True or False Chapter 29 Self-Quiz 2

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. Jimmy Carter made headlines during his 1976 presidential bid with bold support for affirmative action and a woman's right of choice.

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. In response to the energy crisis, Carter persuaded Congress to create a new Department of Energy.

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. One result of the high interest rates under Paul Volcker's chairmanship of the Federal Reserve was a new desire of Americans to put money into savings accounts.

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. Iranians purposely stalled the release of hostages until after the presidential election in November 1980.

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. Evangelicals voted for Republicans in increasingly high proportions over the course of the 1980s.

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. In 1966, Ronald Reagan ran for governor of California charging his predecessor with supporting “welfare cheats.”

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. In 1980, Congress enacted a Refugee Act that offered asylum to all those with a well-founded fear of religious persecution or economic suffering.

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Regan's 'cowboy' actions around the world were unequivocally supported by America's western European allies.

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. The major items sold by Americans to the Soviets in the 1980s were cars and other machine products.

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. Ronald Reagan decided to cooperate with Mikhail Gorbachev in part because he needed to demonstrate that he was still effective in international affairs in the wake of the Iran-Contra scandal.

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