STAAR Review Unit 10

Multiple Choice

What crime was President Nixon charged with?

• embezzlement
• obstruction of justice

• treason
• bribery

Multiple Choice

What is the lasting effect of the Watergate Scandal?

• Decrease in public awareness of government corruption
• Decrease in media coverage of political scandals
• Increase in public trust in the government
• Decrease in public trust in the government and increased scrutiny of presidential actions

Multiple Choice

What choice did the US make to spark the Oil Crisis in the 1970s?

• Supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War
• Supporting Egypt during the Yom Kippur War
• Imposing trade sanctions on Saudi Arabia
• Increasing oil production in the US

Multiple Choice

What economic condition was a result of the Oil Crisis?

• Economic growth
• Unemployment
• Stagflation
• Inflation

Multiple Select

What are the TWO main characteristics of Reganomics?

SELECT TWO ANSWERS

• Increase in taxes for the wealthy

• Increase in military spending

• Decrease in military spending

• Increase in taxes for the poor

• Decrease in taxes for the wealthy

STAAR Practice Questions

Labelling

This table lists important events during the United State's involvement in the Middle East between 1970 and 1990.

Identify the causes and effects that are missing from the table. Move each cause into the correct box in the table

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

The fuel shortage crisis begins

Attack on U.S. Marines in Lebanon

Issues over Israel control in Sanai Pen

U.S. Gov supports Israel

Multiple Choice

Which position did the political action group known as the Moral Majority support in the 1980s?

• Students should be allowed to pray in schools

• Society should welcome diverse family styles

• Leaders should support the Equal Rights Amendment

• The Supreme Court should be encouraged to decide in favor of liberal ideas

Multiple Choice

Why was President Reagan criticized for the Iran Contra Affair?

• His administration supported a revolution against an elected leader in Iran

• His policies involved the sharing of nuclear technology with Iran

• His policies threatened petroleum trade agreements in Iran

• His administration violated an embargo by selling weapons to Iran