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President Ford angered the right wing of his party by appointing ________ to be his vice president.

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Why were some conservatives disappointed with the Reagan presidency by the conclusion of its two terms?

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________ was the third party candidate in 1992 whose candidacy tapped popular resentment of the federal bureaucracy.

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What was the effect of "Reaganomics"? Was it a sound economic plan?

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After the Gulf War,President George Bush's high popularity quickly faded because of his


A) inability to contain a worsening recession.
B) invasion of Panama.
C) decision to raise taxes.
D) admission of corruption within the White House staff.
E) decision not to topple Saddam Hussein's regime.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Under President Carter,unemployment declined but inflation soared.

A) True
B) False

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In 1976,President Ford faced a strong primary challenge from ________.

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In the early 1980s,the country President Ronald Reagan described as an "evil empire" was


A) China.
B) Iran.
C) the Soviet Union.
D) Iraq.
E) North Korea.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

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During the Ford administration,


A) the cost of oil rose dramatically.
B) the dependence of the United States on foreign oil lessened.
C) the national inflation rate declined after the end of the 1973 oil embargo.
D) the United States became the world's largest oil producer.
E) government spending increased and taxes decreased.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The third-party candidate in 1980 was ________.

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Which of the following did NOT occur as part of the 1984 election?


A) President Reagan accepted the nomination,but the Republican Party was splintered.
B) The Democratic Party chose Walter Mondale as the presidential nominee.
C) President Ronald Reagan won all but one state.
D) The first woman appeared on a major party national ticket.
E) Reagan focused on American fortunes,what he called "Morning in America."

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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What constituted the "Reagan Revolution"? Was it successful or not? Why or why not?

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Carter's greatest foreign policy success was in arranging a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

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B) False

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In 1977,President Jimmy Carter supported treaties in which the United States gave up control of


A) military bases in Okinawa.
B) sugar plantations in the Philippines.
C) the Panama Canal.
D) the island of Guam.
E) the UN Security Council.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Why did Jimmy Carter end up being one of the least popular presidents in American history?

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How do you account for the rise of the American right? What was its agenda?

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President Ronald Reagan argued that the Strategic Defense Initiative would


A) make nuclear war obsolete.
B) enable the United States to make a successful "first strike" anywhere in the world.
C) protect all of the United States' allies.
D) bring an end to communism.
E) bridge the "missile gap" with the Soviet Union.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The American public came to regard Gerald Ford as being as untrustworthy as Richard Nixon.

A) True
B) False

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