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WorksheetsUSH Chapter 25
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Programs that provide guaranteed benefits to particular groups.
a)
Moral Majority
b)
Conservative Coalition
c)
Supply Side Economics
d)
Entitlement Programs
2.
A conservative during the 1980s would have wanted states, businesses, and individuals to have more freedom from the federal government.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Right wing grassroots groups that emerged to support and promote single issues that reflected their interests in the 1970s and 1980s.
a)
Entitlement Programs
b)
New Deal
c)
New Right
d)
New Left
4.
Which would a supporter of the New Right NOT support?
a)
Evading Busing
b)
Abortion
c)
Prayer in Schools
d)
Tax Cuts
5.
It required employers and educational institutions to give special consideration to women, blacks, and other minority groups, even though these people were not necessarily better qualified.
a)
New Right
b)
Conservative Coalition
c)
Affirmative Action
d)
Moral Majority
6.
Some would say that affirmative action is reverse discrimination.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
An alliance of business leaders, middle class voters, disaffected Democrats, and fundamentalist Christian groups.
a)
New Left
b)
Conservative Coalition
c)
New Democrats
d)
Liberal Coalition
8.
Influential evangelist who formed the Moral Majority which consisted of Christians who interpreted the Bible literally and believed in absolute standards of right and wrong.
a)
Jerry Falwell
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Billy Sunday
d)
Franklin Graham
9.
Republican who won the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.
a)
George W. Bush
b)
George H.W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
10.
Which of these issues would Ronald Reagan have agreed with?
a)
Evolution
b)
Abortion
c)
Removal of Prayer in Schools
d)
Tax Cuts
11.
What occupation did Ronald Reagan have before becoming president?
a)
Engineer
b)
Actor
c)
Farmer
d)
Doctor
12.
President Reagan was relaxed, charming, and friendly. He was nicknamed "The Great Communicator"
a)
False
b)
True
13.
In the 1980 Election president Reagan won by a landslide
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which would NOT have been a goal of the conservative movement?
a)
Shrink the size of the federal government and reduce spending
b)
Promote family values and patriotic ideals
c)
Stimulate business by reducing government regulations and lowering taxes
d)
Limit the national defense and raise taxes
15.
President Reagan's economic plan would NOT have consisted of which of the following:
a)
Increasing Taxes
b)
Budget Cuts
c)
Tax Cuts
d)
Increased Defense Spending
16.
President Reagan cut funding to programs like food stamps, school lunches, and students loans. But social security, Medicare, and Veterans pensions remained intact.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
If people paid fewer taxes, they would save more money, banks could loan that money to businesses which could invest the money in resources to improve productivity. The supply of goods would increase driving prices down.
a)
Supply Side Economics
b)
New Right Economics
c)
New Left Economics
d)
Trickle Down Theory
18.
President Reagan asked for a defense system that would protect Americans from enemy missiles. What was it called? Nicknamed Star Wars.
a)
The Death Star
b)
Strategic Defense Initiative
c)
Hubble Defense Plan
d)
Military Defense Initiative
19.
President Reagan was able to reduce the national debt.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What did NOT take place in 1983 concerning the economy
a)
Consumers went on a spending spree
b)
Tax cuts boosted the economy
c)
The recession worsened
d)
Unemployment declined
21.
The profits at the top would come down to the middle class and even the poor, supported by the Reagan Administration.
a)
Supply Side Economics
b)
Supply and Demand
c)
Law of Extras
d)
Trickle Down Theory
22.
The conservative Supreme Court Justice who President Reagan appointed
a)
Clarence Thomas
b)
William Rehnquist
c)
Antonin Scalia
d)
Anthony Kennedy
23.
President Bush nominated him to the Supreme Court, controversy involving Anita Hill surrounded him.
a)
Anthony Kennedy
b)
Antonin Scalia
c)
Willian Rehnquist
d)
Clarence Thomas
24.
The cutting back of federal regulation of industry.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Deregulation
c)
Regulation
d)
Supply Side Economics
25.
President Reagan increased funding to the Environmental Protection Agency and increased restriction on acid rain.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
President Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. but recovered quickly
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court
a)
Peggy Noonan
b)
Nancy Reagan
c)
Sandra Day O'Connor
d)
Anita Hill
28.
Who would be LEAST likely to vote for Ronald Reagan?
a)
Northerners
b)
Businesspeople
c)
Southerners
d)
Westerners
29.
She was the first female Democratic candidate, running mate to Walter Mondale
a)
Laura Bush
b)
Geraldine Ferraro
c)
Anita Hill
d)
Peggy Noonan
30.
He won the 1988 presidential election. He was president Reagan's vice president
a)
George H.W. Bush
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Walter Mondale
31.
Who said, "Read my lips, no new taxes"
a)
George H.W. Bush
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Geraldine Ferraro
d)
Ronald Reagan
32.
A troubling medical issue that concerned many Americans during the 1980s, By 2000, 5.3 million had it.
a)
Diabetes
b)
Heart Attack
c)
AIDS
d)
Zika Virus
33.
AIDS is transmitted through bodily bloods and weaken the immune system
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Who would be LEAST likely to be affected by AIDS in the 1980s?
a)
Homosexuals
b)
Drug Users
c)
Children born to parents with AIDS
d)
Children in foster care
35.
A conservative in the 1980s would have most likely been a supporter of abortion and the woman's right to choose.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Which first lady toured the country with an anti-drug campaign warning school children, "just say no" to drugs
a)
Barbara Bush
b)
Michelle Obama
c)
Lady Bird Johnson
d)
Nancy Reagan
37.
Which first lady toured the country promoting education, reading, and writing.
a)
Barbara Bush
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Jackie Kennedy
d)
Nancy Reagan
38.
Education was a concern in the 1980s. A federal commission claimed Americans were lagging behind other countries and recommended longer school days, and an emphasis on math, science, and computers.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
In 1991, President Bush announced this which would allow parents to choose the school of their choice to send their children to.
a)
No Child Left Behind
b)
America 2000
c)
America 1900
d)
America For Education
40.
Many whites left the cities and moved to the suburbs where there were better homes, shopping malls, big lawns, and better schools.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Women groups focused on what in the 1980s?
a)
Ending Slavery
b)
Voting Rights
c)
Electing women to public offices
d)
Making abortion legal
42.
Women wanted pay equity during the 1980s. In 1992, women were still paid less than men.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
He became the first African-American governor in1990
a)
Antonia Coello Novello
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
L. Douglas Wilder
d)
Jesse Jackson
44.
African-American reverend who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.
a)
L. Douglas Wilder
b)
Jesse Jackson
c)
Michael Jackson
d)
Sean Combs
45.
Policies designed to correct the effects of discrimination
a)
Legislative Amendments
b)
Affirmative Reaction
c)
Affirmative Action
d)
Representative Action
46.
The fastest growing minority in the 1980s.
a)
Blacks
b)
Asians
c)
Latinos
d)
Native Americans
47.
President Reagan appointed him as secretary of education.
a)
L. Douglas Wilder
b)
Lauro Cavazos
c)
Antonia Coello Novello
d)
Jesse Jackson
48.
President Bush appointed her to the post of surgeon general.
a)
Nancy Reagan
b)
Laura Bush
c)
Antonia Coello Novello
d)
Geraldine Ferraro
49.
Many Latinos supported bilingual education fearing that abandoning Spanish would weaken their distinctive culture.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
In the 1980s, Native Americans campaigned for gambling casinos on their land as a way to bring in money.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Which would an Asian American most likely face in America?
a)
High Crime Rates
b)
High School Drop Out Rates
c)
High Unemployment Rates
d)
High Divorce Rates
52.
What is another name for the western part of the United States?
a)
Ecotopia
b)
Sunbelt
c)
Rustbelt
d)
New World
53.
What is another name for the southern part of the United States
a)
Rustbelt
b)
Glasnost
c)
Ecotopia
d)
Sunbelt
54.
What is another name for the northeastern United States?
a)
Sunbelt
b)
Rustbelt
c)
Glasnost
d)
Ecotopia
55.
He became the general secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in 1985
a)
Boris Yeltsin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
56.
Gorbachev's policy that called for openness
a)
Zdravstvujte
b)
Как поживаешь
c)
Glasnost
d)
Perestroika
57.
Gorbachev's plans for restructuring the Soviet Union
a)
Glasnost
b)
Как поживаешь
c)
Oткуда вы
d)
Perestroika
58.
Soviet leader Gorbachev supported the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987
a)
True
b)
False
59.
What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?
a)
It dissolved
b)
It gained strengthen
c)
It fell into a civil war
d)
It began a new ice age
60.
After Gorbachev resigned, this man became the president in 1992
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Boris Yeltsin
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Vladimir Putin
61.
Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speaking about the Berlin Wall.
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
George H.W. Bush
62.
The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989 allowing free passage for the first time in 28 years.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Which country collapsed and a brutal war began among Muslims, Orthodox Serbs, and Roman Catholic Croats.
a)
Ukraine
b)
Belarus
c)
Bulgaria
d)
Yugoslavia
64.
Where in China did university students hold marches that quickly turned into a large demonstration. The military slaughtered unarmed students.
a)
Tiananmen Square
b)
The Forbidden Palace
c)
Shanghai Square
d)
Chengdu Palace
65.
After Tiananmen Square, the pro-democracy movement took off and today China is more democratic than the United States
a)
True
b)
False
66.
In which Latin Americans country did the Somoza family rule.
a)
Honduras
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
67.
In Nicaragua, the Somoza family entered a civil war with these rebels.
a)
Contras
b)
Iranians
c)
Sandinistas
d)
Saudis
68.
Which Nicaraguan group did President Reagan support without the approval of Congress?
a)
Persians
b)
Sandinistas
c)
Contras
d)
Costa Ricans
69.
President Reagan urged U.S. allies not to sell arms to Iran however this scandal revealed his administration had been selling arms to Iran and sending some money to the Contras.
a)
Watergate Scandal
b)
Broken Word Scandal
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Democratic-Contras Affair
70.
The selling of arms to Iran and sending money to the Contras violated what amendment?
a)
Reagan Amendment
b)
27th Amendment
c)
20th Amendment
d)
Boland Amendment
71.
The Lieutenant Colonel who claimed he was carrying out the President's wishes (about the Iran Contra Affair)
a)
Norman Schwarzkopf
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Oliver North
d)
George W. Bush
72.
The leader of Iran who claimed that Kuwait really belonged to Iran.
a)
Ali Khamenei
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Hassan Rouhani
d)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
73.
What was the main reason for the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Oil
b)
Nuclear Weapons
c)
Genocide
d)
Invasion of U.S.
74.
She was a speech writer and supporter of President Ronald Reagan.
a)
Antonia Coello Novello
b)
Peggy Noonan
c)
Sandra Day O'Connor
d)
Geraldine Ferraro
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