Kimberly H
New member
1. Which was not a reason for Carter's low approval ratings in 1980?
(Points: 1)
economic problems
Iran hostage crisis
lack of confidence in the president
Camp David Accords
2. Besides lower taxes and smaller government, what did Ronald Reagan's political agenda include?
(Points: 1)
social programs to help the poor
a strong military
a reduction in nuclear arms
improvements in Medicare
3. By 1980 many Americans wanted a smaller federal government, lower taxes, and a strong military. How did those issues influence politics in 1980?
(Points: 1)
There was a shift to the right to more conservative views.
There was a shift to the left to more liberal views.
The political climate did not change.
Voters did not know who to turn to.
4. Which was not an issue in the 1980 election?
(Points: 1)
hostages in Iran
confidence in the leadership
the economy
social programs
5. What was a key element of Reagan's plan to meet the economic crisis in 1981?
(Points: 1)
raising taxes to pay for government programs
raising interest rates to curb inflation
lowering interest rates to encourage home buying
regulating savings and loans to avoid further crises
6. What was one benefit some economists believed would result from supply-side economics?
(Points: 1)
more jobs as individuals and businesses spent their tax savings
lower interest rates for home mortgages and new automobiles
greater profits for large corporations
increased money for social programs
7. Which was not an economic issue associated with Reaganomics?
(Points: 1)
large budget deficits
tripling of the national debt
increased inflation
increased inequality between rich and poor
8. What happened after the Reagan administration loosened regulations on savings and loan institutions (S&Ls)?
(Points: 1)
People had more investment opportunities.
Many S&Ls made bad loans and went bankrupt.
The S&Ls and their customers saw greater long-term profits.
The entire banking industry suffered as people pulled their money out of banks.
9. What was one result of environmental deregulation during the Reagan years?
(Points: 1)
Oil companies discovered many new sources of oil to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Private logging firms made national forests more accessible to people.
Mining companies opened new kinds of mines that allowed them to reduce pollution.
Millions of acres of public land were opened to private drilling, mining, and logging.
10. Why were many conservatives in favor of government deregulation?
(Points: 1)
They thought the number of regulations had become excessive and hurt businesses.
They believed that government had no authority to regulate any aspect of business or industry.
They thought deregulation would help reduce inflation.
They wanted to increase tax rates and save money by deregulating.
11. Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
(Points: 1)
the secretary of the interior during Reagan's first term
the first woman Supreme Court justice
the president of the air traffic controllers union
the first woman secretary of state
12. What was the difference between traditional views of the Cold War and Reagan's view of it?
(Points: 1)
Reagan favored eliminating communism, not merely containing it.
Reagan wanted a closer affiliation with communist nations.
Reagan did not view communism as a threat at all.
Reagan hoped that his foreign policy would persuade people to give up communism.
13. Who did not protest communism?
(Points: 1)
Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Andrei Sakharov
Lech Walesa and Solidarity
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
14. What was the Reagan Doctrine?
(Points: 1)
forming alliances with as many nations as possible
opposing communism in all circumstances
limiting the U.S. military as an example to other nations
opening new air bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan
15. What was Ronald Reagan's weapons strategy?
(Points: 1)
a continuation of the mutually assured destruction (MAD) theory
a conventional and nuclear military buildup that the Soviets could not afford
a wait-and-see attitude to determine what other nations would do
an increased emphasis on nuclear weapons rather than conventional weapons
16. Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
(Points: 1)
the Soviet leader who wanted to restructure the Soviet
(Points: 1)
economic problems
Iran hostage crisis
lack of confidence in the president
Camp David Accords
2. Besides lower taxes and smaller government, what did Ronald Reagan's political agenda include?
(Points: 1)
social programs to help the poor
a strong military
a reduction in nuclear arms
improvements in Medicare
3. By 1980 many Americans wanted a smaller federal government, lower taxes, and a strong military. How did those issues influence politics in 1980?
(Points: 1)
There was a shift to the right to more conservative views.
There was a shift to the left to more liberal views.
The political climate did not change.
Voters did not know who to turn to.
4. Which was not an issue in the 1980 election?
(Points: 1)
hostages in Iran
confidence in the leadership
the economy
social programs
5. What was a key element of Reagan's plan to meet the economic crisis in 1981?
(Points: 1)
raising taxes to pay for government programs
raising interest rates to curb inflation
lowering interest rates to encourage home buying
regulating savings and loans to avoid further crises
6. What was one benefit some economists believed would result from supply-side economics?
(Points: 1)
more jobs as individuals and businesses spent their tax savings
lower interest rates for home mortgages and new automobiles
greater profits for large corporations
increased money for social programs
7. Which was not an economic issue associated with Reaganomics?
(Points: 1)
large budget deficits
tripling of the national debt
increased inflation
increased inequality between rich and poor
8. What happened after the Reagan administration loosened regulations on savings and loan institutions (S&Ls)?
(Points: 1)
People had more investment opportunities.
Many S&Ls made bad loans and went bankrupt.
The S&Ls and their customers saw greater long-term profits.
The entire banking industry suffered as people pulled their money out of banks.
9. What was one result of environmental deregulation during the Reagan years?
(Points: 1)
Oil companies discovered many new sources of oil to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Private logging firms made national forests more accessible to people.
Mining companies opened new kinds of mines that allowed them to reduce pollution.
Millions of acres of public land were opened to private drilling, mining, and logging.
10. Why were many conservatives in favor of government deregulation?
(Points: 1)
They thought the number of regulations had become excessive and hurt businesses.
They believed that government had no authority to regulate any aspect of business or industry.
They thought deregulation would help reduce inflation.
They wanted to increase tax rates and save money by deregulating.
11. Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
(Points: 1)
the secretary of the interior during Reagan's first term
the first woman Supreme Court justice
the president of the air traffic controllers union
the first woman secretary of state
12. What was the difference between traditional views of the Cold War and Reagan's view of it?
(Points: 1)
Reagan favored eliminating communism, not merely containing it.
Reagan wanted a closer affiliation with communist nations.
Reagan did not view communism as a threat at all.
Reagan hoped that his foreign policy would persuade people to give up communism.
13. Who did not protest communism?
(Points: 1)
Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Andrei Sakharov
Lech Walesa and Solidarity
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
14. What was the Reagan Doctrine?
(Points: 1)
forming alliances with as many nations as possible
opposing communism in all circumstances
limiting the U.S. military as an example to other nations
opening new air bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan
15. What was Ronald Reagan's weapons strategy?
(Points: 1)
a continuation of the mutually assured destruction (MAD) theory
a conventional and nuclear military buildup that the Soviets could not afford
a wait-and-see attitude to determine what other nations would do
an increased emphasis on nuclear weapons rather than conventional weapons
16. Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
(Points: 1)
the Soviet leader who wanted to restructure the Soviet