History 12 Quiz 5 Study Guide
What general political trend coincided with a significant increase in private and corporate spending in political campaigns at the turn of the twenty-first century?
A withdrawal of people from the public sphere
How did the trickle-down economics claim to increase government tax revenues?
By lowering taxes
Who in George H.W. Bush's administration disagreed strongly with the Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney about the future of national security after the Cold War?
Chairman of the joint Chiefs of staff Colin Powell
What setback did the advocates of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 suffer in 1976?
Congress overrode Ford's veto and ended federal funding for abortion in the Medicaid program
Why did President Nixon embrace the Philadelphia Plan for affirmative action in the building trades?
He was hoping to weaken the power of trade unions
President Barack Obama surprised both his supporters and his opponents with:
His conduct in the war on terror from Guantanamo Bay to Libya
In the eyes of author Eric Foner, our recent national history points to a future:
In which we better comprehend the world around us
What did demonstrators demand in the "Battle of Seattle"?
International standards for working conditions
What long-term effect did California's passage of its anti-immigrant Proposition 187 in 199 have?
It mobilized the states Latino community and increased citizenship and suffrage for immigrants
Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai massacre?
One person found guilty in this killing of 350 people, but was released in 1974
Which of the following factors did NOT drive increasing immigration from Mexico in the late 1990s?
Superior public services in the US
What setback did the Bush administration suffer in its was on terror in 2008?
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Guantanamo Bay detainees could invoke rights under the U.S. Constitution
What did President George W. Bush's frequent references to freedom and liberty in his second inaugural address indicate?
They warned that mosques would lead to the rise of sharia law
Why did the gay and lesbian movement become a major concern for the political right after the late 1960s?
Thousands of new civil rights movements encouraged gay and lesbians to come out
Which of the following technologies had the least influential effect on American life?
Video cassettes
Why did conservatives have the last laugh in the Watergate scandal?
Watergate proved the conservatives point that the power of federal government had to be restricted
Why did President Carter cut off aid to Argentina in 1978?
A brutal military dictatorship had emerged there, waging a dirty war against its own citizens