingn internationals exports
lower energy costs for many consumers
12
President Clinton sought to do what in regards to the policy of affirmative action?
"mend it, not end it"
strengthen it in terms of college admissions
adding gays, lesbians, and transgender persons to list
repeal it
13
At the start of the 21th century many white collar workers were confronted by the trend of what
jobs requiring high levels of education
outsourcing financial and engineering jobs
declining salary rates
diminished international trade
14
What is the historical context of this cartoon?
the success of Reagan's tax cuts
massive conservative victories in the 1980 election
success of new left movement in shaping national policy
Reelection of President Carter
15
The New Right movement that helped elect Reagan was spearheaded by what group?
Northern liberals
fiscal conservatives
advocates for the gold-standard
evangelical Christians
16
All of the following proved to be characteristics of the new information age economy EXCEPT?
outsourcing of white collar jobs to Third World countries
high-tech computer and media business
instant global communications
an end to the boom-and-bust capitalist business cycle
17
Wealth inequality between rich and poor widened from 1960-2012 due to all the following EXCEPT
Carter and Clinton tax policies
intensifying global economic competition
growth of part-time and temporary work
decline of unions
18
Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives and charged with. . .
perjury and obstruction of justice
misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency
defiance of Congressional spending restrictions
adultery and misuse of federal facilities
19
One result of Reagan's supply-side economics in 1982 was. . .
a sharp depression and rise in unemployment
expansion of international trade
a reduced federal deficit
a new wave of business investment
20
According to President George W. Bush "the axis of evil" was composed of what countries?
Iraq, Russia, North Korea
Syria, Iran, China
China, North Korea, Russia
Iran, Iraq, North Korea
21
In contrast to the Old Right, many New Right activists of the 1980s were concerned about what?
cultural and social issues
environmental conservation
foreign policies
laissez-faire economics
22
The "Tea Party" emerged in the summer of 2009, mobilizing against. . .
decreasing federal spending to combat the Great Recession
the withdrawal of American forces in Iraq
lower taxes
expanding government programs. influence and spending
23
All of the following represent the fervor over Clarence Thomas's confirmation hearing EXCEPT?
a large gender gap emerged between the two political parties
pro-choice women distanced themselves from the republicans
conservative social issues were gaining in public appeal
women were enraged by the all-male committee's behavior
24
Money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from what?
contributions made by the elderly while they worked
private employers' pension funds
federal income taxes
Social Security taxes paid by current workers
25
What is the historical context of this cartoon?
5-4 decision legalizing abortion
appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court
decision favoring affermative action
appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court
26
Reagan's essential domestic goal was to do what?
limit governmental regulation of social issues
reform public education
dismantle the welfare state and shrink the government
cut back military spending
27
Many movement conservatives of the religious right imitated the methods of what previous group?
Third World guerrillas
1960s New Left
corporate advertisers
the Old Right
