crisis_and_resurgence_1969-2000

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

• to develop America's natural resources

• to reduce air and water pollution and protect the environment

• to protect Americans from acts of terrorism

• to manage the nation's parks and forests

Multiple Choice

Which federal agency is being described by this quote?

• Environmental Protection Agency

• The Peace Corps

• Greenpeace

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions by Richard Nixon probably influenced the US-Soviet signing of the SALT 1 treaty in 1972?

• involvement in the Watergate scandal

• support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War

• withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam

• opening of diplomatic relations with China

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of Nixon's policy of detente?

• reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union

• negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict

• sponsor free elections in North and South Korea

• build support for recognition of the Nationalist government of Taiwan

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

• The Supreme Court presides over a Presidential impeachment trial.

• Congress has to obey the Constitution

• The President has the final word involving constitutional issues

• Even the President is bound by the rules of the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

Worldwide oil prices rose during the 70s due to which of the following reasons?

• construction of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline

• promotion of conservation efforts by United States oil companies

• doubling of tariffs on oil imports by the United States government

• political unrest in the Middle East

Multiple Choice

What was Senator Collins attempting to address with this legislation?

• the formation of a military coalition among Arab states

• the refusal of the Israeli government to recognize Palestine

• Iraqi aggression against neighboring countries

• the collective economic power of OPEC member nations

Multiple Choice

Which of the following gave low-income minority areas an opportunity to obtain loans and credit from banks.

• Environmental Protection Act

• Equal Rights Amendment

• Reagan Doctrine

• Community Reinvestment Act

Multiple Choice

The Camp David Accords, negotiated by President Carter, were significant because they led to -

• the end of the Vietnam War

• a lasting arms-reduction treaty with the Soviet Union

• the first peace agreement between Israel and and Egypt

• the establishment of a worldwide human rights policy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was considered a major achievement for Jimmy Carter?

• settling the Suez crisis

• mediating the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel

• establishing improved relations with Iran

• withdrawing the United States from the Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

The concept of supply-side economics was used by Ronald Reagan when he proposed---

• creating government jobs to keep people working

• increasing regulations on business to promote Competition

• providing direct payments to people living in poverty

• reducing income taxes to stimulate growth

Multiple Choice

How did President Carter put these ideas into practice?

• urging the development of alternative fuel sources

• increasing imports of foreign oil

• halting construction of nuclear power plants

• imposing a price freeze on all petroleum Products

Multiple Choice

In what way were the Heritage Foundation and the Moral Majority similar?

• They opposed the election of Ronald Reagan

• They were united in their opposition to prayer in schools

• They wanted the Endangered Species Act to be declared unconstitutional

• They represented a resurgence of conservatism in America

Multiple Choice

The hostilities between these two groups was ended under Jimmy Carter when----

• He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization

• He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria

• He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow

• He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords

Multiple Choice

Due to the Teapot Dome Scandal, Watergate Scandal and the Clinton Impeachment process this occurred----

• the election of two subsequent Democratic presidents

• greater transparency in political campaigns

• a greater willingness to initiate impeachment proceedings

• decreased respect for the office of the president

Multiple Choice

What justification was given when Chrysler was given this federal loan?

• protect U.S. manufacturing jobs

• increase government control of the private sector

• force Chrysler to comply with energy efficiency policies

• expand U.S. trade with foreign countries

Multiple Choice

What quote would most easily be applied to Sandra Day O'Connor?

• “I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.”

• “Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.”

• “The power I exert on the Court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”

• “I only knew that, as I was being arrested, that it was the very last time I would ever ride in humiliation of this kind.”