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