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Multiple Choice Chapter 29 Self-Quiz 2
Schaller, 3e_MC 29.2
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How did Gerald Ford's decision to pardon his predecessor Richard M. Nixon affect his presidency?
It gained him the loyalty of right-wing Republicans.
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It led to calls for impeachment against him.
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It helped him build a solid working relationship with Democrats.
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It undermined his administration from the very beginning.
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Why did Allen Bakke sue the University of California Board of Regents in 1978?
He had been denied admission to medical school.
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He got fired from his job to make a place for an African American.
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He got fired for using a racial slur against a black woman.
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He was denied admission to graduate school because he was black.
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What was the initial public reaction to Jimmy Carter's "malaise speech" in 1979?
The president's appeal for new oil explorations in Alaska outraged them.
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Carter's appeal for sacrifice impressed many Americans.
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Carter's constant reference to the nation's "malaise" depressed them.
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Carter's whiny voice and awkward TV presence made them uncomfortable.
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During the 1970s, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
introduced economic reforms known as perestroika.
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offered an open discussion of political issues known as glasnost.
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secretly funneled weapons to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan.
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cracked down on internal dissent and built up conventional forces.
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Who challenged President Jimmy Carter in the Democratic primaries in 1980?
Thomas "Tip" O'Neill
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Walter Mondale
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Edward âTedâ Kennedy
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Bill Clinton
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Which of the following helps explain the stagflation the American economy suffered in the 1970s?
Income tax brackets were not adjusted for inflation.
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Gold reserves were depleted at Fort Knox.
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The price of oil had declined to dangerous levels.
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A growing foreign trade deficit increased inflation.
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Which of the following did Ronald Reagan attack in his campaign speeches leading up to the 1980 presidential election?
fat cats
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welfare queens
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radical students
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communist agitators
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Which of the following is true about Ronald Reagan's life?
He was born in California.
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He grew up in a traditional family.
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He married his high school sweetheart Nancy.
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He became active in the Screen Actors Guild in the late 1940s.
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Who of the following had priority under the new Immigration Act of 1965?
Europeans
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blood relatives of earlier immigrants
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anticommunists
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victims of torture
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By 1989, the cumulative national debt of the United States stood at
$200 million
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$800 million
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$1 trillion
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$3 trillion
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Which of the following was NOT a show representative of popular culture in the 1980s?
Dallas
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Friends
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Dynasty
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Life Styles of the Rich and Famous
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How was the Strategic Defense Initiative supposed to destroy advancing Soviet nuclear missiles?
with a nuclear-powered laser
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with a guided missile
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with powerful magnets
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with stealth bombers
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Why did President Reagan send warships and marines to Lebanon in 1983?
to bolster the Christian faction in the country
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to protect the fragile democracy against Syria's attacks
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to eliminate the Palestinian Liberation Front that hid there
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to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel in the South
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The staff of the National Security Council responded to congressional inquiries into the so-called Iran-Contra scandal in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:
they shredded documents.
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they lied to investigators.
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they blamed President Reagan.
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they misled the public about the operation.
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When did the Soviet Union begin to pull its troops out of Afghanistan?
1981
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1985
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1988
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1991
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