Ch.20 Test
George H.W.bush promised Americans that he would continue Reagan's policy by stating,
"Read my lips: No new taxes"
Which group helped to increase the political influence of Senior Citizen's?
AARP
by the end of the 1970s, members of a new conservative coalition shared a common belief that
American society had lost its way
Investigations to the Iran Contra scandal revealed that Reagan had
Approved the sale of arms to Iran but not the diversion of money to the contras
Who was the republican party's presidential nominee in 1964?
Barry Goldwater
Supply - side economics believes that tax cuts would result in
Business expansion and new jobs
Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would
Cause the communist system to collapse
Republicans learned through Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy that the best way to attract Southern votes was to support
Conservative policies
In May 1989, Chinese students and workers held demonstrations for
Democratic
Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative called for the
Development and weapons that could destroy in coming missles
Panama refuse to comply with the UN deadline for with drawl from Kuwait, and on January 16, 1991, the correlatio Panama refuse to comply with the UN deadline for withdraw from Kuwait, and on January 16, 1991, the coalition forces launched Operation Desert Storm
False, Iraq
The recession that began in 1990 was partly caused by the end of the Cold War, because the United States needed to build up it's military even more.
False, begin reducing its Armed Forces
Reagan believed that cutting taxes and shrinking the military or more important then balancing the budget.
False, building
believing it would boost the economy, President George H.W.Bush wanted a cut in income taxes, Paid by businesses and investors when they sell real estate or Stocks for a profit
False, capital gain taxes
When Chief Justice Warren Burger retired in 1986, Reagan appointed the most liberal associate justice, William Rehnquist, to succeed him.
False, conservative
Reagan wanted to appoint a Supreme Court justices who would
Follow the original intent of the constitution
In the Iran Contra scandal, officials sold weapons to Iran to
Gain freedom for American hostages being held in the Middle East
The united nations went to war in the Persian Gulf because
Iraq invaded Kuwalt
some Americans turn to conservatism during the cold war because they believed that
Liberal economic ideas or slowly leading the nation towards communism
When President George H.W.Bush took office, he try to improve the economy By cutting the capital gains tax, which
Lowered the tax rate paid by businesses and investors when they sell stocks for a profit
Reagan followed the foreign policy of
Peace through strength
What is one reason that Walter Mondale lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan?
Reagan had a great personal popularity
California's proposition 13 was a conservative effort to
Reduce taxes
Reagan felt that the United States could ____________, but Americans must find solutions ______________.
Regain, for themselves and each other
which of the following resulted from Reagan's policy of deregulation?
Relaxed fuel efficiency requirements for cars
Which of President Reagan's nominations to the supreme court was not confirmed by the Senate?
Robert Burk
What was the nickname given to the north east, where industry was in decline and unemployment was high?
Rustbelt
Conservatives build a coalition that could elect a president when
Southerners began shifting their votes to the Republican party
Conservatives generally support
The split of government power between state and federal levels
After the field coup attempt against Gorbachev, The Soviet union broke apart.
True
Many of the religious right opposed the equal rights amendment because they viewed it as an assault on the traditional family
True
No one at the time realize that the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty signed by President Reagan and Mikal Gorbachev marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War
True
The portion of the nations wealth earned by the wealthy is 5% of Americans begin to rise in the late 1980s
True
The spreading peaceful revolution is in Eastern Europe soon reached east Germany, and at midnight on November 9, 1989, guards at the Berlin wall open the gates
True
Before Ronald Reagan became governor of California, he was
an actor
During the Reagan presidency, illegal payments were made to the
contras
To keep the deficit under control, Reagan proposed
cutting social programs
Liberals generally believe in
free speech and privacy
Supporters of deregulation believe that
government regulations hurt the economy
As opposition to reforms mounted in the Soviet union, Boris Yeltsin
resisted a coup
A "superstation" was a new innovation in
television