1970s & 1980s Quiz

What organization was founded in the 1970s, rose to prominence during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, and adopted the mission to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense "?

• Heritage Foundation

• Moral Majority

• Eagle Forum

• Contract with America

Which group has Phyllis Schlafly famously opposed?

• Republican Party

• Heritage Foundation

• National Rifle Association

• National Organization for Women

The resurgence of the conservative movement in the 1980s occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• federal spending had increased to nearly 23% of GNP

• the budget of welfare programs had eclipsed the defense budget

• tax payers were balking at paying further welfare benefits

• government employees were becoming unionized and vocal

Which of the following are duties of the Environmental Protection Agency?

Select TWO correct answers.

• to ensure that automobile production is shifted towards electric power

• to ensure that national lands and parks are protected from environmental harm

• to ensure that Americans have clean air, land, and water

• to ensure that efforts to reduce environmental risks are evidence-based

• to ensure that endangered species are protected

The Teapot Dome scandal was to Warren G. Harding what the

___________ scandal was to Richard M. Nixon.

• Watergate

• Iran-Contra

• Whitewater

• Check-writing

A constitutional issue addressed in the Watergate scandal was the —

• power of the Supreme Court to impeach elected officials.

• extent of the President's executive privilege.

• right of the Senate to confirm appointments.

• limits of the House of Representatives' duties.

Which of the following is the legacy of the Watergate scandal?

• The power of the president over domestic policy was weakened.

• The foreign policy role of the president became minimal.

• The impeachment of the president became common.

• The integrity of the president was seriously questioned.

The_____________

contributed to President Carter being defeated in the 1980 presidential election by Ronald Reagan.

• Iranian Weapons Deal

• Iran Contra Deal

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Failed Iran Treaty

How did President Jimmy Carter help negotiate the Camp David Accords between Israel’s Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat?

• by imposing a boycott on all foreign oil imports

• by threatening immediate nuclear intervention

• by acting as their diplomatic mediator

• by ordering a government overthrow of both countries

Why did Iranian revolutionaries under Ayatollah Khomeini take American embassy workers hostage in 1979?

• a need to reclaim the land surrounding the embassy for agriculture

• a belief the United States interfered with the internal politics of Iran by providing aide to the previous political leader

• a desire to establish Iran as a democratic state with a strong constitution

• a concern the United States supported international regulations on oil production