Chapter 31

Question 1

In the 1970s, Americans experienced the “age of limits,” a period of lowered expectations characterized by all of the following problems except

Answer 1

loss of hope

Question 2

Among the major accomplishments of the Ford administration was

Answer 2

the signing of an arms control agreement with the Soviet Union

Question 3

One of the major contributing factors to the rising inflation of the Ford administration during the 1970s was

Answer 3

dependence on foreign oil supplies

Question 4

Contenders for the presidency in 1976 included all of the following except

Answer 4

John Anderson

Question 5

By the end of the Carter administration, the economy was plagued by all of the following economic conditions except

Answer 5

unemployment in excess of 10 percent

Question 6

In his “malaise” speech, Jimmy Carter said that

Answer 6

America should give foreign aid to the Arab countries and attempt to form political alliances with the oil-producing countries

Question 7

President Carter’s diplomatic efforts in relieving the tensions between Egypt and Israel resulted in

Answer 7

a formal peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

Question 8

From the 1950s until the 1970s, U.S. policy toward Iran emphasized

Answer 8

political and military support of the Shah

Question 9

In response to the Iranian hostage crisis, President Carter took the action of

Answer 9

negotiating the release of the hostages after more than a year of captivity

Question 10

The conservative populists of the Southeast and Southwest that rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s supported all of the following political concepts except

Answer 10

commitment to the protection of minority rights

Question 11

The conservative resurgence of the late 1970s was strongest in the state of

Answer 11

California

Question 12

Well-known evangelical Christians of the 1970s and 1980s included all of the following men except

Answer 12

Edward Kennedy

Question 13

The “Christian right” of the late 1970s and early 1980s opposed all of the following ideas except

Answer 13

the censorship of pornography

Question 14

As the New Right developed in the 1970s and 1980s, it opposed the activities of men such as

Answer 14

Gerald Ford

Question 15

In the battle over Proposition 13 during the late 1970s, California conservatives discovered the effective new political tactic of attacking

Answer 15

taxes

Question 16

The election of Ronald Reagan to the presidency in 1980 signaled a change in American politics that was also evident in

Answer 16

Republican control of the Senate

Question 17

During his years as president, Ronald Reagan exhibited all of the following traits except

Answer 17

a well-informed administrator who knew his policies and programs in great detail

Question 18

“Reaganomics,” or “supply-side” economics, operated from the assumption that the woes of the American economy were largely the result of

Answer 18

excessive taxation

Question 19

Economic recovery during 1983 was a result of all of the following developments except

Answer 19

increased interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board

Question 20

President Reagan sought to achieve deficit reduction by lowering “discretionary” domestic spending

Answer 20

for food stamps and federal subsidies for low-income housing

Question 21

The Reagan doctrine of American activism in the Third World was most particularly exercised in

Answer 21

Grenada and Nicaragua

Question 22

n the late 1980s and early 1990s, the dominant factor in foreign affairs was

Answer 22

the ending of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union