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APUSH Time Period 9 Review
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APUSH Time Period 9 review #apush #reagan #clinton #clinton #1990s #2000s
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1
The Affordable Care Act included all of the following provisions EXCEPT. . .
established medical panels that rationed health care
children can stay on parents insurance until 26
insurers can't deny coverage due to preexisting conditions
mandated all Americans to purchase health insurance
2
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
3
Democrats claimed Clarence Thomas was guilty of what and should not be a Supreme Court Justice?
smoking marijuana
sexual harassment
ignoring the First Amendment
plagiarism
4
What economic effect does modern immigration have on America?
Immigrants cause massive economic debt
Immigrants are a net plus for our economy
5
Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives and charged with. . .
adultery and misuse of federal facilities
misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency
perjury and obstruction of justice
defiance of Congressional spending restrictions
6
What is the historical context of this cartoon?
massive conservative victories in the 1980 election
the success of Reagan's tax cuts
success of new left movement in shaping national policy
Reelection of President Carter
7
The "Tea Party" emerged in the summer of 2009, mobilizing against. . .
decreasing federal spending to combat the Great Recession
lower taxes
expanding government programs, influence and spending
the withdrawal of American forces in Iraq
8
President Clinton angered many liberals when he signed what bill?
Securing our Boarders Bill
Welfare Reform Bill
Student Loan Forgiveness Act
"don't ask, don't tell" regarding gays in the military
9
President George H. W. Bush's principles on human rights are most similar to
President George Washington in his 1796 Farewell Address
President James K. Polk’s support for Manifest Destiny
President Reagan’s support for reinvigoration of anticommunism
President Woodrow Wilson during and after the First World War
10
Money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from what?
contributions made by the elderly while they worked
federal income taxes
Social Security taxes paid by current workers
private employers' pension funds
11
Reagan's essential domestic goal was to do what?
cut back military spending
limit governmental regulation of social issues
reform public education
dismantle the welfare state and shrink the government
12
What is the historical context of this cartoon?
5-4 decision legalizing abortion
decision favoring affermative action
appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court
appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court
13
One result of Reagan's supply-side economics in 1982 was. . .
a sharp depression and rise in unemployment
a new wave of business investment
expansion of international trade
a reduced federal deficit
14
Which of the following events most directly led to President Bush believing that a new “world order” was emerging?
The end of the Cold War with the Soviet Union
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
United States military forces withdrawing from Vietnam
The spread of computers and global information networks
15
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
16
One consequence of the record-high deficits and high interests rights in the 1980s was. . .
inflation
lower energy costs for many consumers
growingn internationals exports
deflation
17
All of the following proved to be characteristics of the new information age economy EXCEPT?
an end to the boom-and-bust capitalist business cycle
high-tech computer and media business
outsourcing of white collar jobs to Third World countries
instant global communications
18
Many Democrats who opposed the reelection of Carter did so because of what?
his deregulation policies
his negotiations over the Panama Canal
his opposition to new civil rights laws
his inability to control rising inflation
19
In contrast to the Old Right, many New Right activists of the 1980s were concerned about what?
cultural and social issues
environmental conservation
laissez-faire economics
foreign policies
20
The New Right movement that helped elect Reagan was spearheaded by what group?
Northern liberals
evangelical Christians
advocates for the gold-standard
fiscal conservatives
21
Clinton tried promote peace negotiations between all of the following EXCEPT?
China and Taiwan
Israelis and Palestinians
North and South Korea
Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland
22
Many movement conservatives of the religious right imitated the methods of what previous group?
the Old Right
corporate advertisers
Third World guerrillas
1960s New Left
23
President Clinton sought to do what in regards to the policy of affirmative action?
"mend it, not end it"
repeal it
adding gays, lesbians, and transgender persons to list
strengthen it in terms of college admissions
24
At the start of the 21th century many white collar workers were confronted by the trend of what
jobs requiring high levels of education
diminished international trade
outsourcing financial and engineering jobs
declining salary rates
25
In a departure from his militant anti-Soviet first term, Reagan did what in his second term?
signed nuclear arms reduction agreements with the USSR
allowed American businesses to sell small arms to the USSR
made the USSR a major trading partner of the United States
supported Soviet expansion into Latin America
26
The 2000 presidential election was finally settled by. . .
the Supreme Court
a federal commission appointed by the Senate
a vote in the House of Representatives
the Florida election commissioner
27
According to President George W. Bush "the axis of evil" was composed of what countries?
Syria, Iran, China
China, North Korea, Russia
Iran, Iraq, North Korea
Iraq, Russia, North Korea
28
The New Right sought to constrict or eliminate all of the following EXCEPT what?
divorce
homosexuality
pornography
abortion
29
Which contributed most directly to globbalization?
The increased number and size of cities in the United States
The growth of labor unions’ economic influence
The implementation of protective tariffs by trading nations
The spread of computer technology and Internet use