Unit 7 Chapter 30 & 31
In his book, "The Emerging Republican Majority," Kevin Phillips predicted:
A trend toward conservative voting habits in the Sunbelt,
What happened to the American economy during the 1990s?
Americans enjoyed nine years of continuous economic expansion
What was Whitewater?
Arkansas real estate development in which Bill and Hillary Clinton were investors
The Affordable Care Act (2010), which improved access to medical care, was signed into law by:
Barrack Obama,
What was the code name for the successful offensive attack against Iraq by the United States and its Allies in the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
Desert Storm
What was the ruling in the U.S. Supreme court case of University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
It allowed race to be used as one of several factors in college and university admission decisions
The Contract With America was proposed by
Newt Gingrich
The "Contract with America", which called for a revolutionary reduction in federal responsibilities, was proposed by: Newt Gingrich,
Newt Gingrich,
In his 1969 book, The Emerging Republican Majority, Kevin Phillips predicted
a trend toward conservative voting habits in the Sunbelt.
In the Presidential election of 1988, George H.W. Bush defeated:
Michael Dukakis,
In the presidential election of 1988, George Bush defeated
Michael Dukakis.
Which Soviet leader instituted the political openness of glasnost?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which Soviet leader instituted the political openness of "glasnost" ?
Mikhail Gorbachev,
Liberal or "modern" Protestants
emphasize building the kingdom of God through social justice.
Ronald Reagan's economic plan included all of the following programs except:
enforcing strict protection of natural environments.
What person helped to renew the labor movement through the United Farm Workers?
Cesar Chavez
Ronald Reagan won the election of 1980 because:
Blue collar and middle-class voters were worried about inflation and runaway government spending.
What network signed on with twenty-four hours a day news coverage in 1980?
CNN
The center of the electronics industry, Silicon Valley, is located in:
California,
The center of the electronics industry, Silicon Valley, is located in
California.
Neoconservatives such as Edward Banfield and Irving Kristol believed that:
Free markets work better than government programs and government intervention does more harm than good,
In the Iran-Contra Affair, Oliver North:
Funneled illegal arms sales funds to Nicaraguan rebels,
What is the name given to the group who came of voting age in the mid-1990s?
Generation X
What person finally won the disputed presidential election of 2000 when the U.S. Supreme court decided that this person should receive all disputed electoral votes in Florida?
George W. Bush,
Examples of jobs in the information industries economy include all of the following except:
Hospital orderlies,
President George H.W. Bush's call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf in 1990 came when:
Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production,
President Bush's call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf in 1990 came when
Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production.
What was the purpose of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Swann v. Charlotte (1971)?
It held that crosstown busing was a solution to defacto segregation to integrate public schools.
What was the purpose of the Patriot Act?
It intended to protect the U.S. by increasing federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies against terrotist actions
What military general of Panama was captured by American troops and brought back to the U. S. to stand trial on drug-trafficking charges in 1989?
Manuel Noriega
President George W. Bush declared all of the following countries as an axis of evil for supporting terrorism in 2002 except for:
Pakistan
What was the Soviet Union's economic restructuring plan?
Perestroika
What type of missile was placed in Europe in 1983?
Pershing II
What president announced the creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars" program that would deploy new defenses to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles?
Ronald Reagan
What president announced the creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars" program in March 1983 ?
Ronald Reagan,
What Texas billionaire person became an Independent party candidate in 1992 and tried to claim the political center?
Ross Perot
What Texas billionaire person became an Independent party candidate in 1992 and tried to claim the political center?
Ross Perot,
What Iraq dictator was overthrown during the Second Persian Gulf war which began in March 2003?
Saddam Hussein
The first woman named to the U.S. Supreme Court was:
Sandra Day O'Connor.
What Congressional act in 1975 allowed minorities to use the federal courts to challenge at-large voting systems that diluted the impact of minority neighborhood districts?
Voting Rights Act
In the case Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme court ruled that:
State laws could not forbid abortions in the first three months of pregnancy,
Actions taken by President Bill Clinton in his first term included all of the following except:
The President's full support of the "Contract With America"'
What organization was founded by Jerry Falwell which had a big influence on the 1980 presidential election of Ronald Reagan?
The moral Majority
What was the Brady Bill?
What was the Brady Bill?
What was the purpose of the Patriot Act of 2001 ?
This allowed federal authorities to conduct criminal investigations against terrorist groups,
What was the meaning of the Sagebrush Rebellion?
Those who wanted the vast federal land holdings in the west transferred to the states for more rapid economic use,
What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
To prevent abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex,
What was the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993 ?
To reduce tarde barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States,
The term decentering refers to
a change in the assumption that white, middle-class families were the American norm.
What is the meaning of a neoliberal which Bill Clinton was portrayed while President?
an advocate of a policy emphasizing economic growth and competitiveness in the world economy
The term Rustbelt has been used to describe the
dwindling economies of the old manufacturing region.
President Clinton's first cabinet
contained a mixture of minority men and women.
George Bush's campaign strategies in 1988 included all of the following except
expressing a thorough program of domestic policy.
Neoconservatives such as Edward Banfield and Irving Kristol believed that
free markets work better than government programs and government intervention does more harm than good.
In the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North
funneled illegal arms sales funds to Nicaraguan rebels.
All of the following were economic trends that benefited the "Sunbelt" in the South and Southwest except
growth of Rustbelt factories.
Examples of jobs in the information industries economy include all of the following except
hospital orderlies.
In Baker v. Carr, the U.S. Supreme Court empowered suburban areas by
issuing a "one person, one vote" ruling that strengthened suburban representation.
Most communes of the 1960's and 1970's ended in failure because
members eventually clashed over incompatible goals.
ll of the following were several reasons for more working women during the 1970s and 1980s except
new policies such as a federal child care tax credit.
Supporters of the North American Free Trade Agreement include
professional businesses that want foreign customers.
In the presidential election of 2000, both candidates George W. Bush and Albert Gore, Jr. supported all of the following campaign issues except:
proposing cuts in benefits for the elderly.
The "Stonewall rebellion" in 1969
showed the growth of social activism by homosexuals.
In the case Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
state laws could not forbid abortions in the first three months of pregnancy.
The United States was involved in Nicaragua in the early 1980s to overthrow what group of rebels?
the Sandinistas
The prosperous defense industry especially brought economic development to
the South and West.
A small-scale American intervention in Lebanon in 1983 resulted in
the death of over 200 Marines in one bombing incident
All of the following were characteristics about Americans over the age of 65 except
they began to create utopian communes.
What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment?
to prevent abridgement of rights on account of a person's sex
The outcome of the 2000 Presidential election showed that the nation
was moving toward a strong center
