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Chapter 27 Summative Quiz

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1. Which of the following describes members of the “silent majority” of 1968?

Archconservative and segregationist

Liberals opposed to the Vietnam War

Supporters of Hubert Humphrey

Middle-aged, middle-class whites

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2. The purpose of the “Vietnamization” strategy was to

decrease the number of American troops (and deaths) in Vietnam.

end the U.S. bombing campaign of Vietnam and Cambodia.

contain the fighting within the borders of North and South Vietnam.

deter Daniel Ellsberg from releasing the Pentagon Papers to the press.

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3. What was the goal of the 1973 War Powers Act?

American troops would immediately be removed from Vietnam.

It would increase the president’s control of foreign policy decisions.

Congress would no longer retain the authority to declare war.

The president’s ability to deploy troops abroad would be limited.

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4. The goal of President Nixon’s foreign policy was to

uphold democratic values and contain communism through the use of military force.

prevent South Vietnam from falling to communism, whatever the cost in American lives.

achieve a stable balance of power among the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.

guarantee that the United States had access to oil from the Middle Eastern Arab nations.

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5. America’s support for Israel in 1973 led to

the imposition of an oil embargo by OPEC members.

the SALT I treaty with the Soviet Union.

Egypt and Syria recapturing lands lost in 1967.

Soviet refusal to help broker a peace plan.

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6. What did the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution do?

Lowered the voting age to 18

Guaranteed equal rights for women

Guaranteed voting rights for blacks

Made abortion legal

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7. President Nixon’s final undoing can be attributed to

Woodward and Bernstein’s reporting.

John Dean’s testimony before the Senate.

his taping of Oval Office conversations.

Attorney General John Mitchell’s resignation.

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8. The decline in labor union membership during the 1970s can be attributed to

American manufacturers relocating their factories outside the United States.

rising unemployment within the United States.

President Carter’s energy conservation policies.

post–Great Society economic conservatism.

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9. Which region of the country was a beneficiary of deindustrialization during the 1970s?

Northeast

Northwest

Midwest

Southwest

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10. Phyllis Schlafly and other women who opposed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) were motivated by their

desire to uphold traditional gender roles.

resentment of younger women’s sexual freedom.

opposition to birth control and abortion.

resistance to having to work outside the home.

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11. Opposition to strong environmental protection regulations was motivated by

concern that regulation would hurt the economy and kill jobs.

conservative resistance to expanding federal authority.

refusal to believe that pollution was a serious problem.

complacency about the practice of “environmental racism.”

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12. The long-term impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 could be seen in

conflicts over school desegregation and busing during the 1970s.

the election of thousands of African American officials by 1992.

opposition to affirmative action programs during the 1970s and 1980s.

the growing influence of evangelical Christians in electoral politics.