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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A people drafted against their will to fight the war in Vietnam
B people of color
C the average, mostly white, Americans who felt fearful and left behind by the social and economic changes of the sixties
D people too apathetic to vote
E People who wanted withdrawal from Vietnam but did not speak up fearing they would be labeled unpatriotic
Question #2
A an antifeminist backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly stirred sufficient opposition to stop it.
B The Catholic Church strongly opposed it
C many Americans realized that its goals had already been achieved without amending the Constitution
D many feared that it would require such things as rigid quotas and unisex bathrooms.
E many Americans believed that equal gender treatment was a matter of changing attitudes, not creating laws
Question #3
A She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, appointed by Ronald Reagan.
B She was a major AIDS activist.
C She was the only woman on the space shuttle Challenger when it exploded.
D She worked with Phyllis Schlafly on the campaign to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment.
E She served as the first female chair of the Federal Reserve.
Question #4
A His ability to communicate traditional values and restore confidence
B The growing wealth of all Americans amidst the powerful economy
C His strong support of impartial tax legislation
D The strengthening of the federal government with his hands-on approach
E The reduction of federal deficits
Question #5
A Appointing only southerners to the Supreme Court
B Completely overhauling the welfare system
C Promising an end to the American involvement in Vietnam
D Moving military bases to the southern states to attract their vote
E Appealing to southern voters through the use of racial innuendo
Question #6
A a necessary evil.
B fair to correct gender inequality but not ethnic inequality.
C an important means to correct past wrongs.
D fair because they provide special rights to certain groups of citizens.
E unfair because they provide special rights to certain groups of citizens.
Question #7
A abolished the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
B Enacted deregulation and laissez-faire economics
C abolished the Environmental Protection Agency
D Bolstered domestic energy production to bring down the need for foreign oil
E enacted government-controlled wage and price freezes to slow the growth of inflation.
Question #8
A Nixon’s resignation
B Nixon’s impeachment
C A growing distrust of government and politicians
D A demonstration of how the three branches of government can work together for the same political goal
E All of these
Question #9
A northern Europe
B the Middle East
C Latin America and Southeast Asia
D Eastern Europe
E newly independent states of Africa
Question #10
A William F. Buckley, Jr.
B Jerry Falwell
C J. William Fulbright
D Barry Goldwater
E Ronald Reagan
Question #11
A the Republican party was ready to accept the Great Society programs
B grass-roots organization was not effective in political campaigns
C there was strong support for an escalation of American involvement in Vietnam
D the party was shifting away from the liberal consensus toward a more conservative agenda
E a major party was willing to run a candidate from a small state
Question #12
A the North and the South.
B segregationists and integrationists.
C All of these.
D the conservative and liberal agendas.
E the older generation and the counterculture.
Question #13
A Medicare for all
B health insurance for every American
C increased profits for hospitals
D loans for students in medical school
E free healthcare for the elderly
Question #14
A Of his role in planning and coordinating the break-in and other illegal activities.
B Of his role in directing the cover-up of the Watergate affair.
C The press, liberal Democrats and some liberal Republican united to get rid of Nixon and his conservative agenda.
D Of the Pentagon papers.
E Of his involvement in organized crime to carry out “dirty trick” against his political opponents.
Question #15
A Chose running mates from the South to appeal to the southern segregationists
B Called for the escalation of the war in Vietnam
C Emphasized the need in the nation for law and order
D Actively supported segregation
E Emphasized their experience in national politics
