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APUSH Time Period 9 review #apush #reagan #clinton #clinton #1990s #2000s
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1
According to President George W. Bush "the axis of evil" was composed of what countries?
Syria, Iran, China
Iran, Iraq, North Korea
Iraq, Russia, North Korea
China, North Korea, Russia
2
In contrast to the Old Right, many New Right activists of the 1980s were concerned about what?
environmental conservation
cultural and social issues
laissez-faire economics
foreign policies
3
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
made the USSR a major trading partner of the United States
allowed American businesses to sell small arms to the USSR
supported Soviet expansion into Latin America
4
All of the following proved to be characteristics of the new information age economy EXCEPT?
instant global communications
high-tech computer and media business
outsourcing of white collar jobs to Third World countries
an end to the boom-and-bust capitalist business cycle
5
The 2000 presidential election was finally settled by. . .
a federal commission appointed by the Senate
the Florida election commissioner
the Supreme Court
a vote in the House of Representatives
6
One consequence of the record-high deficits and high interests rights in the 1980s was. . .
growingn internationals exports
lower energy costs for many consumers
inflation
deflation
7
Many movement conservatives of the religious right imitated the methods of what previous group?
Third World guerrillas
the Old Right
corporate advertisers
1960s New Left
8
In the 1990s and 2000s feminists continued to be frustrated by all of the following EXCEPT?
women were concentrated in traditionally feminine jobs
women being legally barred from many high-prestige positions
women were paid less than men for corresponding jobs
women bore the brunt of childcare responsibilities
9
Wealth inequality between rich and poor widened from 1960-2012 due to all the following EXCEPT
growth of part-time and temporary work
intensifying global economic competition
decline of unions
Carter and Clinton tax policies
10
President Clinton sought to do what in regards to the policy of affirmative action?
strengthen it in terms of college admissions
adding gays, lesbians, and transgender persons to list
"mend it, not end it"
repeal it
11
Conservative Democrats who supported Reagan's tax-cutting legislation were called?
neoconservatives
blue dogs
red libs
blue elephants
12
The New Right sought to constrict or eliminate all of the following EXCEPT what?
homosexuality
divorce
abortion
pornography
13
President Clinton angered many liberals when he signed what bill?
Welfare Reform Bill
"don't ask, don't tell" regarding gays in the military
Student Loan Forgiveness Act
Securing our Boarders Bill
14
The "Tea Party" emerged in the summer of 2009, mobilizing against. . .
lower taxes
expanding government programs. influence and spending
decreasing federal spending to combat the Great Recession
the withdrawal of American forces in Iraq
15
One result of Reagan's supply-side economics in 1982 was. . .
expansion of international trade
a new wave of business investment
a reduced federal deficit
a sharp depression and rise in unemployment
16
What is the historical context of this cartoon?
the success of Reagan's tax cuts
success of new left movement in shaping national policy
Reelection of President Carter
massive conservative victories in the 1980 election
17
Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives and charged with. . .
misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency
perjury and obstruction of justice
adultery and misuse of federal facilities
defiance of Congressional spending restrictions
18
Clinton tried promote peace negotiations between all of the following EXCEPT?
North and South Korea
Israelis and Palestinians
Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland
China and Taiwan