President Carter worked with Congress to establish a "Superfund" that was intended to __________
A) support domestic oil production
B) channel money into struggling public schools
C) provide financial assistance to dictatorships fighting against communism
D) clean up the nation's most polluted areas
D
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In Common Sense, Thomas Paine attacked the notion that __________.
a) the king could do no wrong b) power came from the people c) monarchs ruled by force d) Americans came from all parts of Europe
The Gulf War of 1991 was sparked by
A) religious fanaticism. B) rising oil prices. C) Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. D) Arab-Israeli tensions.
With reference to the "Third Way," which of the following statements is true of Bill Clinton?
A) He revised and implemented only ideas that were purely conservative in nature. B) He supported programs that were initially proposed by former members of the Republican Party, and he rejected those proposed by the Democratic Party. C) He deemed redundant some conservative programs, such as tough anticrime measures, welfare reform, and reducing the federal deficit. D) He supported programs that were popular with a majority of the voters, regardless of who had first proposed the plan. E) He rejected liberal proposals like Head Start, air and water quality regulation, and moderate gun control.
An indicator of the future strength of the Democratic Party was _____
A) its success in the presidential race of 1924 B) the shift of urban voters to the party C) an increase in the number of rural Democrats D) the unpopularity of Republican presidents E) a large number of women voters