Multiple Choice Chapter 29 Self-Quiz 1

. All the following challenges continued to concern Americans in the wake of Nixon's resignation over Watergate, except

rising unemployment.

rising crime rates.

the apparent collapse of American families.

rising casualty rates in the Vietnam War.

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What neoconservative consensus on Kissinger's policy of détente emerged in the mid-1970s?

The policy had failed to limit arms in the Soviet Union.

The policy was about to end the Cold War.

The policy had not yet been fully applied.

The policy had brought about economic decline.

. Which of the following characteristics of Jimmy Carter made it hard for him to govern as president?

his lack of Washington experience

Carter's evangelical religious beliefs

his past as a segregationist sympathizer

his service as governor of Georgia

. Which of the following big issues was the most important that President Jimmy Carter tried to tackle?

abortion

law and order

the energy crisis

curbing government debt

. The passage of Proposition 13 in California in 1978 responded to the state legislature's failure to

solve the housing shortage.

restore the struggling housing market.

improve the economy.

attract businesses to the West Coast.

. How did Carter respond to the Iran hostage crisis in April 1980?

He secretly sold to weapons to Iran in return for the hostages' release.

He threatened Iran with a nuclear strike, to no avail.

He approved a daring rescue mission that failed tragically.

He remained indecisive and ended up doing nothing.

. What political sentiment did conservatives seize on in the late 1970s?

Government failed to fight poverty.

Government failed to address inequality.

Government regulation hurt the economy.

Government failed in its welfare responsibilities.

. What was the mission of Beverly LaHaye's Concerned Women of America (CWA), formed in 1979?

legalize abortion

expand the use of birth control

prevent divorce from becoming easier

decriminalize homosexuality

. Which of the following emerged as an important issue in the 1980 election?

the size of government

gay marriage

stem cell research

a tax hike for the rich

. What did the Carter administration do in the months and days leading up to Ronald Reagan's inauguration?

It negotiated the minutia of the transition with Reagan's staff.

It spent the preceding weeks negotiating peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David.

It fought off conservative activists that held noisy and disruptive vigils in front of the White House.

Carter and his staff had negotiated the details for the release of the hostages in Iran.

. Who was Walter Mondale's running mate in his bid for the presidency in 1984?

Nelson Rockefeller

Geraldine Ferraro

Bob Dole

George Dukakis

. In 1980, a typical CEO made about 40 times the salary of a worker. How much did he earn by 1989?

33 times as much

63 times as much

93 times as much

160 times as much

. What did Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, and Anthony Kennedy have in common?

They were all appointed by George H. W. Bush.

They were all Catholics.

They were all from the Southwest.

They were all more conservative than their predecessors.

. Why did President Ronald Reagan push for the largest peacetime increase in military spending?

He was convinced that America had a military disadvantage against the Soviet Union.

He realized that the wars of the future needed very different military technologies.

He was hoping to build an arsenal that he could later sell to Nicaraguan Contras and Iran.

He was trying to restore full employment to Americans by putting them to work on military contracts.

. Who took power in Afghanistan after the departure of the Soviet Union?

the Taliban

the Mujahideen

Hezbollah

the intifada

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