Deck 31: From Boomers to Millennials

Question 1

A "Millennial" is someone

A) born from 1946 to 1964.
B) who acts like they are from another generation.
C) born after 1980.
D) who lived in the 1970s and 1980s.

Answer 1

born after 1980.

Question 2

As compared to Millennials, Boomers are more likely to

A) seek a meaningful philosophy of life.
B) seek material wealth.
C) be engaged in private concerns rather than grand social schemes.
D) be worried about finding suitable employment.

Answer 2

seek a meaningful philosophy of life.

Question 3

The Immigration Act of 1965 was different from the previous quota-based immigration system in that it

A) allowed immigration based on the nation's existing ethnic patterns.
B) gave amnesty to illegal immigrants who had lived in the United States for a long time.
C) gave preference to Asian and Latin American immigrants.
D) favored those with specialized job skills and education.

Answer 3

favored those with specialized job skills and education.

Question 4

In response to the new waves of immigrants, in 1986 Congress

A) realized that poverty in the immigrants' homelands drove them to flee to the U.S. Congress greatly increased foreign aid and economic development to those countries.
B) insisted that all new immigrants prove they were financially independent.
C) offered amnesty to long-term illegal immigrants and penalized employers who hired illegal immigrants in the future.
D) denied federal benefits to illegal immigrants and their children, even if their children were born in the U.S. and were citizens.

Question 5

One example of the new political power of immigrants was the wage concessions granted to the United Farm Workers union and its largely Mexican membership under the leadership of

A) Che Guevara.
B) Carlos Cardenas.
C) Hector Ruiz.
D) César Chávez.

Question 6

To what Southeast Asian country did Barack Obama move when he was six years old?

A) Thailand
B) Indonesia
C) Cambodia
D) Vietnam

Question 7

As part of his struggle with the issue of race, Barack Obama changed his name to Barack from

A) Barry.
B) Bryan.
C) Luo.
D) Bob.

Question 8

Dr. Benjamin Spock's Common Sense Guide to Baby and Child Care was extremely influential in the early lives of Boomers. According to Spock, women who held jobs outside the home

A) were good role models for their children.
B) were more likely to succumb to common medical crises.
C) were guilty of neglecting their children.
D) should be venerated by society.

Question 9

Female characters in 1950s popular television were heavily influenced by

A) working women, with Rosie the Riveter being the prototype.
B) the emergence of feminism.
C) the ideas of Harvard political scientist Samuel P. Huntington in Who Are We?
D) the work of Dr. Spock and other psychologists who placed the utmost importance on women's nurturing sides.

Question 10

Who described the "problem that had no name" in her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique?

A) Phyllis Schlafly
B) Norma McCorvey
C) Simone de Beauvoir
D) Betty Friedan

Question 11

"The time has come for a new movement toward true equality for all women in America and toward a fully equal partnership of the sexes." This was part of the 1966 founding statement of the

A) National Organization for Women.
B) National Woman's party.
C) National Federation of Republican Women.
D) National Council of Women.

Question 12

In the 1970 battle to repeal New York's antiabortion law, who were the main opponents of repeal?

A) liberals and the medical establishment
B) incumbent politicians and conservative state judges
C) conservatives and the Roman Catholic Church
D) the justices of the Supreme Court along with a majority of Congress

Question 13

Under the decision in Roe v. Wade

A) a baby in utero had a right to life starting at three months; prior to that the state could not prevent a woman from obtaining an abortion.
B) a mother's right of privacy took precedence until the final three months of pregnancy when a fetus could likely survive without the mother.
C) abortions without restriction were legalized.
D) although a fetus did not have a right to life, its right to privacy began at six months.

Question 14

In regards to the women's rights agenda, conservatives

A) were successful in so severely limiting abortion that it became almost impossible to obtain.
B) were never able to energize a base.
C) got the majority of their support from the highly educated elite.
D) were able to defeat the ERA with support from working-class women.

Question 15

______________ led a nationwide campaign against the ratification of the ERA.

A) Betty Friedan
B) Phyllis Schlafly
C) Geraldine Ferraro
D) Norma McCorvey

Question 16

The 1970s recession and the strain it placed on women and families led to the demise of the

A) Equal Rights Amendment.
B) Displaced Homemaker Act.
C) Equal Opportunity Commission.
D) Carter Commission on Women's Rights and Opportunities.

Question 17

Which of the following was a seminal event in the gay and lesbian rights movement?

A) the Stonewall riot
B) disturbances at Haight-Ashbury
C) the American Psychiatric Association's publication stating that homosexuality was a mental illness
D) the Supreme Court's decision in Reed v. Reed

Question 18

The first openly gay man to run for office in California, who led the fight against a California law that would fire gay teachers, was

A) Barney Frank.
B) Harvey Milk.
C) George Moscone.
D) Rock Hudson.

Question 19

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by the____________, which destroys the body's defenses against infection and makes a person vulnerable to many diseases.

A) human herpesvirus
B) human papillomavirus
C) human T-lymphotropic virus
D) human immunodeficiency virus

Question 20

The 1985 revelation by what handsome romantic actor that he was dying of AIDS first brought widespread public attention to this epidemic?

A) Rock Hudson
B) Paul Newman
C) Richard Chamberlain
D) Montgomery Cliff

Question 21

Which of the following statements about the AIDS epidemic in the late 1980s and early 1990s is FALSE?

A) Fear of AIDS exacerbated the homophobia of many.
B) "Safe" sex campaigns began to distribute condoms, even to many high schools.
C) Ronald Regan refused to recognize the AIDS epidemic as a public health crisis.
D) The AIDS epidemic forced many to confront homosexuality for the first time.

Question 22

What was the response of President George W. Bush to same-sex marriage?

A) He was generally opposed, but steered away from the topic.
B) He supported civil unions but not marriage of same-sex couples.
C) He opposed it and even proposed a constitutional amendment to prohibit it.
D) He generally supported it, but refused to assist the cause in any way.

Question 23

What happened after Vermont legalized same-sex civil unions?

A) Massachusetts passed a law that it would not recognize such unions.
B) Within the next five years, six states passed similar laws.
C) The Roman Catholic Church became a surprising ally to the cause.
D) The tide of public opinion began to sway against same-sex marriage, with Millennials leading the way.

Question 24

Fearing the nation's loss of its moral compass, conservative leaders during the 1970s and 1980s actively tried to implement the goals of the ____________ movement.

A) law and order
B) crime and punishment
C) civil rights
D) criminal justice

Question 25

The Supreme Court's decision in Furman

A) legalized capital punishment.
B) found that juries needed more input in capital punishment decisions.
C) found jury-imposed capital punishment racially biased and therefore unconstitutional.
D) legalized capital punishment as long as juries had discretion.

Question 26

After 1970, the American criminal justice system was characterized by

A) a decrease in the average length of sentences served by prisoners.
B) the elimination of the death penalty in almost all states.
C) a dramatic increase in the prison population.
D) the phasing out of mandatory sentencing.

Question 27

During the 1980s, one factor that intensified the problem of violent crime in the inner cities was a shift in drug use to

A) LSD.
B) "crack."
C) marijuana.
D) methamphetamine.

Question 28

By 2010, what percentage of African American men in their twenties were in prison, on probation, or on parole?

A) 30
B) 10
C) 5
D) 25

Question 29

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the postwar demographic change that resulted in the "rise of the suburbs"?

A) the federal government's commitment to the creation of a highway system
B) cheap home mortgages under the G.I. Bill of 1946
C) rejection of loans by the Federal Housing Authority in older residential areas
D) inexpensive housing built especially for veterans on large tracts of land

Question 30

What retail shift was brought about by Sam Walton in the 1980s?

A) the use of professional salespeople and creation of a "shopping experience"
B) the creation of large, shopper-accessible warehouses
C) the move, against trend, to the downtown of many small communities
D) the closing of physical shops and the move to exclusively online merchandising

Question 31

As compared to Boomers, a Millennial is more likely to

A) need public interaction in order to feel satisfied.
B) hold a job in the service sector.
C) lead a life characterized by private pursuits.
D) engage in pursuits that require social interaction.

Question 32

By 1990, membership in churches and synagogues

A) deeply declined from previous decades.
B) experienced an increase from the previous four decades.
C) remained steady, except for the Roman Catholic Church, which saw deep declines.
D) remained steady, except for mainstream Protestant churches, which saw sharp increases.

Question 33

In 1990, what percentage of Americans reported that they belonged to a church?

A) 20
B) 33
C) 50
D) 66

Question 34

According to the surgeon general in 2010, Millennials lack of exercise and resulting obesity is, in part, a result of the

A) decline in gym memberships.
B) increase in online education.
C) skyrocketing use of electronic media.
D) increase in team sports at the expense of individualized exercise routines.

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of the transformation of social activity in the twenty-first century?

A) increased participation in team sports
B) decline in television viewing
C) the rise of online learning
D) the increased use of public transportation

Question 36

One reason for the increased participation in online education is

A) it spares commuters from having to find parking on college campuses.
B) most students prefer to not interact with real people in classrooms.
C) the lack of face-to-face contact tends to increase test scores.
D) its cost to students is minimal.

Question 37

As of January 1, 2011 what percentage of the American population will be over 65?

A) one-fourth
B) one-fifth
C) one-sixth
D) one-seventh

Question 38

By the time Millennials reach sixty-five, the percentage of the American population over sixty-five will be

A) less than it ever has been.
B) less than on January 1, 2011.
C) greater than on January 1, 2011.
D) about the same as on January 1, 2011, given mortality rates.

Question 39

Which of the following statements about the nation's aging population is TRUE?

A) On January 1, 2011 one-fifth of the nation's population was over sixty-five.
B) As the nation ages, the use of the nation's wealth has begun to shift from health care and pensions to more economically productive activities.
C) Social Security will always remain solvent, but the monthly payments may drop as the nation ages.
D) The pressure on Congress from the elderly population to increase old age benefits has endangered the Social Security Trust Fund.

Question 40

The life span of the average American born in the year 2000 is

A) 85.
B) 77.
C) 50.
D) 67.

Question 41

From 1970 to 2000 the largest immigrant group to the United States was Asians.

Question 42

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protects women from discrimination in hiring and promotion was passed thanks to Virginia Senator Howard Smith who worked tirelessly to promote female equality.

Question 43

The right to privacy was established in Griswold v. Connecticut, a case regarding a woman's right to an abortion.

Question 44

Conservatives rallied behind Phyllis Schlafly to campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

Question 45

During the 1980s, the law and order movement inspired by Richard Nixon was rejected by most voters.

Question 46

The text describes rap music as conveying an attitude of defiance and raw rage.

Question 47

"White flight" from the inner cities was spurred on by the postwar policies of the federal government.

Question 48

During the 1990s, membership in mainstream Protestant churches dramatically increased.

Question 49

Only 31 percent of Americans between the ages of eighteen and thirty-nine believe that they will be able to collect Social Security benefits when they retire.

Question 50

Discuss the differences between the Boomers and Millennials. Explain the transformation from public to private life in U.S. society.

Question 51

Describe the emergence of the feminist movement. What have been its major achievements? What setbacks has it faced and why?

Question 52

Explain the development of the movement for gay and lesbian rights. Discuss how public opinion relative to this issue has evolved over time.

Question 53

Summarize the key factors leading to the increased fear of crime in the 1990s. In your analysis, which of these factors was most important?