Reagan STAAR Questions

Which of the following best characterized the changing political and social climate of the 1980s?

• A surge of liberalism followed the rise of counterculture

• The rise of popular social welfare programs strengthened the role of the federal government

• Growing cold war tensions created mass hysteria over the possibility of U.S. communist influences

• Popular resistance to the social changes of the 1960s and 1970s supported a new conservative movement.

The primary objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that -

• Borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

• Significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

• Broad tax cuts and deregulation would promote economic expansion

• Reducing trade barriers would create a surplus

President Reagan hoped to spur economic growth by-

• Creating federal programs to ease unemployment

• Cutting taxes to encourage business development

• Boosting government spending on anti-poverty programs

• Encouraging individuals to invest in new technology companies

In the excerpt above, President Reagan is referring to what would become known as-

• The Iran-Contra Affair

• The Watergate scandal

• The Plame Affair

• The Whitewater controversy