Matching Chapter 29 Self-Quiz

In the case of Bakke v. University of California Board of Regents, the plaintiff argued that California's __________ program was a form of reverse discrimination because it led to the admission of less-qualified black applicants.

So-called __________ insisted that prosperity and freedom required reduced government spending along with more stringent control of the money supply.

Corporations and wealthy donors provided a substantial amount of money to __________, which could bundle donations from many sources and use the cash to assist sympathetic political candidates.

To reach a wider audience, some ministers in the 1970s formed "mega-churches" while others began "electronic ministries." Critics dubbed them __________.

Democrats who criticized détente—who were later known as __________—charged the Soviets with cheating on arms control and continuing to oppress political and religious dissidents.

In Afghanistan, Russian troops became mired in a brutal war against __________, Islamic-inspired Afghan and foreign guerrillas.

Congress passed the __________ in 1972 and sent it to the states for ratification, but critics charged that this new measure would lead to unisex bathrooms, compulsory military service for women, and same-sex marriage.

The 1973 Supreme Court decision __________ affirmed a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy and created a new interfaith coalition among Protestants and Catholics opposed to abortion.

The __________ recognized the right of all Europeans to seek peaceful change, and the Soviets agreed in a general way to respect human rights in their sphere.

The convoluted scheme of weapons deals with Iran and illegal support for Nicaraguan rebels under Ronald Reagan became known as the __________.

Jerry Falwell cofounded the __________, a political lobbying group designed to mobilize evangelicals and "get them saved, baptized and registered" to vote.

__________ in the South kept unions weak and labor costs low.