Deck 17: The 1990s a Referendum on the Postworld War Ii Years

Question 1

The Bush campaign ads featuring Willie Horton were appeals to

A) American patriotism
B) Racism
C) Fears of communism
D) All of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Bush's first foreign policy challenge was

A) The Arab-Israeli conflict
B) The cost of oil
C) The disintegration of the Soviet Union
D) Uprisings in Latin America

Answer 2

C

Question 3

-Operation Desert Storm became Bush's greatest foreign policy achievement because

A) It was a cooperative venture on the part of the US and Arab and European allies
B) It was over quickly
C) It preserved Iraqi oil reserves for American use
D) It gave the US a base from which to control the region

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Bush's greatest domestic struggle was

A) The economy
B) A reinvigorated civil rights movement
C) The third wave of the feminist movement
D) White nationalism

Question 5

Ross Perot ran for president in 1992 as an independent, counting on his

A) Credentials as a businessman
B) Outsider states
C) Economic credentials
D) Reputation as a take-charge guy

Question 6

The new journalism consisting of _______ played a role in the intense interest in probing candidates' personal life.

A) Hard-hitting shows like Meet the Press
B) Celebrity talk shows like Larry King Live
C) News websites
D) Political blogs and social media

Question 7

Bill Clinton's campaign focused on the economy in an attempt to win

A) The middle class
B) Blue-collar workers
C) The poor
D) Non-whites

Question 8

Clinton's introduction of a policy to end discrimination on gays in the military that later turned into "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is an example one of his biggest weaknesses,

A) Pandering to special interests
B) Being out of touch with the average American
C) Lack of understanding of Congressional politics
D) Indecisiveness

Question 9

Clinton's biggest domestic issue was

A) The attempt to pass healthcare reform that would guarantee insurance to every American
B) Tax cuts for the middle class
C) Reforming the military in light of the end of the Cold War
D) The newly radical civil rights movement

Question 10

Bill Clinton made errors in his attempt to pass healthcare reform, including

A) Bypassing Congress to rely on experts to create the plan
B) Ceding complete control over the plan to Hillary
C) Failing to stay on message
D) All of the above

Question 11

The main architect of the defeat of healthcare reform and the Republican victory in the 1992 midterm elections was

A) Bill Clinton
B) Bob Dole
C) Newt Gingrich
D) Pat Robertson

Question 12

The Contract with America that Gingrich invented included pledges to

A) Cut taxes
B) Pass a balanced budget amendment
C) Promote welfare reform
D) All of the above

Question 13

Clinton rescued his popularity with

A) A crime bill that was tougher on offenders
B) Welfare reform
C) Tax cuts for the middle class
D) All of the above

Question 14

Dole's candidacy was weakened by

A) His radical reputation
B) Clinton's ability to portray him as a radical
C) His lack of religious beliefs
D) His youth

Question 15

-Clinton here is famously

A) Denying a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky
B) Coming clean to the American people about the Whitewater scandal
C) Admitting to infidelity
D) Announcing his divorce

Question 16

-Clinton was impeached, though not forced from office, for

A) Infidelity
B) Corruption
C) Perjury
D) All of the above

Question 17

Thanks to the failure of healthcare reform and the scandals of his infidelity, Clinton, unable to enact change on a grand level,

A) Withdrew, and seemed content to ride out his presidency
B) Took action on a list of smaller achievements
C) Resigned the presidency
D) Continued, stubbornly, to focus on healthcare reform

Question 18

The 1990s were a time of unprecedented prosperity, largely because of

A) An increase in manufacturing
B) A growing service industry
C) The rapidly growing stock market
D) New tech "dot-com" companies

Question 19

The 1990s were an era of a new flood of immigration, primarily

A) From former Communist countries
B) From Latin America and Asia
C) From Africa
D) From Europe

Question 20

The acquittal of three Los Angeles police officers on trial for beating Black motorist Rodney King seemed to emphasize

A) That race still affected the way justice worked in America
B) That urban areas in the US were out of control
C) That the crime bill proposed by the Clinton administration was necessary
D) That race was no longer a problem in the US