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6. President Nixon’s “southern strategy” included
increasing the amount of money needed to enforce fair housing laws.
easing guidelines for desegregation.
encouraging the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
supporting busing of schoolchildren for purposes of integration.
7. What did President Nixon do to try to halt the inflation plaguing the country?
He increased federal spending to provide jobs.
He imposed an embargo on oil shipped from OPEC countries.
He imposed a short-term freeze on wages, prices, and rents.
He balanced the budget.
8. Conservatives criticized the New Deal and the Great Society for having (1 point)
succeeded in ending poverty in the United States.
expanded the size of the federal government.
put too much power into the hands of state governments.
encouraged the growth of big business.
9. What has posed the greatest threat to Social Security and Medicare during the 1990s? (1 point)
the refusal of younger workers to pay Social Security taxes
the rapidly growing number of Americans over 65 years old
congressional actions to end both Social Security and Medicare
opposition of health insurance companies to healthcare reform
10. Which of the following best describes Clinton in his second term? (1 point)
unpopular with most Americans
hurt by economic disaster
beset with charges of scandal
buried in budget deficits
11. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the (1 point)
White House and the Pentagon.
World Trade Center towers and the Capitol.
World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
Empire State Building and the White House.
12. In the 1990s, where did most immigrants to the United States come from?
Asia and Latin America
Asia and Europe
Europe and Latin America
Australia and Latin America
13. For what legal change did older Americans successfully push? (1 point)
private takeover of the Social Security system
prohibition against forced retirement at a given age
end to taxpayer support for Medicare
restrictions on older immigrants
14. President Clinton wanted to reform the health care system because
few hospitals were making a profit.
millions of Americans did not have health insurance.
cities experienced a critical shortage of health care professionals.
health insurance companies lobbied for more regulation of their industry.
15. The Ford administration was active in all of the following except (1 point)
the Helsinki Accords.
the Mayaguez incident.
political unrest in Turkey.
the SALT talks.
increasing the amount of money needed to enforce fair housing laws.
easing guidelines for desegregation.
encouraging the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
supporting busing of schoolchildren for purposes of integration.
7. What did President Nixon do to try to halt the inflation plaguing the country?
He increased federal spending to provide jobs.
He imposed an embargo on oil shipped from OPEC countries.
He imposed a short-term freeze on wages, prices, and rents.
He balanced the budget.
8. Conservatives criticized the New Deal and the Great Society for having (1 point)
succeeded in ending poverty in the United States.
expanded the size of the federal government.
put too much power into the hands of state governments.
encouraged the growth of big business.
9. What has posed the greatest threat to Social Security and Medicare during the 1990s? (1 point)
the refusal of younger workers to pay Social Security taxes
the rapidly growing number of Americans over 65 years old
congressional actions to end both Social Security and Medicare
opposition of health insurance companies to healthcare reform
10. Which of the following best describes Clinton in his second term? (1 point)
unpopular with most Americans
hurt by economic disaster
beset with charges of scandal
buried in budget deficits
11. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the (1 point)
White House and the Pentagon.
World Trade Center towers and the Capitol.
World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
Empire State Building and the White House.
12. In the 1990s, where did most immigrants to the United States come from?
Asia and Latin America
Asia and Europe
Europe and Latin America
Australia and Latin America
13. For what legal change did older Americans successfully push? (1 point)
private takeover of the Social Security system
prohibition against forced retirement at a given age
end to taxpayer support for Medicare
restrictions on older immigrants
14. President Clinton wanted to reform the health care system because
few hospitals were making a profit.
millions of Americans did not have health insurance.
cities experienced a critical shortage of health care professionals.
health insurance companies lobbied for more regulation of their industry.
15. The Ford administration was active in all of the following except (1 point)
the Helsinki Accords.
the Mayaguez incident.
political unrest in Turkey.
the SALT talks.