STAAR US History EOC

Which of the following provided a legal basis for this Supreme Court decision?

• The Thirteenth Amendment
• The decision in Brown v. Board of Education
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964
• The First Amendment

How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon's Administration?

• By the normalization of relations with China
• By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War
• By escalating the bombing of Vietnam
• By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia

Which speaker would most likely agree with President Ronald Reagan's national security policies?

• Speaker 1
• Speaker 2
• Speaker 3
• Speaker 4

The policy 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 financial deregulation would promote economic expansion.
• reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus.

Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?

• A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil
• Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies
• Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil
• Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles

How did President Reagan's administration support Contra rebels in Nicaragua after Congress cut funding for military aid?

• By secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to raise funds
• By confiscating funds seized in drug arrests
• By implementing a sin tax on luxury items
• By collecting tariffs on oil imports from Saudi Arabia

How did President Jimmy Carter attempt to end hostilities between the groups that fought these wars?

• He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
• He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
• He ordered the boycott of Olympic games in Moscow.
• He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.

In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. government later allowed the Shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. This perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran resulted in which of the following?

• Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Asia
• Soviet forces began an occupation of Iran
• Israel demanded U.S. support for the strategic bombing of cities in Iran
• Revolutionaries kidnapped a group of U.S. citizens in Iran

The author of this letter was

• a leader of a Civil Rights movement.
• the cofounder of the National Organization for Women.
• a leader of a conservative interest group.
• the cofounder of Ms. magazine.

What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

• To impose economic sanctions on Libya for sponsoring terrorist activities
• To begin military operations in Afghanistan
• To reopen military bases in Europe that had been closed after the Cold War
• To form a coalition to eliminate training bases in Pakistan