CHAPTER 26 - GIVE ME LIBERTY ALL
STUDY QUESTIONS / CHRONOLOGICAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
nWhich of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? - 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? - 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 - détente.
"Stagflation" refers to - stagnant economic growth and high inflation.
Which of the following was not a key factor behind President Carter's 1980 reelection defeat? - 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"? - 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? - The federal government quintupled AFDC payments to individual recipients.
Tom Wolfe dubbed the 1970s, a time in which "lifestyle" emerged in depoliticized form, the - "Me
Decade."
From 1973 to 1993, real wages - essentially did not rise
The movement to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was supported by all of the following except -
feminists.
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? - a call for expansion of governmental
regulations
A major initiative of the Carter administration was the - Panama Canal treaty.
Which of the following issues was not a focus of political conflict during the Seventies? - federal
programs addressing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Which of the following was not a major theme raised by critics of Reagan's presidency? - 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? - 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 - 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? -
"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? - Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Which of the following was not a central theme of the Reagan revolution? - 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 - 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? - Moral Majority
An indication of America's economic troubles during the 1970s was - 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. - F
Upon entering office, President Nixon surprised many people by retaining numerous aspects of Lyndon
Johnson's Great Society program. - F
The economic recession of the 1970s undercut the living standards and collective power of American
labor. - F
In the spring of 1970 more than 350 colleges and universities experienced student strikes, and troops
occupied 21 campuses in protest over the Vietnam War. - T
Although the Republicans held onto the White House in the election of 1988, "liberalism" regained its
stature that year as the nation's dominant ideology. - F
By the 1990s, public schools in the North were considerably more segregated than those in the South. - T
By the mid-1970s—in consequence of women's changing aspirations and the availability of birth control
and legal abortions—the American birthrate declined dramatically. - T
The Senate's Church Committee concluded that many of America's problems would be solved if people
would attend church more frequently. - F
Neoconservatives strongly supported America's efforts in the Cold War. - T
STUDY QUESTIONS / CHRONOLOGICAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
nWhich of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? - 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? - 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 - détente.
"Stagflation" refers to - stagnant economic growth and high inflation.
Which of the following was not a key factor behind President Carter's 1980 reelection defeat? - 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"? - 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? - The federal government quintupled AFDC payments to individual recipients.
Tom Wolfe dubbed the 1970s, a time in which "lifestyle" emerged in depoliticized form, the - "Me
Decade."
From 1973 to 1993, real wages - essentially did not rise
The movement to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was supported by all of the following except -
feminists.
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? - a call for expansion of governmental
regulations
A major initiative of the Carter administration was the - Panama Canal treaty.
Which of the following issues was not a focus of political conflict during the Seventies? - federal
programs addressing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Which of the following was not a major theme raised by critics of Reagan's presidency? - 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? - 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 - 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? -
"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? - Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Which of the following was not a central theme of the Reagan revolution? - 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 - 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? - Moral Majority
An indication of America's economic troubles during the 1970s was - 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. - F
Upon entering office, President Nixon surprised many people by retaining numerous aspects of Lyndon
Johnson's Great Society program. - F
The economic recession of the 1970s undercut the living standards and collective power of American
labor. - F
In the spring of 1970 more than 350 colleges and universities experienced student strikes, and troops
occupied 21 campuses in protest over the Vietnam War. - T
Although the Republicans held onto the White House in the election of 1988, "liberalism" regained its
stature that year as the nation's dominant ideology. - F
By the 1990s, public schools in the North were considerably more segregated than those in the South. - T
By the mid-1970s—in consequence of women's changing aspirations and the availability of birth control
and legal abortions—the American birthrate declined dramatically. - T
The Senate's Church Committee concluded that many of America's problems would be solved if people
would attend church more frequently. - F
Neoconservatives strongly supported America's efforts in the Cold War. - T
