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

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Question 2

All of the following foreign policy events occurred during the Carter administration EXCEPT the

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A)   establishment of formal diplomatic relations with communist China.
B)   ratification of a new SALT II arms agreement with the Soviet Union.
C)   ratification of the Panama Canal treaty.
D)   signing of a formal peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
E)   beginning of a Soviet war in Afghanistan.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Why was Ronald Reagan able to maintain his personal popularity and political support despite serious scandals within his administration?

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Ronald Reagan was able to maintain his p...

Question 4

As president,Gerald Ford angered many right-wing conservatives by

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A)   breaking from Richard Nixon's détente policies.
B)   praising the ideals of draft resistors in a speech.
C)   choosing Robert Dole as his running mate in 1976.
D)   criticizing the American military leadership in Vietnam.
E)   appointing Nelson Rockefeller as vice president.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

The 1981 tax cuts were the largest to that point in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Near the end of his first term,Jimmy Carter's standing in popularity polls was the lowest of any president in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1979,Iranians who took American hostages demanded,in return for their release,

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A)   a large ransom payment.
B)   the removal of all westerners from Iran.
C)   an end to the United States' support of Israel.
D)   the United States' return of the shah of Iran.
E)   the removal of all American troops from Saudi Arabia.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The weakening of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s was encouraged by the Soviet policy of

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A)   glasnost.
B)   perestroika.
C)   apartheid.
D)   glasnost and perestroika.
E)   perestroika and apartheid.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Make a case for the positive changes in the American political process that resulted from the Watergate scandal.

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The Watergate scandal, which occurred in...

Question 10

In the late 1970s,members of the so-called Sagebrush Rebellion

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A)   complained the federal government ignored the American West.
B)   favored restrictions on new commercial development in the West.
C)   were inclined to support liberal politicians.
D)   portrayed the West as a victim of government control.
E)   mobilized in favor of stricter immigration controls in the West.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

President Carter responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by declaring the Carter Doctrine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

President Reagan denounced SALT II but continued to honor its provisions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Iran-contra scandal did serious damage to Reagan's presidency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why was President Ford challenged from both political extremes in his party in 1976?

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President Gerald Ford faced challenges f...

Question 15

Under President Carter,unemployment declined but inflation soared.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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The answer of In 1976,President Ford faced a strong primary...

Question 17

Historically,there has been a strong populist tradition in the American South and West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The so-called ________ Rebellion mobilized conservative opposition to environmental laws in the West.

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The answer of The so-called ________ Rebellion mobilized conservative opposition...

Question 19

In 1992,Ross Perot made the best third-party showing in American politics since

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A)   John Anderson in 1980.
B)   George Wallace in 1968.
C)   Henry Wallace in 1948.
D)   Robert La Follette in 1924.
E)   Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

In 1980,________ challenged President Carter for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

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Senator Ed...

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