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Which of the following describes the agenda of the new conservative movement of the 1970s?
It criticized the government's intrusion into the individual's economic life as a hindrance to prosperity and personal responsibility.
Richard Nixon's southern strategy for winning the presidential election in 1968 was to
woo white southerners away from the Democratic Party.
President Nixon saw Chief Justice Earl Warren's resignation in 1969 as an opportunity to put a
more conservative justice on the Court.
How did President Nixon respond to the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973?
Nixon avoided public comment on the issue.
The Watergate scandal that began in 1972 was triggered by
the discovery that Nixon campaign workers had broken into and bugged Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Following the 1972 election, Americans learned that President Nixon and his associates had been guilty of
using unlawful means to silence critics of the Vietnam War.
The resignation of Nixon's Vice President, Spiro Agnew, in 1973 was spurred by
an investigation that revealed he had taken bribes while governor of Maryland.
For what crime did the House Judiciary Committee vote to charge President Nixon as one of the grounds for impeachment?
Tax evasion
After President Nixon resigned from office in August 1974, he
was pardoned by President Ford.
After President Nixon's resignation, the Democratic Congress aimed to
guard against future abuses of government power.
Which of the following factors helped Jimmy Carter win the presidency in 1976?
Carter's distance from Washington, D.C., politics
Before winning the presidency, Jimmy Carter's political experience included
serving as governor of Georgia.
To address the nation's dependence on foreign oil, President Carter established the
Department of Energy.
After the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear facility in 1979,
further development of the nuclear power industry was stalled.
What calamity led President Carter to sponsor legislation to create the Superfund?
The environmental disaster at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York
In 1977, the United States and Panama completed treaties that arranged
Panama's takeover of the Panama Canal in 2000.
President Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
by barring U.S. athletes from participating in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
The American hostages were held in the U.S. Embassy in Teheran by their Iranian captors
until the day President Carter left office.
What made the election of 1980 so significant?
It revealed conservatives had come to dominate the Republican Party.
Before he won the presidency in 1980, Ronald Reagan had been
a well-known actor and then the governor of California.
Which of the following factors was a significant part of Ronald Reagan's appeal to voters?
Reagan's promise to take government off the backs of the people.
Ronald Reagan was often liked even by those who disagreed with his policies because
he was confident, easygoing, and had an optimistic view of America's past and present.
President Reagan's initial strategy to fix the lagging U.S. economy was to
introduce a massive tax cut.
What was the ultimate result of President Reagan's two substantial tax cuts?
The tax cuts benefited the wealthy.
What was the outcome of the Reagan administration's decision to deregulate the banking industry?
A crisis in the savings and loan industry occurred, which added burden onto taxpayers.
President Reagan's pledge to reduce federal spending resulted in
cuts in spending for social welfare programs.
Ronald Reagan's appointments to the federal court system tended to favor
a strict construction of the Constitution that limits judicial power.
Despite the antifeminist tone of the Reagan administration, feminists and the administration found common ground in
the collection of court-ordered child support payments for single mothers.
During the Reagan years, feminists were successful in
retaining the basic principles of Roe v. Wade.
How did the gay and lesbian rights movement fare during the conservative 1980s?
Gay and lesbian rights activism grew during the 1980s, won some victories, and sparked a strong countermovement.
What happened to American defense spending under President Reagan?
It increased beyond the level of spending during the Vietnam War.
Which of the following describes President Reagan's Star Wars initiative?
It surprised Reagan's advisers and elicited an angry response from critics and the Soviet Union.
President Reagan responded to terrorist attacks on Americans around the world by
publicly refused to negotiate with the attackers or their sponsors.
What was the status of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union at the time President Reagan left office in 1989?
They had reached their highest level of cooperation since World War II.