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The Obama Presidency — Unit test Answers

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What was a difference between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan during the election of 1980?

A
Reagan appeared weak while Carter was confident and strong.
B
Carter had faced many challenges as president.
C
Most supporters agreed Reagan had dealt well with challenges as president.
D
Republicans believed Carter would provide a positive new direction.
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Study the graph below.During Jimmy Carter’s presidency, inflation increased from about 6 percent to

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A
about 7 percent.
B
about 10 percent.
C
about 13 percent.
D
about 15 percent.
3

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
4

Which of the following caused the Iran hostage crisis in 1979?

I
Israel and Egypt signing a peace treaty
t
the Shah’s entry into the United States
t
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
K
Khomeini’s entry into the United States
5

Businesses and consumers had more money after tax cuts. What did this result in?

A
businesses being prosperous.
B
taxes on consumer goods being increased.
C
consumers’ personal debt being paid off.
D
inflation being decreased.
6

What was a result of Reagan’s "war on drugs”?

A
Drug control agencies were overextended so security weakened.
B
The number of people sent to jail skyrocketed.
C
State drug-control agencies took over federal agencies.
D
Sentencing laws were reduced in favor of drug recovery plans.
7

When it stood, what did the Berlin Wall signify?

A
democratic freedom
B
communist oppression
C
Germany’s strength
D
Gorbachev’s weakness
8

Which event in 2011 was cause for celebration in the United States?

T
The war in Afghanistan ended with the election of a democratic government.
A
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed after a 10-year pursuit.
I
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was assassinated in a raid at his palace.
T
The Taliban officially surrendered and agreed to stop its insurgency in Afghanistan.
9

What is considered the most important counterterrorism law ever passed by Congress?

A
the Privacy Act
B
the Anti-Patriot Act
C
the Patriot Act
D
the Surveillance Act
10

How did congressional Republicans and Democrats respond to President Bush’s proposed changes to immigration law?

B
Both parties supported his guest worker program.
B
Both parties criticized his guest worker program.
O
Only Democrats passed his guest worker program.
O
Only Republicans passed his guest worker program.
11

What was a major cause of destruction in New Orleans in August of 2005?

A
fires
B
flooding
C
terrorism
D
explosions
12

What was the effect of frequent fighting in the Middle East during the Carter administration?

M
Many hostages were taken.
I
Innocent lives were lost.
M
More countries became Communist.
O
Oil production completely stopped.

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