Bush and Clinton — Unit test

Question 1

How did the ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut start the debate over reproductive rights?

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The ruling legalized birth control.

Question 2

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

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The organization recognized that working mothers faced special problems.

Question 3

How did confidence impact the presidential election of 1980?

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Many Americans felt that while Reagan was confident, Carter was not.

Question 4

The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

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allowing tax deductions for child care.

Question 5

Which is a true statement about Iran’s political leadership in the late 1970s?

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Ayatollah Khomeini took control in 1979.

Question 6

Which best describes the situation Vietnam veterans faced after returning to the United States?

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Many suffered from physical and mental injuries, while others felt hostility from civilians around them.

Question 7

The Savings and Loan Crisis in the 1980s was a result of

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the number of failing banks.

Question 8

What was the nickname for President Reagan’s plan to destroy Soviet nuclear missiles in space?

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“Star Wars”

Question 9

Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

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empowered to seek social and economic equality.

Question 10

Which describes a domestic policy for which President Nixon was responsible?

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the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency

Bush and Clinton — Unit test Answers