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

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