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One of George Bush’s most effective campaign strategies in the 1988 election was to portray his opponent, Michael Dukakis, as<\/p>\n
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soft on crime.<\/p>\n
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communist.<\/p>\n
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too inexperienced.<\/p>\n
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out of touch with American values.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 3<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00b7 Question 4<\/b><\/p>\n
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Reagan won reelection handily in 1984, in large part because<\/p>\n
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the economy had temporarily improved.<\/p>\n
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Americans liked his strong anti-communist stance.<\/p>\n
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he had ended the Cold War.<\/p>\n
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he had developed a friendly relationship with the leader of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 6<\/b><\/p>\n
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The Iran Contra affair involved clandestine sales of American armaments to provide money for a guerilla group in<\/p>\n
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Iraq.<\/p>\n
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Israel.<\/p>\n
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Nicaragua.<\/p>\n
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Syria.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 7<\/b><\/p>\n
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The fact that the possession of only small amounts of crack cocaine carried the same penalties as possession of considerably larger amounts of cocaine indicated that<\/p>\n
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in the war against drugs, public officials began to target the poor more than the wealthy.<\/p>\n
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Americans were terrified that the entire younger generation would be lost to drugs.<\/p>\n
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gang wars would escalate exponentially.<\/p>\n
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the American criminal justice system was not functioning effectively.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 8<\/b><\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 9<\/b><\/p>\n
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When the Soviet Union removed its troops from Afghanistan as part of Gorbechev’s Perestroika policy,<\/p>\n
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the American-supported Mujahideen took temporary control before the country fell to the Taliban.<\/p>\n
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Iran tried to invade the mountainous state from the west, with no luck.<\/p>\n
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it met one of the demands Reagan had made for the resumption of disarmament talks.<\/p>\n
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it did so only because Soviet leaders realized that it would eventually gain control of Afghanistan another way, with American assistance.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 10<\/b><\/p>\n
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Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Persian Gulf War?<\/p>\n
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It began when Saddam Hussein attempted to reestablish Iraq’s control over the Middle East.<\/p>\n
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Hussein took over the oil-rich country of Kuwait, which led Bush to fear for American oil supplies.<\/p>\n
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It ended when Bush decided to invade Iraq.<\/p>\n
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It was a very brief war ? one that lasted just days.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 11<\/b><\/p>\n
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Why did manufacturers claim they left northern cities during the 1980s for the South and West?<\/p>\n
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They wanted to establish well-organized, union-run shops.<\/p>\n
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They sought a cheap labor supply and lower taxes.<\/p>\n
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Those regions offered incentives to lure businesses to relocate.<\/p>\n
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All of these choices.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 12<\/b><\/p>\n
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The temporary improvement in the American economy during Reagan’s early tenure was mainly the result of<\/p>\n
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defense spending.<\/p>\n
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tax cuts.<\/p>\n
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the success of supply-side economics.<\/p>\n
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the collapse of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 14<\/b><\/p>\n
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The term used for the complete expulsion of an entire ethnic population from a particular area is<\/p>\n
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ethnic devolution.<\/p>\n
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ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n
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perestroika.<\/p>\n
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ethnic containment.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 16<\/b><\/p>\n
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All of the following Supreme Court Justices were on the bench between 1980 and 1992, EXCEPT:<\/p>\n
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Anthony Kennedy.<\/p>\n
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Antonin Scalia.<\/p>\n
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<\/p>\n
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Sandra Day O’Connor.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 17<\/b><\/p>\n
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Reagan was the perfect conservative candidate and president because of his belief in<\/p>\n
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traditional family values.<\/p>\n
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anticommunism.<\/p>\n
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reducing social programs.<\/p>\n
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All of these choices.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 19<\/b><\/p>\n
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All of the following are true statements about Reagan’s economic programs except<\/p>\n
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His trickle-down theory was ultimately proven a vital strategy for dealing with economic downturns.<\/p>\n
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His cuts to government spending focused on social programs such as welfare and unemployment compensation.<\/p>\n
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He dramatically increased defense spending.<\/p>\n
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His policies led to an increasing number of billionaires in America.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 21<\/b><\/p>\n
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Hezbollah was the terrorist organization responsible for<\/p>\n
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leading the fight against the Soviets inside Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
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an attack on a Marine barracks in Lebanon that killed 241 American troops.<\/p>\n
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attacking American oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n
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helping Iran fight off the Iraqi invasion.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 22<\/b><\/p>\n
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The disputes over the different visions of America put forth by New Right Conservatives and their left-wing opposition have been labeled<\/p>\n
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People for the American Way.<\/p>\n
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the “culture wars.”<\/p>\n
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the Cold War.<\/p>\n
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America Comes of Age.”<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 23<\/b><\/p>\n
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All of the following are true statements about the Savings and Loan crisis except<\/p>\n
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It was caused by allowing S&Ls to invest in risky ventures such as shady real estate deals.<\/p>\n
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One of the biggest S&L failures was investing in large companies that used the money to buy up weaker competitors.<\/p>\n
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Millions of Americans lost all their savings.<\/p>\n
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President Bush created a plan to resolve the crisis ? at a taxpayer cost of $500 million.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 24<\/b><\/p>\n
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It could plausibly be stated that Reagan was at least partly to blame for the<\/p>\n
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success of the Polish Solidarity movement.<\/p>\n
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lack of a peace settlement in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
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bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983.<\/p>\n
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Savings and Loan debacle.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 26<\/b><\/p>\n
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The first European country to demonstrate that the Soviet Union was losing control over the countries in its “sphere of influence” was<\/p>\n
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Germany<\/p>\n
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Poland<\/p>\n
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Romania<\/p>\n
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Lithuania<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 27<\/b><\/p>\n
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The first woman on a national presidential ticket was<\/p>\n
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Phyllis Schlafly.<\/p>\n
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Geraldine Ferraro.<\/p>\n
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Sarah Palin.<\/p>\n
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 29<\/b><\/p>\n
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The distinction held by the Persian Gulf War of 1991 was that<\/p>\n
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it was the first televised war.<\/p>\n
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it demonstrated the effectiveness of U.S. military hardware and troops.<\/p>\n
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it was the first war to be televised in real time.<\/p>\n
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it was conducted by the United States and a large number of other countries.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 30<\/b><\/p>\n
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Which drug appeared in the mid-1980s and quickly took hold of inner city youth?<\/p>\n
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crack<\/p>\n
opium<\/p>\n
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methamphetamines<\/p>\n
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LSD<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 32<\/b><\/p>\n
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Several issues plagued Carter in his bid for reelection, including all of the following except<\/p>\n
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his moralism and bid for austerity.<\/p>\n
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the apparent weakness of the United States in comparison to the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n
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Reagan’s personality.<\/p>\n
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the Iran hostage crisis.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 34<\/b><\/p>\n
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The New Right that emerged in the 1980s concentrated on<\/p>\n
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fighting desegregation.<\/p>\n
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social justice.<\/p>\n
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electoral reform.<\/p>\n
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popular culture and moral issues.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 37<\/b><\/p>\n
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The pro-democracy rallies in China’s Tiananmen Square<\/p>\n
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led to strained U.S.-China relations due to the Chinese government’s response.<\/p>\n
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demonstrated that the Chinese were willing to liberalize some policies, especially in the area of economics.<\/p>\n
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disenchanted and dismayed the communist party members.<\/p>\n
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None of these choices.<\/p>\n
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\u00b7 Question 38<\/b><\/p>\n
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Reagan’s supply-side economics program focused first on<\/p>\n
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providing extra time for people on unemployment.<\/p>\n
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cutting taxes to generate investments in the economy.<\/p>\n
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increasing federal revenues.<\/p>\n
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increasing protective tariffs.<\/p>\n
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