Ch.14 Test Questions & Answers - An Era Of Political Malaise

Chapter 14 - An Era of Political Malaise

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 1

1) Gerald Ford burned most of the personal political capital he had when he took office in August 1974 by

a. Restarting the war in Vietnam

b. Announcing an end to all social welfare programs

c. Vetoing a tax cut in the middle of a recession

d. Pardoning Nixon for his crimes

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 2

2) Ford became the most conservative president since

a. Eisenhower

b. FDR

c. Hoover

d. Wilson

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 3

3) Jimmy Carter’s credentials as a political outsider

a. Were attractive to Americans in a post-Watergate atmosphere

b. Were considered a liability by many Democrats

c. Were particularly appealing to young members of the counterculture

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 4

4) The key concern of Americans in the 1976 presidential election was

a. Foreign policy

b. Fears of communism

c. The ongoing war in Vietnam

d. Economic issues

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 5

5) The Iran hostage crisis was triggered by

a. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

b. Carter’s decision to allow the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for medical treatment

c. A US-backed coup that attempted to overthrow the Khomeini government in Iran

d. The OPEC oil embargo

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 6

6) Carter’s foreign policy successes included

a. The Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel

b. The Panama Canal Treaty

c. Protection of oppressed people in Latin America

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 7

7) The American economy was in a shambles in the late 1970s, with

a. Inflation hitting double digits

b. Unemployment rates over 8%

Correct

c. High unemployment and inflation

d. Continuing military spending on Vietnam

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 8

8) Before becoming president, Reagan’s reputation was as a

a. A moderate, coalition builder

b. A fairly left-wing Republican

c. A political outsider

d. A right-wing red-baiter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 9

9) Unusually for a Democrat, in the 1980 election Carter lost the majority of Americans who were concerned with

a. Economic issues

b. Law and order

c. The counterculture

d. Communism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 10

10) One of the few states that Carter won other than his home state was

a. Minnesota

b. Georgia

c. Massachusetts

d. California

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 11

11) _______ of the American electorate voted in 1980.

a. 28%

b. 34%

c. 47%

d. 53%

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 12

12) The political passivity represented by the low voter turnout in 1980 was

a. Fairly standard for a US presidential election

b. Unusual for the American electorate

c. Comparable to low turnout in Western European countries in the same time period

d. The result of the expansion of the electorate thanks to civil rights

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 13

13) The largest number of nonvoters throughout the 1970s came from

a. Well-off suburbs

b. Evangelical Christians

c. The blue-collar and service workers

d. College-educated workers

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 14

14) Most of the Democratic Party’s weakness in the 1970s can be attributed to

a. A renewed focus on law and order

b. Their failure to concentrate on traditional economic issues

c. Their support for civil rights

d. Republican ability to become the party of anticommunism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 15

15) The New Right galvanized voters around

a. Red-baiting

b. Social issues like abortion

c. Anti-war organizing

d. Anger at desegregation

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 16

16) The New Right fought for issues including

a. Banning abortion

b. Defeating the Equal Rights Amendment

c. Defending the traditional family

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 17

17) The only variable that connected voters opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment and those opposed to abortion was

a. Social status

b. Education

c. Region of residence

d. Depth of religious commitment

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 18

18) Many new evangelical Christians were supporters of men like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, who were both

a. Television preachers

b. Southern Baptists

c. Catholic priests

d. Conservative politicians

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 19

19) Direct mail campaigns were developed by right-wing activists to

a. Overcome the limitations placed on political fundraising by the 1974 campaign finance reform law

b. Mobilize wealthy donors across the country to donate more to Republican campaigns

c. Mobilize Christian evangelicals to support political causes with their money

d. Present voters with facts and figures in an accessible format

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 20

20) The primary means that direct mail campaigns used to mobilize voters was

a. Presentation of facts with primary sources

b. Attacks on Democratic candidates

c. Gentle persuasion

d. To make the voters angry