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5. 100 200 300 400 500 Reaganomics Domestic Issues During the Reagan Era The Supreme Court and Students Rights Foreign Policies Under Reagan

6. What was the major policy proposed by President Ronald Reagan? A 100

7. The major policy was to lower federal income tax rates. A 100

8. One similarity in the policies of President Herbert Hoover and President Ronald Reagan is that both supported (1) economic changes favoring big business (2) a reduction of military spending (3) the end of Social Security (4) appointment of a woman to the Supreme Court A 200

9. (1) economic changes favoring big business A 200

10. What was successful in President Ronald Reagan’s supply-side economic policy? A 300

11. It lowered tax rates on personal and business income. A 300

12. Why did President Ronald Reagan want to use the concept of supply-side economics in the 1980s? A 400

13. He wanted to reduce income taxes on businesses and individuals in order to stimulate economic growth. A 400

14. Why did President Ronald Reagan want to lower tax rates on businesses and wealthy individuals? A 500

15. He wanted to encourage new economic investment in order to grow business and lower unemployment. A 500

16. What was affecting the profitability of farms in the 1980s? B 100

17. The rising costs of operating a farm decreased their profitability. B 100

18. What was happening to the number of farmers and the number of farms in the 1980s? B 200

19. The number of farmers and farms were decreasing in the 1980s. B 200

20. Why are there fewer farms needed in the United States economy today than were needed in 1900? B 300

21. The use of technology has raised agricultural productivity. B 300

22. Which statement illustrates the system of checks and balances? (1)The electoral college cast 435 votes for Woodrow Wilson in 1912. (2) President Harry Truman decided to remove General Douglas MacArthur as military commander in Korea. (3) The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan’s nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. (4) Nancy Pelosi was elected as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007. B 400

23. (3) The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan’s nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. B 400

24. What group of people was recognized as a threat to the future of Social Security benefits in the 1980s? B 500

25. The baby boomers B 500

26. What amendment to the Constitution was being interpreted by the Supreme Court in their decisions in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)? C 100

27. The First Amendment C 100

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29. What was shown to be true about student’s rights in the Supreme Court decisions of New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) and Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)? C 200

30. A student’s right to privacy can be limited under certain conditions. C 200

31. What major issue was involved in the Supreme Court case of Engel v. Vitale (1962)? C 300

32. School prayer C 300

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34. What was the story behind the Supreme Court case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)? What was the decision of the Supreme Court? C 400

35. A female student was caught smoking in the bathroom of her school, and discovered to have rolling papers, a list of students who owed her money, and a sizeable amount of cash in her purse. She was placed on probation and later appealed her case to the Supreme Court, who ruled that she did not have a right to privacy in school because her actions could harm the public safety or welfare of other students in that school. C 400

36. What did the Supreme Court decide about the civil liberties of students (student rights) in a number of cases stretching from the 1960s to the 1990s? C 500

37. The civil liberties of students (student rights) can be both protected and limited in schools. C 500

38. What is the cartoonist trying to encourage American consumers to consider in this cartoon? D 100

39. The cartoonist is encouraging consumers to consider that Americans buy more from Japan than the Japanese buy from America. The Americans should consider buying an American car instead of a Japanese import. D 100

40. What American policy is the cartoonist being critical of in this cartoon? D 200

41. The government’s policy toward immigration (or illegal immigration). D 200

42. What is the most likely result of the United States raising tariff rates on imported steel? (1)The price of consumer goods made with American steel is lowered. (2) American steel companies are protected from foreign competition. (3) The quality of consumer goods made with steel is improved. (4) Foreign steel companies are encouraged to buy American steel companies. D 300

43. (2) American steel companies are protected from foreign competition. D 300

44. If this 1985 cartoon was to be redrawn today, what country would replace Japan as the subject of the cartoon? D 400

45. China D 400

46. What is the main topic of this 1985 cartoon? (1) quality of Japanese products (2) imbalance in Japanese-United States trade (3) outsourcing of American jobs to Japan (4) relocation of American companies to Japan D 500

47. (2) imbalance in Japanese-United States trade D 500

48. E 100

50. E 200

52. E 300

54. E 400

56. E 500

58. F 100

60. F 200

62. F 300

64. F 400

66. F 500

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69. Who was the first African American to run for President of the United States for a major political party in 1984? Click on screen to continue

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