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1970 -1979 FP

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

President Jimmy Carter made this statement in 1978. I want to have a frank talk with you tonight about our most serious domestic problem. That problem is inflation. Inflation can threaten all the economic gains we've made. Based on the excerpt, which policy did President Carter endorse to address this concern?

a)

Raising import tariffs

b)

Reducing income taxes

c)

Reducing deficit spending

d)

Raising defense expenditures

2.

An analysis of the evidence on women's earnings leads to which conclusion?

a)

Earnings for women decreased since 1979.

b)

Job opportunities for men decreased since 1979.

c)

Technological advances resulted in equal pay rates.

d)

Women made limited gains in closing the wage gap.

3.

Which statement describes an effect of the Watergate scandal?

a)

Americans began to distrust the federal government.

b)

Americans opposed limiting the power of the presidency.

c)

Americans reelected Richard Nixon to a second term as president.

d)

Americans became more supportive of Richard Nixon's administrationwarming after the Watergate scandal. Became supportive

4.

How did the establishment of the Moral Majority in 1979 signal a shift in public sentiment in the United States?

a)

Religious institutions received federal tax money to promote social equality.

b)

Religious doctrines became a central theme of an education reform movement.

c)

Religious issues became an influential part of the conservative political movement.

d)

Religious leaders promoted mandatory church membership for candidates running for political office.

5.

In 1973 Congress passed a law prohibiting the use of federal funds in ways that discriminated against individuals with disabilities. How did the passage of this law promote democracy in the United States?

a)

It encouraged equal treatment of all Americans.

b)

It guaranteed an income for disabled Americans.

c)

It established a job quota for disabled Americans.

d)

It guaranteed freedom of speech for all Americans.

6.

What has been a significant effect of United States support for Israel?

a)

The economic stagnation of Israel's neighbors

b)

Prolonged periods of American-led peaceful negotiation in the region

c)

The creation of valuable trade partnerships for the United States in the region

d)

Increased feelings of hostility toward the United States from Israel's neighbors

7.

Which of these characteristics demonstrates diversity in United States society?

a)

The increase in the number of people who produce exports

b)

The growth of television programming in foreign languages

c)

The increase in the number of citizens who obtain passports

d)

The growth of traditional literature requirements in public schools

8.

The federal government passed the following revision to the Clean Water Act. (4) ... it is the national policy that Federal financial assistance be provided to construct publicly owned waste treatment works; ... —Section 1251, part (a), Clean Water Act, 1974 Based on this excerpt, which federal action is consistent with the Clean Water Act?

a)

Allowing states to ignore clean water regulations during a fiscal crisis

b)

Providing funding to help states comply with waste treatment laws

c)

Permitting voters to decide enforcement of clean water regulations

d)

Taking control of waste treatment operations in major cities

9.

Head Start, Job Corps and Minimum Wage

This list includes federal antipoverty programs established during the twentieth century.

The programs listed above explain the decrease in poverty for which group?

a)

Children under 5 years of age

b)

Senior citizens over 65 years of age

c)

Working adults from 18 to 24 years old

d)

Non-working adults from 25 to 62 years old

10.

Population of Oklahoma 1930-1970

Which factor accounts for the population RISING trend between 1930 and 1950?

a)

Low cost of living was a pull factor.

b)

Crowded urban areas were a push factor.

c)

High-tech job opportunities were a pull factor.

d)

Poor environmental conditions were a push factor.

11.

Which practice would be considered an "unlawful employment practice" under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972?

a)

Evaluation of employees based on skill level

b)

Using race or gender to disqualify job applicants

c)

Paying different salaries for different types of work

d)

Limiting interviews to applicants with college degrees

12.

Many minority groups worked to obtain civil rights in the United States during the twentieth century. From the list below, select the phrase that describes a way that both groups (African Americans and Americans with Disabilities) attempted to obtain civil rights.

a)

sat at segregated lunch counters

b)

sought justice through the courts

c)

refused to move to the backs of buses

d)

obstructed the movement of inaccessible buses