USHB Unit 6 review

Which was not one of the problems confronting President Carter as the 1980 election approached?

• High inflation rates
• Energy crisis
• war in Iraq

  
  

What was unique about Ronald Reagan’s presidential candidacy compared to others who preceded him?

• He was a career politician with extensive government experience.
• He was a former actor and political outsider.
• He was the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms.

Which group helped elect Ronald Reagan?

• The New Right and conservative groups.

• Labor unions and progressive activists.
• The Democratic Party and liberal groups.

What were two key issues that united Reagan supporters during the election of 1980?

• Healthcare reform and education policy.
• a strong military and tough foreign policy

  
  

• Civil rights and immigration reform.

What is the key premise of supply-side economics?

• Increased regulation boosts supply and demand.
• Higher taxes lead to economic growth.
• Taking measures to encourage growth in the production of goods and services will result in more jobs and tax revenue.

  
  

What is one reason some people opposed supply-side economics?

• Part of the program called for large tax cuts for the wealthy.

  
  

• It leads to increased government spending.
• It promotes equal wealth distribution.

What is one way that Reagan achieved some of his government deregulation goals?

• by cutting the budgets of some agencies so they could not enforce regulations

  
  

• by frequently using the line-item veto

  
  

• by asking voters to let their representatives know that they wanted deregulation

  
  

Who did not play a part in the fall of the Soviet Union?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

  
  

• Alexander Solzhenitsyn

  
  

• Nikita Khruschev

  
  

How did glasnost and perestroika contribute to the fall of the Soviet Union?

• Glasnost and perestroika strengthened the Soviet government and suppressed nationalist movements.
• Glasnost and perestroika had no impact on the political landscape of the Soviet Union.
• They brought the outside world and different economic and political options to the people.

  
  

What decision did President George H.W. Bush make about the Gulf War in Iraq?

• to avoid long-term involvement In Iraq

  
  

• To negotiate a peace treaty with Iraq.
• To withdraw all U.S. troops from the region.