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1 The main principles of Reagan's supply-side economics were higher spending, higher taxes higher spending, lower taxes lower spending, higher taxes lower spending, lower taxes 2 Ronald Reagan hoped to reduce federal spending in all the following areas EXCEPT food stamps defense urban mass transit student loans public service jobs 3 Ronald Reagan's domestic accomplishments included all EXCEPT trying to free business from government intervention attempting to remove Social Security from politics advancing minority representation in federal appointments showing government employees they had no right to strike against the public interest 4 The results of Reaganomics included There were sweeping reductions in domestic spending & income taxes. By 1983 the economy boomed & inflation was under control. The budget deficit grew. All of the answers are correct. 5 Ronald Reagan restored US standing in the world by increasing defense spending appointing George Schultz as Secretary of State projecting American power abroad All of these answers are correct. 6 The basic tenet of Reagan foreign policy was cooperation with the PLO seeing the USSR as a deadly enemy & threat to US security pushing detente with Fidel Castro in Cuba All of the answers are correct. Only "B" &"C" are correct. 7 Reagan's policy in Latin America included cutting off aid to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua sending CIA assistance to the Contras supporting the El Salvador government against Communist guerrillas invading Grenada to prevent Communists from acquiring another base in Latin America All of the answers are correct. 8 Reagan's foreign policy toward the USSR in 1987-88 included an improvement in the relations between the two countries an agreement to destroy all intermediate range missiles gave rise to a Soviet invasion of Cuba All the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 9 Ronald Reagan's administrative style included a personal commitment to cutting taxes, reducing domestic spending & rebuilding America's defenses a quick study & adept at reading the public letting the Democrats take the lead on defense issues All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 10 In the election of 1988 all of the following were factors EXCEPT Michael Dukakis was the Democratic candidate with Lloyd Bentsen. George Bush ran with Dan Quayle for the Republicans. Bush carried the northeast liberal vote. The Democrats kept control of the House of Representatives & the Senate. 11 The main elements of Bush's foreign policy included He supported the Japanese student protests against their repressive Communist government. He moved quickly to strengthen the students by sending US troops to Japan. He sent US Marines to remove Manuel Noriega from control of Panama. He sent the CIA to invade Cuba & overthrow Castro All of the answers are correct 12 The events leading to Bush's foreign policy successes in Kuwait included carefully building up a UN coalition against Iraq marshalling a massive force against Iraq an air attack to wipe out the Iraq air defenses a massive ground attack to liberate Kuwait All of the answers are correct. 13 The election of 1992 saw all of the following EXCEPT An economic recession hurt Bush's chances for re-election. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton ran for the Democrats championing economic development. Independent businessman Ross Perot ran on an anti-deficit platform. The major issue in the campaign was foreign policy. Bill Clinton was elected with 43% of the vote. 14 Clinton's first term domestic policy saw Clinton pushed $241 billion in new taxes through Congress despite his election promise of a middle class tax cut. Clinton mishandled several major appointments. Despite his pledge of ethnic & gender diversity,his appointments in overall percentages of minorities were not much different than Bush's. The Clintons failed at getting a comprehensive health reform package. All of the answers are correct. 15 In the Clinton impeachment crisis Clinton had intimate relations with a young intern in the White House. Clinton lied about his relationship with Monica Lewinski to the press & the American people. Clinton spoke disingenuously in testimony under oath in a court case. The House impeached Clinton. All of the answers are correct.

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