The explosive Senate hearings that nearly prevented Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from being confirmed involved charges that Thomas was guilty of

The explosive Senate hearings that nearly prevented Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from being confirmed involved charges that Thomas was guilty of

a. racial discrimination.
b. jury tampering.
c. plagiarism.
d. sexual harassment.
e. disrespecting civil liberties and the First Amendment.



Answer: D

The result of the Persian Gulf War was that

The result of the Persian Gulf War was that

a. Kuwait was liberated but Saddam Hussein stayed in power.
b. the U.S. and Iraq bogged down in a stalemate in the desert.
c. the U.S. won the war with air power alone.
d. the tensions in the Middle East were substantially reduced.
e. Saddam Hussein was overthrown by rebel Iraqis who received American aid.


Answer: A

The United States joined its allies in the Persian Gulf War in order to

The United States joined its allies in the Persian Gulf War in order to

a. regain control of the Middle East oil supply.
b. roll back Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
c. demonstrate that the U.S. military could conduct a major ground war thousands of miles from its home bases.
d. support Israel against the growing threat from the Arab states.
e. guarantee a permanent U.S. naval presence in the Middle East.



Answer: B

In response to the collapse of the Soviet Union, President George Bush called for a "new world order" where

In response to the collapse of the Soviet Union, President George Bush called for a "new world order" where

a. Russia would join the democratic West in containing communist China.
b. the United States would serve as policeman for the world.
c. the United Nations would assert sovereignty over the rival nation-states.
d. global capitalism would supersede all regional and local economies.
e. democracy would reign supreme and diplomacy would replace weaponry.



Answer: E

Among the Democrats whom Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis defeated for the party's nomination to run against George Bush in 1988 were

Among the Democrats whom Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis defeated for the party's nomination to run against George Bush in 1988 were

a. Edward Kennedy and Jimmy Carter.
b. Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro.
c. Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson.
d. Bill Clinton and Albert Gore.
e. Paul Simon and Lloyd Bentsen.


Answer: C

The Supreme Court cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

The Supreme Court cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

a. in effect overturned the Roe v. Wade abortion decision.
b. prohibited abortion in cases of rape or incest.
c. strongly affirmed a woman's right to have an abortion.
d. permitted states to place some restrictions on abortion.
e. permitted abortion opponents to engage in "sidewalk counseling" and other tactics near abortion clinics.



Answer: D

Which of the following was not among the ways that the "New Right" of the 1980s imitated the tactics and approaches of the "New Left" of the 1960s?

Which of the following was not among the ways that the "New Right" of the 1980s imitated the tactics and approaches of the "New Left" of the 1960s?

a. "making the personal political"
b. practicing "identity politics"
c. seizing control of colleges and universities
d. using small group sessions to "raise consciousness"
e. engaging in tactics of street protest and civil disobedience




Answer: C

Modem conservatism springs from

Modem conservatism springs from

a. a repudiation of government.
b. a disapproval of priorities and strategies from the New Deal.
c. a disapproval of priorities and strategies from the Great Society.
d. a dislike of technology.
e. all of the above.



Answer: C

All of the following issues or developments in the 1992 political campaign revealed popular disgust with incumbents except

All of the following issues or developments in the 1992 political campaign revealed popular disgust with incumbents except

a. the intractable budgetary crisis.
b. the stagnant economy.
c. the debate over "family values."
d. the revelation that many House members had written bad checks from their accounts in a private House "bank":
e. Ross Perot's winning of nearly 20% of the vote.



Answer: C

As one consequence of the demise of the Soviet Union,

As one consequence of the demise of the Soviet Union,

a. religious rivalries in Russia ended.
b. Solidarity rose in Poland.
c. the entire European continent became more stable.
d. long-suppressed ethnic hatreds flared in the former Soviet republics.
e. the rivalry between Russia and China ended.


Answer: D

"Solidarity" was

"Solidarity" was

a. the nickname for southern Democrats who supported Reagan.
b. a massive working-class labor union of Polish dissidents.
c the mutual pledge by the United States and European nations to resist any Soviet efforts to divide their alliance.
d. the slogan of the Moral Majority.
e. the slogan of the revived U.S. labor movement.



Answer: B

The Democrats' hopes for the 1988 election rose sharply because of major scandals in the Reagan administration involving

The Democrats' hopes for the 1988 election rose sharply because of major scandals in the Reagan administration involving

a. bribes involving business deals in the Soviet Union.
b. election fraud.
c. the Iran-Contra affair and savings-and-loan banks.
d. kickbacks for oil leases on federal lands.
e. payoffs for U.S. hostages and campaign contributions from foreign corporations.



Answer: C

In the cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

In the cases of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court

a. severely restricted abortion to the first two months of Pregnancy.
b. permitted states to put some restrictions on abortion while fundamentally upholding the abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade.
c. overturned Roe v. Wade
d. declared that the issue of legalized abortion should be completely determined by the states.
e. galvanized anti-abortion forces into a new militancy.



Answer: B

The "new right" developed many of its tactical approaches by imitating the methods of

The "new right" developed many of its tactical approaches by imitating the methods of

a. the prophets in the Bible.
b. the New Left.
c. Corporate advertising
d. underground guerillas.
e. political machines.


Answer: B

Ronald Reagan's highest political objective as president was

Ronald Reagan's highest political objective as president was

a. arms reduction.
b. a balanced budget.
c. the containment and then shrinkage of the welfare state.
d. the appointment of a conservative judiciary.
e. undermining liberal ideology.


Answer: C

In 1986 Congress passed legislation mandating

In 1986 Congress passed legislation mandating

a. an end to the Grenada invasion.
b. a reform of Social Security.
c. an end to affirmative action.
d. more spending for the military.
e. a balanced budget by 1991.



Answer: E

One of the greatest consequences of Reagan's expansion of the federal debt was

One of the greatest consequences of Reagan's expansion of the federal debt was

a. to make it harder to get private loans.
b. to make foreigners reluctant to accept American bonds.
c. to make new social spending practically and politically impossible.
d. to undermine the value of the dollar overseas.
e. to make further military spending impossible.


Answer: C

The Iran-contra investigations revealed Ronald Reagan as a president who

The Iran-contra investigations revealed Ronald Reagan as a president who

a. was an intellectual giant.
b. napped through cabinet meetings.
c. was losing his popularity.
d. paid too much attention to detail.
e. planned elaborate foreign policy moves.


Answer: B

For the Soviet Union's new policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) to work, it was essential that the

For the Soviet Union's new policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) to work, it was essential that the

a. Soviets keep control of Eastern Europe.
b. communist party engage in democratic competition.
c. Middle East oilfields to be controlled by Soviet allies.
d. United States send aid to Russia.
e. Cold War end.


Answer: E

The first woman to receive the vice-presidential nomination of a major political party was

The first woman to receive the vice-presidential nomination of a major political party was

a. Elizabeth Dole.
b. Sandra Day O'Connor.
c. Jeanne Kirkpatrick.
d. Geraldine Ferraro.
e. Janet Reno.


Answer: D