In the presidential election of 1972, Richard Nixon easily defeated the liberal Democrat __________
A) Hubert Humphrey
B) George McGovern
C) George Wallace
D) Jimmy Carter
Answer: B
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The new middle class of the Gilded Age was composed __________
A) mainly of "new immigrants" B) largely of doctors, lawyers, and teachers C) almost exclusively of white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants D) almost exclusively of Irish Catholics and German Lutherans
The first two political parties were ___________ and Republicans.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
African American workers in the New South __________.
A. were limited to the lowest-paying unskilled jobs B. made the same wages as their white counterparts C. were guaranteed equal opportunity by law D. benefited as new opportunities opened for unskilled labor
What is meant by "supply-side economics"-Reagan's approach to economic policy in the early 1980s?
A. emphasizing tax cuts and business incentives to encourage economic growth B. keeping interest rates high to increase the money supply C. cutting back welfare and other programs for the poor, to force them to provide for their own needs D. the attempt to increase domestic oil supplies