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Question #1
The 1968 presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon and George Wallace were similar in that both candidates
A.   Emphasized their experience in national politics
B.   Chose running mates from the South to appeal to the southern segregationists
C.   Emphasized the need in the nation for law and order
D.   Called for the escalation of the war in Vietnam
E.   Actively supported segregation
Question #2
The Watergate scandal led to the downfall of President Nixon mainly because
A.   Of his role in directing the cover-up of the Watergate affair.
B.   Of his involvement in organized crime to carry out “dirty trick” against his political opponents.
C.   Of his role in planning and coordinating the break-in and other illegal activities.
D.   Of the Pentagon papers.
E.   The press, liberal Democrats and some liberal Republican united to get rid of Nixon and his conservative agenda.
Question #3
The major goal of President Clinton’s health care reform was
A.   loans for students in medical school
B.   free healthcare for the elderly
C.   increased profits for hospitals
D.   Medicare for all
E.   health insurance for every American
Question #4
The 1964 presidential contest can best be characterized as a confrontation between
A.   the older generation and the counterculture.
B.   the North and the South.
C.   the conservative and liberal agendas.
D.   All of these.
E.   segregationists and integrationists.
Question #5
The nomination of Barry Goldwater for President on the Republican ticket in 1964 indicated that
A.   grass-roots organization was not effective in political campaigns 
B.   the Republican party was ready to accept the Great Society programs
C.   the party was shifting away from the liberal consensus toward a more conservative agenda
D.   a major party was willing to run a candidate from a small state
E.   there was strong support for an escalation of American involvement in Vietnam
Question #6
Which of the following men is not associated with the rise of American conservatism in the mid-to-late 20th century?
A.   William F. Buckley, Jr.
B.   Ronald Reagan
C.   Jerry Falwell
D.   Barry Goldwater
E.   J. William Fulbright
Question #7
The 1965 Immigration Act shifted the focus of immigration to
A.   Eastern Europe
B.   the Middle East
C.   Latin America and Southeast Asia
D.   newly independent states of Africa
E.   northern Europe
Question #8
Watergate significantly shaped the nation and its political landscape, resulting in
A.   A growing distrust of government and politicians
B.   Nixon's resignation
C.   A demonstration of how the three branches of government can work together for the same political goal
D.   All of these
E.   Nixon's impeachment
Question #9
To bolster the US economy, the Nixon Administration
A.   abolished the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
B.   Enacted deregulation and laissez-faire economics
C.   enacted government-controlled wage and price freezes to slow the growth of inflation.
D.   Bolstered domestic energy production to bring down the need for foreign oil
E.   abolished the Environmental Protection Agency
Question #10
The New Right argues that affirmative action programs are
A.   an important means to correct past wrongs.
B.   fair because they provide special rights to certain groups of citizens.
C.   fair to correct gender inequality but not ethnic inequality.
D.   a necessary evil.
E.   unfair because they provide special rights to certain groups of citizens.
Question #11
Nixon’s Southern Strategy in the 1972 election involved
A.   Moving military bases to the southern states to attract their vote
B.   Appealing to southern voters through the use of racial innuendo
C.   Appointing only southerners to the Supreme Court
D.   Promising an end to the American involvement in Vietnam
E.   Completely overhauling the welfare system
Question #12
Ronald Reagan's greatest strength or achievement as president in the domestic arena was
A.   The reduction of federal deficits
B.   The strengthening of the federal government with his hands-on approach
C.   His strong support of impartial tax legislation
D.   His ability to communicate traditional values and restore confidence
E.   The growing wealth of all Americans amidst the powerful economy
Question #13
Which statement is true of Sandra Day O’Connor?
A.   She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, appointed by Ronald Reagan.
B.   She was the only woman on the space shuttle Challenger when it exploded.
C.   She served as the first female chair of the Federal Reserve.
D.   She worked with Phyllis Schlafly on the campaign to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment.
E.   She was a major AIDS activist.
Question #14
The ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by the needed 38 states failed largely because
A.   many feared that it would require such things as rigid quotas and unisex bathrooms.
B.   The Catholic Church strongly opposed it
C.   many Americans realized that its goals had already been achieved without amending the Constitution
D.   many Americans believed that equal gender treatment was a matter of changing attitudes, not creating laws
E.   an antifeminist backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly stirred sufficient opposition to stop it.
Question #15
Richard Nixon used the term “silent majority” in reference and appeal to
A.   the average, mostly white, Americans who felt fearful and left behind by the social and economic changes of the sixties
B.   people drafted against their will to fight the war in Vietnam
C.   people too apathetic to vote
D.   people of color
E.   People who wanted withdrawal from Vietnam but did not speak up fearing they would be labeled unpatriotic

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