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Medical improvements in the 1990s included better cancer survival rates.

Fundamentalist Christian leader and televangelist Jerry Falwell formed the organization called

(#18) Bill Clinton became the second president in US history to be...

In the election of 2000, Al Gore first conceded defeat based on predictions made by

In the 1980 presidential election, Ronald Reagan's running mate was

According to the theory of supply-side economics, ___ is the first step toward creating a healthy economy.

_ is an example of a result of an entitlement program

Gentrification is a process in which people move out of cities and into suburbs

What system rated jobs based on what they required of workers?

The Internet made it possible to send text, images, and sound almost instantly by computer

A member of the New Right who objected to affirmative action was MOST likely to criticize......

Fax machines and the Internet made it easier for people to telecommute.

People who believe that reverse discrimination is a problem are worried about discrimination

One result of the global economy is that

A main purpose of the tax cuts Reagan supported was to...

During Reagan's presidency federal spending increased for

New high-tech businesses based on the growth of the Internet are called

In an attempt to fill the Supreme Court with conservatives, Reagan nominated _________.

_ was the goal of the program known as Star Wars.

In 1994, Proposition 187 was passed in California to

In the 1980's reports on education revealed that U.S schools were

People who support pay equity argue that women should be paid

The merging of movie, television, and newspaper companies into large conglomerates was made possible by

The source of a revolution in technology in the 1990s was the

By the year 2000, most jobs in the US economy were in the manufacturing sector

The Strategic Defense Initiative was an extremely costly

The aging of America's population will strain the government's ability to

All of the following were economic trends in the United States in the 1990s EXCEPT: