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Unit 8 Test: Modern Era

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9th - 12th Grade

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Unit 8 Test: Modern Era
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Watergate is remembered as an important event in US history because it

resulted in only the second presidential impeachment in history

nearly destroyed the Reagan presidency

forced a US president to resign in disgrace

ended the political career of Bill Clinton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The name for President Ronald Reagan’s economic program that included budget cuts, tax cuts, and increased defense spending was

The Great Society

Enduring Freedom

NAFTA

Reaganomics

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

· Closest presidential election in history

· Intervention by the US Supreme Court

· Electoral College a major factor

Florida

Presidential Election of 1980

Presidential Election of 1992

Presidential Election of 2000

Presidential Election of 2008

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

One similarity shared by Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton is that both

Had no vice president

Served only one term as president

Were impeached but not convicted

Came to the office after the death of a president

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Camp David Accords negotiated by President Jimmy Carter were important because they

Reduced tensions in the Middle East

Opened trade negotiations with Vietnam

Slowed the pace of the nuclear arms race

Renewed diplomatic relations with China

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following civil rights leaders is BEST KNOWN for advocating non-violent protest?

W. E. DuBois   
Marcus Garvey
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In its 1954 ruling on Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court 

Permitted affirmative action in admission to college. 
Ended Bible reading and prayer in public schools.
Outlawed racial segregation in public schools.
Authorized schools to censor student newspapers. 

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