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1. The U.S. entered the Persian Gulf War in 1991 when…
A. the United Nations uncovered massive human rights violations committed by Saddam Hussein.
B. Iraq invaded oil-rich Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
C. Iraq announced its intentions to use nuclear weapons against Israel.
D. Saddam Hussein refused to cooperate with UN inspectors.
2. The “melting” of the cold war can best be illustrated by…
A. the Iran-Contra Affair. B. Tiananmen Square. C. Star Wars. D. the fall of the Berlin Wall.
3. Under the influence of justices such as Sandra Day O’Connor and William Rehnquist, the Supreme
Court…
A. became more conservative.
B. declared flag burning is not protected by the First Amendment.
C. became more liberal.
D. overturned Roe v. Wade.
4. “Reaganomics” refers to an economic policy based on
A. using the excess military budget to fund social programs.
B. increasing the power of the federal government to prevent recession.
C. using government regulation to lower supply and raise prices.
D. reducing the budget, cutting taxes, and increasing defense spending.
5. The Conservative movement that began in the mid-1960s and reached its height during the Reagan
years focused on
A. limiting abortion, affirmative action, and welfare.
B. raising incomes for women, minorities, and immigrants.
C. expanding government health care and education programs.
D. fighting the influence of political and religious fundamentalism.
6. Bill Clinton was considered a “New” Democrat because he…
A. put an end to middle-of-the-road policies and forced the party to embrace the most liberal platform in
its history.
B. promoted liberal economic policies but very conservative moral values.
C. was young and highly educated.
D. was willing to pursue both liberal and conservative policies.
7. In Bakke vs. California University Board of Regents, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges and
universities…
A. could no longer consider race as a factor in admissions.
B. could set racial quotas to reserve spaces for minorities.
C. could not use racial quotas, but could consider race as one factor in deciding admissions.
D. would be guided by their state constitutions in matters of affirmative action.
8. As of the 2004 census, the largest minority group in the United States is…
A. Black or African American.
B. Asian.
C. Hispanic or Latino.
D. Native American.
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9. According to the Bush administration, al-Qaida’s September 11 attack on the United States was
motivated most strongly by hatred of American…
A. support for Israeli control of Palestine.
B. military presence in the Persian Gulf region.
C. democracy and freedom.
D. global economic dominance.
10. Reagan’s program entitled “Star Wars” proposed to….
A. arm the Contras
B. create a missile defense shield to protect the US from foreign attacks
C. place Marines in the Middle East to protect oil reserves
D. limit US and USSR offensive weapons
11. By 1980 the US economy began to show a pattern of…
A. increased worker productivity
B. massive investment in capital industry
C. a shift from industrial to service employment D. permanent prosperity
12. This agreement encouraged trade between the US, Canada, and Mexico…
A. NAFTA
B. GATT
C. NATO
D. Good Neighbor Policy
13. The most important method of the 1970’s designed to overcome segregation in our public schools
was….
A. state mandated desegregation of real estate market
B. federal court-ordered busing
C. home schooling program
D. creation of a voucher system
14. This was a Reagan era law that proposed to balance the federal budget and eliminate the dangerous
trend of a growing federal deficit…
A. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act B. Economic Reform Tax Act
C. Brady Bill
D. Patriot
Act
15. The most important diplomatic achievement of the Carter era was…
A. Panama Canal treaty
B. SALT I agreement C. Mayaguez Incident D. Camp David Accords
16. Which contributed the most to the energy crisis of the mid-1970s?
A. the Arab oil embargo
B. the accident at Three Mile Island
C. cut-throat competition among major oil producers
D. a freeze-up of the Alaskan oil fields
17. Widespread opposition to the Iran Hostage Crisis contributed to the rise in popularity of…
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Edward Kennedy C. Walter Mondale D. Ronald Reagan
18. The Ayatollah Khomeini called the United States the “great satan” because of America’s so-called…
A. “secret alliance” with Iraq
B. “racist” policies toward blacks
C. “moral decadence”
D. “glutinous” consumption of oil
19. From the Soviet point of view, which Reagan policy most threatened to escalate the arms race?
A. the Strategic Defense Initiative
B. U.S. military action in the Persian Gulf
C. aid to the rebels in Afghanistan
D. the Iran-Contra scandal
20. Which goal of the Reagan Revolution was realized?
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B.
C.
D.
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Conservative Republicans gained control of Congress
Communism in Latin America had been crushed
The federal budget was balanced
A fifty-year trend towards “bigger” federal government had been curbed
21. Which led to charges that President Reagan could not control his subordinates in the White House?
A. The embarrassing U.S. retreat from Lebanon
B. The Iran-Contra affair
C. The sale of public lands by the Department of Interior
D. The U.S. downing of an Iranian airliner
22. The U.S. threatened the use of military force against Iraq in 1998 because Iraq had…
A. invaded Kuwait
B. expelled U.N. inspectors looking for evidence of illegal weapons stockpiles
C. massacred thousands of Kurds
D. been shown to be responsible for the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City
23. President Bush’s frequent references to “a thousand points of light” are a part of his attempt to…
A. urge peaceful resolutions to international problems
B. beam American programming into
communist nations
C. encourage volunteerism
D. reward outstanding schools with special
recognition
24. Which of the following is most correctly associated with affirmative action?
A. the Equal Rights Amendment
B. Quota systems
C. Civil disobedience
D. Energy independence
25. In 1978, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities…
A. could no longer consider race as a factor in admissions.
B. could set racial quotas to reserve spaces for minorities.
C. could not use racial quotas, but could consider race as one factor in deciding admissions.
D. would be guided by their state constitutions in matters of affirmative action.
26. In the War on Terror, the U.S. government has invested the most human and financial resources in…
A. Homeland Security
B. destroying al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan
C. the War in Iraq
D. Middle East diplomacy
27. The widespread use of computers has led to a national concern over…
A. increased pollution of the environment
B. the right to privacy
C. the right to petition
D. a decline in~ television viewing
28. Since 1980 relations between Japan and the United States have been most influenced by the…
A. imbalance of trade
B. U.S. refusal to accept Japanese technology
C. immigration restrictions imposed by the Gentlemen’s Agreement
D. construction of Japanese military bases in the Pacific region
29. The New Right activists are most concerned with which of the following ideas?
A. fight against communism
B. the teaching of evolution in schools
C. economic issues
D. social and cultural issues
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30. Which of the following political changes was the result of the 1994 national elections?
A. For the first time in almost 40 years, both the House of Representatives and the Senate were
controlled by the Republican Party.
B. For the first time in 25 years, the United States Supreme Court was dominated by liberals.
C. For the first time, the nation elected a third-party candidate as president.
D. For only the second time in voting history, more women voted in a national election than men.