US History S2: Unit 7 Review Questions

In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of _____ to the United States.

• coal

• silicon

• oil

• uranium

In the event known as _____, Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in.

• the Impeachment

• the Southern Strategy

• the Saturday Night Massacre

• the New Federalism

President Carter's foreign policy was marked by a commitment to _____.

• detente

• U.S. economic dominance

• human rights

• renewable energy policy

Which man was not forced out of his job during the Watergate scandal?

• John Dean

• Leon Jaworski

• Archibald Cox

• Elliot Richardson

During the early 1980s, conservatives objected to what they believed were excesses in

• big business

• government regulation

• free enterprise

• military spending

Fundamentalist Christian leader and televangelist Jerry Falwell formed the organization called

• the New Right

• Moral Majority

• Christian Coalition

• Conservative Coalition

Presidents Reagan and Bush were most successful in meeting their goal of

• making the Supreme Court more conservative

• problem-free federal deregulation

• cutting off the supply of illegal drugs

• consistently lowering taxes

The main purpose of the tax cuts Reagan supported was to _____.

• raise interest rates

• cut the federal deficit

• stimulate private investment

• increase consumer spending on imports

In an attempt to fill the Supreme Court with conservatives, Reagan nominated _____, the first woman ever appointed to the Court.

• Anita Hill

• Geraldine Ferraro

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Phylis Schafly

When George H. W. Bush ran for president in 1988, his opponent was

• Jimmy Carter

• Michael Dukakis

• Walter Mondale

• Bill Clinton