Chapter 38

Question 1

Jimmy Carter

Answer 1

Democratic President who lost to Reagan. He was known for the Iranian Hostage Crisis and fighting for human rights

Question 2

Edward Kennedy, Chappaquiddick

Answer 2

Democratic candidate for President who was in a car accident with a female passenger while he was under the influence. He left the scene and the woman drown when the car went into a pond during the crash. **this cost him the nomination

Question 3

Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics, supply side economics

Answer 3

Reagan was a part of the conservative movement that was a reaction to the liberal New Deal & Great Society programs. Reagan believed in giving tax breaks to the wealthy in hopes the wealthy would create job growth within their businesses and the wealth would trickle down to everyone, but this actually caused a recession due to the wealthy using the extra money on themselves

Question 4

Walter Mondale, Geraldine Ferraro

Answer 4

Ran against Reagan as the Democratic nominee and lost. Ferraro became the first female to be on a Presidential ticket

Question 5

Mikhail Gorbachev, Glasnost, Perestroika

Answer 5

Soviet leader during the Reagan administration who worked with the U.S. Gorbachev believed in Glastnost-or openess & Perestroika- which is the restructuring of the Soviet government to more of a democracy

Question 6

Sandra Day O’Connor

Answer 6

first female Supreme Court Justice nominated by Reagan

Question 7

Jerry Falwell, Moral Majority

Answer 7

Falwell led the Moral Majority which was also a part of the “new right” & rise of Conservatism which was urging Evangelical Christians to go out and vote for the Conservative Republican Ronald Reagan

Question 8

Jesse Jackson, rainbow coalition

Answer 8

First African American to run for President as part of a third party

Question 9

George Herbert Walker Bush, Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 9

Reagan’s VP who ran & won based on a healthy economy & defeating the Soviets during the Cold War. He helped get Congress to pass the ADA to which ban discrimination against people with disabilities. Allowed Americans with Disabilities to have equal access(wheelchair ramps, parking spots) to all federally funded buildings—schools, courthouses, post office

Question 10

Boris Yeltsin

Answer 10

Soviet leader after Gorbachev who worked with Bush and Clinton

Question 11

Saddam Hussein

Answer 11

dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait for oil & led to Operation Desert Storm

Question 12

Norman Schwartzkopf, Operation Desert Storm

Answer 12

American General in charge of removing Saddam from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

Question 13

Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill

Answer 13

2nd African American Supreme Court Justice who was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill. Thomas was still confirmed under a cloud of suspicion

Question 14

new religious right

Answer 14

religious group of Evangelical Christians who came together to form a powerful voting bloc for the Republicans & helped create a surge in Conservatism

Question 15

ethnic cleansing

Answer 15

mass killing of a certain race or ethnicity

Question 16

ABC movement

Answer 16

Anyone, but Carter

Question 17

yuppies

Answer 17

Young Urban Professionals who were highly materialistic during the 1980’s

Question 18

SDI, Star Wars

Answer 18

Reagan went against his Cabinet in delivering an unrealistic proposal about creating a fleet of satellites armed with lasers that could shoot down Soviet missiles. This was a major gamble that caused the Soviets to overspend to compete with the Americans

Question 19

Contras

Answer 19

Pro-U.S. group in Nicaragua who illegally received U.S. funds to fight the Sandinistas

Question 20

Sandinistas

Answer 20

communist regime in Nicaragua that was disliked by Reagan

Question 21

Iran Contra Affair, Oliver North

Answer 21

North sold Iran weapons in exchange for American hostages held in Lebanon. North then took the money and illegally gave it to the Contras in Nicaragua. **Reagan claimed he knew nothing of the scandal and many felt he lost control of his administration

Question 22

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Answer 22

placed restrictions(how far along the mother is) on abortions, a minor must tell her parents

Question 23

Roe v. Wade

Answer 23

legalized abortion

Question 24

gender gap

Answer 24

gap between men and women’s wages, rights, and other issues

Question 25

27th Amendment

Answer 25

Congress cannot give themselves a pay raise during the current Congressional session. The idea is to prevent a quick raise before people retire or lose an election