Chapter 29

Quiz for Document 29-5: Bella Abzug, Gender Gap (1984)

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Question 1

Which statement best summarizes the gender gap as Abzug defines it?A. Politicians believed that little effort should be placed on winning over women voters, preferring to focus on the male demographic.
B. It became clear that women, a majority of the nation, were voting differently from men, which upset the political and economic status quo of the United States.
C. Though women made up only a small percentage of the workforce, they were being paid more than men for comparable jobs.
D. Men were much more active voters than women, and so were better represented in local and federal government.

Question 2

According to Abzug, why did Reagan's attempts to win over women voters fail?A. Though he revised many of policies to gain their votes, Women wanted a female president and were not willing to support a male president.
B. Women voters largely believed that Reagan's welfare policies were too lenient and too great of an expense to upper-middle-class Americans.
C. Reagan did not attempt to win the votes of women because they represented such a small percentage of voters.
D. Though he appointed female cabinet members and discussed women's rights in his state of the union address, Reagan's policies were still an issue for women voters.

Question 3

According to the selection, which of the following is Reagan responsible for?A. The worst economic depression since the 1930's.
B. The country's success in the Vietnam war.
C. A national increase of welfare and public health programs.
D. Giving women access to safe, legal abortions.