USH Ch. 26 Review - Reagan and Bush

1. Both Reagan and Bush supported some tax increases while in office.

• True

• False

The Persian Gulf War was a consequence of the Reagan Doctrine.

• True

• False

3. Ronald Reagan remained a popular president throughout most of his administration.

• True

• False

Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female presidential candidate for a major party.

• True

• False

The allied victory in the Persian Gulf War was followed by George H. W. Bush’s landslide reelection in 1992.

• True

• False

A presidential candidate can win less than half the popular vote and still be elected.

• True

• False

7. The Democratic Party won the 1984 presidential election.

• True

• False

8. Bill Clinton was the governor of Mississippi before being elected president.

• True

• False

What legislation prohibited discrimination against disabled individuals in the workplace?

• the Americans with Disabilities Act

• the Civil Rights Act

• the Fair Labor Standards Act

• the Equal Pay Act

What was the technical term for Reaganomics?

• supply-side economics

• Keynesian economics

• trickle-down tariffs

• demand-pull inflation