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Chapter 26 - give me liberty all study
questions / chronological Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? - answer✔announcement of
President Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy; U.S. invasion of Cambodia; publication of Pentagon
Papers; War Powers Act
Which is not central to libertarian conservatism? - answer✔regulatory controls
President Richard Nixon sought to replace the polarized and hostile relationship between the
United States and the Soviet Union with a new era of "peaceful coexistence" called -
answer✔détente.
"Stagflation" refers to - answer✔stagnant economic growth and high inflation.
Which of the following was not a key factor behind President Carter's 1980 reelection defeat? -
answer✔a general feeling that Carter was morally corrupt and hopelessly indifferent to the
concerns of the people
Which was not one of President Nixon's apparent motivations in the context of his
administration's Philadelphia Plan, and its promotion of "affirmative action"? - answer✔He
sought to garner the support of white working class voters for the Republican Party in initiating
the Philadelphia Plan.
Which was not a reason that Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) rolls expanded
rapidly during the 1960s? - answer✔The federal government quintupled AFDC payments to
individual recipients.
Tom Wolfe dubbed the 1970s, a time in which "lifestyle" emerged in depoliticized form, the -
answer✔"Me Decade."
From 1973 to 1993, real wages - answer✔essentially did not rise
The movement to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was supported by all of the following
except - answer✔feminists.
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Which was not one of the conservative ideas that informed Barry Goldwater's campaign for the
presidency in 1964, and shaped conservatism for years thereafter? - answer✔a call for expansion
of governmental regulations
A major initiative of the Carter administration was the - answer✔Panama Canal treaty.
Which of the following issues was not a focus of political conflict during the Seventies? -
answer✔federal programs addressing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Which of the following was not a major theme raised by critics of Reagan's presidency? -
answer✔He appears more interested in safeguarding the environment than in safeguarding the
nation from communism
Which of the following developments did not help undermine public faith in the effectiveness of
federal government? - answer✔the Camp David agreement
Evangelical Christians of the Religious Right believe that, too often, American culture seems to
trivialize religion and promote immorality, and demanded the Supreme Court reverse decisions
in all of the following, except - answer✔the overly easy access to divorce
What was the name for the plan by which, beginning in 1969, President Nixon gradually drew
down the number of American troops in Vietnam, saying they would be replaced by South
Vietnamese soldiers? - answer✔"Vietnamization"
What was 1978 Supreme Court decision that rejected the idea of fixed affirmative action quotas,
but allowed that institutions of higher learning could use race as one factor among many in
admissions decisions? - answer✔Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Which of the following was not a central theme of the Reagan revolution? - answer✔Military
spending has grown far too lavish and must be reduced.
The 1960 statement drafted by young conservatives, members of Young Americans for Freedom
(YAF), which asserted that the free market underpinned "personal freedom" and that
international communism posed a grave menace to American liberty was called - answer✔the
Sharon Statement
What was the 1979 organization created by Virginia minister Jerry Falwell, devoted to waging a
"war against sin" and electing "pro-life, pro-family, pro-America," candidates? - answer✔Moral
Majority
An indication of America's economic troubles during the 1970s was - answer✔all of the above.
By the end of the 1970s, the civil rights and sexual revolutions led to a nation overwhelmingly in
favor of the Democratic Party's political agenda. - answer✔F
Chapter 26 - give me liberty all study
questions / chronological Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? - answer✔announcement of
President Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy; U.S. invasion of Cambodia; publication of Pentagon
Papers; War Powers Act
Which is not central to libertarian conservatism? - answer✔regulatory controls
President Richard Nixon sought to replace the polarized and hostile relationship between the
United States and the Soviet Union with a new era of "peaceful coexistence" called -
answer✔détente.
"Stagflation" refers to - answer✔stagnant economic growth and high inflation.
Which of the following was not a key factor behind President Carter's 1980 reelection defeat? -
answer✔a general feeling that Carter was morally corrupt and hopelessly indifferent to the
concerns of the people
Which was not one of President Nixon's apparent motivations in the context of his
administration's Philadelphia Plan, and its promotion of "affirmative action"? - answer✔He
sought to garner the support of white working class voters for the Republican Party in initiating
the Philadelphia Plan.
Which was not a reason that Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) rolls expanded
rapidly during the 1960s? - answer✔The federal government quintupled AFDC payments to
individual recipients.
Tom Wolfe dubbed the 1970s, a time in which "lifestyle" emerged in depoliticized form, the -
answer✔"Me Decade."
From 1973 to 1993, real wages - answer✔essentially did not rise
The movement to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was supported by all of the following
except - answer✔feminists.
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Which was not one of the conservative ideas that informed Barry Goldwater's campaign for the
presidency in 1964, and shaped conservatism for years thereafter? - answer✔a call for expansion
of governmental regulations
A major initiative of the Carter administration was the - answer✔Panama Canal treaty.
Which of the following issues was not a focus of political conflict during the Seventies? -
answer✔federal programs addressing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Which of the following was not a major theme raised by critics of Reagan's presidency? -
answer✔He appears more interested in safeguarding the environment than in safeguarding the
nation from communism
Which of the following developments did not help undermine public faith in the effectiveness of
federal government? - answer✔the Camp David agreement
Evangelical Christians of the Religious Right believe that, too often, American culture seems to
trivialize religion and promote immorality, and demanded the Supreme Court reverse decisions
in all of the following, except - answer✔the overly easy access to divorce
What was the name for the plan by which, beginning in 1969, President Nixon gradually drew
down the number of American troops in Vietnam, saying they would be replaced by South
Vietnamese soldiers? - answer✔"Vietnamization"
What was 1978 Supreme Court decision that rejected the idea of fixed affirmative action quotas,
but allowed that institutions of higher learning could use race as one factor among many in
admissions decisions? - answer✔Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Which of the following was not a central theme of the Reagan revolution? - answer✔Military
spending has grown far too lavish and must be reduced.
The 1960 statement drafted by young conservatives, members of Young Americans for Freedom
(YAF), which asserted that the free market underpinned "personal freedom" and that
international communism posed a grave menace to American liberty was called - answer✔the
Sharon Statement
What was the 1979 organization created by Virginia minister Jerry Falwell, devoted to waging a
"war against sin" and electing "pro-life, pro-family, pro-America," candidates? - answer✔Moral
Majority
An indication of America's economic troubles during the 1970s was - answer✔all of the above.
By the end of the 1970s, the civil rights and sexual revolutions led to a nation overwhelmingly in
favor of the Democratic Party's political agenda. - answer✔F
