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According to Reagan’s model for supply-side economics, how would average Americans be affected?

T
Tax increases for business owners would reduce the income of the wealthy, so the average person would have more.
T
Tax cuts would mean that businesses would become more efficient and workers would lose their jobs.
T
Tax increases would mean that businesses would have less wealth and would produce less for consumers.
T
Tax cuts would stimulate business growth, which would grow the economy and benefit everyone.
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i
improving.
s
static.
s
strong.
w
weak.
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Critics called President Reagan’s economic plan “trickle-down economics.” The term described his plan to cut taxes, allowing money to trickle down from

c
consumers to investors.
t
the wealthy to the poor.
b
businesses to consumers.
t
the wealthy to the government.
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most

C
Carter Republicans.
s
supporters of Carter’s US economic policies.
p
people opposed to increased military spending.
R
Reagan Democrats.
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What foreign-policy approach did Ronald Reagan promise to take if he was elected in 1980?

H
He promised to sign the INF Treaty.
H
He promised to build a strong military.
H
He promised to work with Gorbachev.
H
He promised to cut defense spending.
6

What was the link between the political situations in Iran and Nicaragua during the mid-1980s?

U
US hostages taken by Nicaragua were set free after Iran funded their release.
T
The US government sent money to both countries to support radical regimes.
P
Profits from the arms sold to Iran were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
B
Both countries fought the USSR with weapons supplied by the United States.
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Coming into the 1980 election, one reason many Americans were frustrated with President Carter’s administration was

t
the government’s handling of the Iranian hostage crisis.
h
he was seen as spending too much on military and defense.
c
concern that he would weaken America’s strong economy.
h
he was seen as too confident and combative.
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At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

A
could be virtually eliminated by raising taxes.
B
were the result of excessive government spending.
C
had been caused by too little government intervention.
D
had developed because there were too few social services.

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