Partisan Conflict in Government — Unit test

Question 1

After the 1994 midterm elections, how did President Clinton deal with opposing views in Congress?

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He supported welfare reform.

Question 2

The stagflation of the US economy in the early 1970s was characterized by

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high unemployment and high inflation.

Question 3

The Philadelphia Plan was

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the first affirmative action program in the United States.

Question 4

A group that contributed to the conservative victory in the 1980 presidential election was

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Democratic supporters of Ronald Reagan.

Question 5

President Carter’s second economic plan proposed

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controlling wages and consumer pricing.

Question 6

Which most accurately describes the effect of President Nixon’s policies on the civil rights movement?

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Nixon increased funding for civil rights agencies, and established the Philadelphia Plan.

Question 7

The goal of perestroika was to

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reform the Soviet economy.

Question 8

How did President Clinton’s impeachment affect Republicans?

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They lost support in the 1998 election.

Question 9

The 1962 book Silent Spring documented

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the harmful effects of pesticides.

Question 10

The federal budget crisis in 1995 ended when

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Republicans in Congress were forced to compromise.

Partisan Conflict in Government — Unit test Answers