Question 1

What led to the congressional discovery that the FBI had spied on millions of Americans in the 1960s?

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A)   The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem.
B)   The invasion of Cambodia.
C)   The revelations about the My Lai Massacre.
D)   The hearings in the wake of the Kent State shootings.
E)   The Church Committee investigations.

Question 2

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that:

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A)   affirmative action was unconstitutional.
B)   racial quotas for college admissions were constitutional.
C)   fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional.
D)   race could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions.
E)   gender could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ronald Reagan

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A)  first woman appointed on the Supreme Court
B)  leader of the Moral Majority
C)  vice presidential candidate
D)  Supreme Court chief justice
E)  supporter of the Family Assistance PlanF) national security advisorG) Soviet leaderH) Strategic Defense InitiativeI) staunch opponent of the ERAJ) Camp David AccordsK) Iran-Contra affairL) Reagan's vice president

Question 4

Offer a critique as to how America's golden age had come to such an abrupt end by the end of the 1970s, after peaking only a decade and a half earlier in the mid-1950s. What were the causes of its decline? What were the consequences for American organized labor and American consumers?

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The abrupt end of America's golden age b...

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Henry Kissinger

Accepted Answer

A)  first woman appointed on the Supreme Court
B)  leader of the Moral Majority
C)  vice presidential candidate
D)  Supreme Court chief justice
E)  supporter of the Family Assistance PlanF) national security advisorG) Soviet leaderH) Strategic Defense InitiativeI) staunch opponent of the ERAJ) Camp David AccordsK) Iran-Contra affairL) Reagan's vice president

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Proposition 13?

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A)   It did not result in fewer funds for libraries and schools, as opponents claimed it would.
B)   Although proposed by California conservatives, it reflected the growing anti-tax mood of the rest of the nation.
C)   Businesses and homeowners benefited greatly from its passage.
D)   It proved taxation could be a trenchant issue for politicians and American voters.

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-George Bush

Accepted Answer

A)  first woman appointed on the Supreme Court
B)  leader of the Moral Majority
C)  vice presidential candidate
D)  Supreme Court chief justice
E)  supporter of the Family Assistance PlanF) national security advisorG) Soviet leaderH) Strategic Defense InitiativeI) staunch opponent of the ERAJ) Camp David AccordsK) Iran-Contra affairL) Reagan's vice president

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Philadelphia Plan

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A)  arms for hostages
B)  young, successful urban professionals
C)  caused by deregulation
D)  easing of Cold War tensions
E)  ban on raising property taxesF) trickle-down economicsG) peace between Egypt and IsraelH) investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  and CIAI) slow economic growth and high inflationJ) nuclear power plant accidentK) presidential involvement in VietnamL) affirmative action

Question 9

Under the Nixon administration, the United States:

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A)   supported the government of Salvador Allende in Chile.
B)   boycotted South Africa to protest apartheid.
C)   supported democratic reforms in Iran.
D)   continued to undermine Third World governments.
E)   focused its foreign policy on Southeast Asia.

Question 10

Which of the following BEST describes Nixon's foreign policy of "détente?"

Accepted Answer

A)   It meant a continuation of the status quo.
B)   The United States was not yet willing to sign arms-control treaties with the Soviet Union.
C)   As demonstrated by diplomatic visits to both China and the Soviet Union, Nixon sought a peaceful co-existence with communist nations.
D)   It meant a rejection of Henry Kissinger's "realist" approach to the Cold War.

Question 11

How did trickle-down economics claim to increase government tax revenues?

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A)   By increasing the tariff.
B)   By lowering tax rates.
C)   By raising taxes.
D)   By lowering wages.
E)   By increasing the tax burden on the poor.

Question 12

The handling of the Iranian hostage crisis:

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A)   was a diplomatic achievement for President Carter.
B)   restored Americans' confidence in their nation.
C)   made Jimmy Carter appear weak and inept.
D)   made Ronald Reagan appear weak and inept.
E)   ended with the signing of the Camp David Accords.

Question 13

In 1975, the Vietnam War ended:

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A)   as the only war lost by the United States.
B)   as a military, political, and social victory for the United States.
C)   leaving very few Vietnamese casualties.
D)   leaving many Americans optimistic.
E)   as a result of the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.

Question 14

When they were arrested, the burglars at the Watergate apartment complex were breaking into:

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A)   the psychiatrist Daniel Ellsberg's office.
B)   the Washington Post's headquarters.
C)   the Democratic Party headquarters.
D)   George McGovern's apartment.
E)   the Committee to Reelect the President's (CREEP's)  headquarters.

Question 15

Journalist Theodore White commented that both the conservatives and liberals used the term "freedom" as the foundation of their platforms in the election of 1964. Both groups demanded either "Freedom Now" or "Freedom for All." Analyze how both groups were using "freedom." What meaning did they give to the word? Be sure to emphasize both the similarities and differences in each group's approach to the term "freedom."

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Both conservatives and liberals in the 1...

Question 16

In 1979, President Carter brought together the leaders of Israel and Egypt and brokered a historic peace agreement known as the Camp David Accords.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Nixon's Family Assistance Plan:

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A)   proposed to guarantee a minimum income for all Americans.
B)   won approval by Congress.
C)   was seen as too radical by liberals.
D)   replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
E)   was seen as inadequate by conservatives.

Question 18

How did the experience of the 1960s shape America's neoconservatives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neoconservatives came to believe that even the best-intentioned social programs did more harm than good.
B)   The expense of the space race convinced them that they had to give up fighting the Cold War.
C)   The U.S. experience in the Vietnam War taught neoconservatives to wage wars with all available resources.
D)   The prosperity under the stewardship of liberal Democrats convinced them that New Deal economics were the path for the future.
E)   Their own exposure to drugs, sex, and rock-n-roll made them more likely to be libertarians at heart.

Question 19

In foreign policy, Reagan:

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A)   opposed "authoritarian" noncommunist regimes.
B)   embraced Carter's emphasis on human rights.
C)   decreased military spending.
D)   called for a halt to the development of nuclear weapons.
E)   initiated the largest military buildup in American history.

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