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Nixon's Presidency — Unit test Answers

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Which statement best explains why the National Organization for Women included child care and maternity leave in their Bill of Rights for Women?

A
The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.
B
The organization wanted women to receive special treatment.
C
The organization sought to end the practice of mothers not working outside the home.
D
The organization was trying to free women from the institution of marriage.
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The aspect of the Iran-Contra Affair that most damaged President Reagan’s reputation was that

A
laws were sidestepped.
B
hostages were taken.
C
missiles were sold.
D
hostages were released.
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A result of President Carter’s meeting at Camp David with the leaders of Israel and Egypt in 1978 was that Egypt and Israel

A
went to war with each other.
B
signed a historic peace treaty.
C
signed a historic trade agreement.
D
fell into civil wars.
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Which is a true statement about Iran’s political leadership in the late 1970s?

A
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ruled without any opposition.
B
Islamic fundamentalists lost their power in 1979.
C
Islamic fundamentalists overthrew Ayatollah Khomeini.
D
Ayatollah Khomeini took control in 1979.
5

What made Bush unpopular as a president?

a
a recession and higher unemployment
r
removing Noriega from power in Panama
r
removing Hussein from power in Iraq
a
a depression and the invasion of Iraq
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Why did many Americans seek a change in the presidential election of 1980?

A
They were tired of conservative leadership.
B
They wanted to bring a Democrat into the White House.
C
They believed more government would solve the country’s problems.
D
They questioned President Carter’s leadership.
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What did US intervention in the Middle East have in common with US intervention in Latin America?

A
Both interventions were the result of terrorist acts by Lebanon.
B
Both interventions were about stopping the spread of Communism.
C
Both interventions led to increasing tensions with the USSR.
D
Both interventions were about controlling worldwide oil supplies.
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The Savings and Loan Crisis in the 1980s was a result of

t
the cost of the military.
t
the federal budget surplus.
t
the number of new taxes.
t
the number of failing banks.
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Which best describes the state of the US economy of the 1970s?

A
Slightly increasing economic growth made prices go down.
B
Steadily decreasing economic growth made prices go down.
C
Fewer jobs and lower wages gave Americans fewer resources.
D
Fewer but better paying jobs gave Americans more resources.
10

The two early economic plans proposed by President Carter

A
improved economic growth.
B
did not improve economic growth.
C
gained support from many politicians.
D
reduced discrimination against banks.
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What was President Nixon’s first reaction to the special prosecutor’s request for the Watergate tapes?

A
He fired the attorney general for refusing to fire the special prosecutor.
B
He fired both the special prosecutor and his own attorney general.
C
He turned over the tapes immediately without taking any other action.
D
He ordered his attorney general to destroy the Watergate tapes.
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Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

A
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
B
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
C
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
D
powerless to do anything to better their situation.
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At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

A
could be solved by raising taxes on wealthy businesspeople.
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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What was significant about President Reagan’s appointment of Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court?

A
She was the only appointment he made.
B
She was the first Italian American appointed.
C
She was the first woman appointed.
D
She was the only conservative justice he appointed.
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The Philadelphia Plan was

A
a book that marked the beginning of the environmental movement.
B
Nixon’s plan to increase funding for civil rights agencies.
C
Nixon’s plan to secure the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
D
the first affirmative action program in the United States.

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