Correct. The answer is a. The oil crisis caused rising prices and fuel shortages that required Americans to have to hunt for and wait to purchase gasoline. For the first time since the end of wartime rationing, Americans were unable to purchase a product they relied upon, contradicting their expectation that all consumer goods were abundant and easy to acquire.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The oil crisis caused rising prices and fuel shortages that required Americans to have to hunt for and wait to purchase gasoline. For the first time since the end of wartime rationing, Americans were unable to purchase a product they relied upon, contradicting their expectation that all consumer goods were abundant and easy to acquire.

Correct. The answer is c. Robert Howard argued that the support of the Ecumenical Coalition was important because of its nationwide religious contacts, which provided an “effective national and local political network,” and its public relations campaign, which was “so effective that those opposed to the community ownership project have found it impossible to openly criticize the religious group’s work.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. Robert Howard argued that the support of the Ecumenical Coalition was important because of its nationwide religious contacts, which provided an “effective national and local political network,” and its public relations campaign, which was “so effective that those opposed to the community ownership project have found it impossible to openly criticize the religious group’s work.”

Correct. The answer is b. These three sources demonstrated that, by the early 1970s, the insights of the women’s movement had permeated many American institutions. Harry Blackmun’s decision and the brief written by the National Abortion Action Coalition both accepted the idea that women should be able to control their bodies and their decisions about reproduction. Even the brief by the National Right to Life Committee, which rejected the idea that women should have the right to terminate a pregnancy, included a statement asserting that it “applaud[ed] the continuing process by which illegal discriminations against women have been removed.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. These three sources demonstrated that, by the early 1970s, the insights of the women’s movement had permeated many American institutions. Harry Blackmun’s decision and the brief written by the National Abortion Action Coalition both accepted the idea that women should be able to control their bodies and their decisions about reproduction. Even the brief by the National Right to Life Committee, which rejected the idea that women should have the right to terminate a pregnancy, included a statement asserting that it “applaud[ed] the continuing process by which illegal discriminations against women have been removed.”

Correct. The answer is c. Phyllis Schlafly did not argue against the idea that women should have equal opportunities to men in the workplace or in schools. One of her chief objections to the law was that she did not want to see the expansion of federal authority into “the last remaining aspects of our life that the feds haven’t yet got their meddling fingers into, including marriage, divorce, child custody, prison regulations, protective labor legislation, and insurance rates.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. Phyllis Schlafly did not argue against the idea that women should have equal opportunities to men in the workplace or in schools. One of her chief objections to the law was that she did not want to see the expansion of federal authority into “the last remaining aspects of our life that the feds haven’t yet got their meddling fingers into, including marriage, divorce, child custody, prison regulations, protective labor legislation, and insurance rates.”

Correct. The answer is d. In his speech, Jimmy Carter detailed numerous reasons for an American “crisis in confidence” in the future of the United States. The solution, he suggested, lay in a comprehensive program of conservation and the development of new energy sources that would eliminate Americans’ dependence on foreign oil.

Incorrect. The answer is d. In his speech, Jimmy Carter detailed numerous reasons for an American “crisis in confidence” in the future of the United States. The solution, he suggested, lay in a comprehensive program of conservation and the development of new energy sources that would eliminate Americans’ dependence on foreign oil.

Correct. The answer is c. Jerry Falwell’s ministry took advantage of Americans’ sense that the changes wrought by the movements of the 1960s had threatened the sanctity of the American nuclear family. Although he made clear his objections to communism, Falwell’s rhetoric put greater emphasis on the issues of abortion, homosexuality, the Equal Rights Amendment, and pornography because these, he believed, posed the greatest danger to “normal” family life.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Jerry Falwell’s ministry took advantage of Americans’ sense that the changes wrought by the movements of the 1960s had threatened the sanctity of the American nuclear family. Although he made clear his objections to communism, Falwell’s rhetoric put greater emphasis on the issues of abortion, homosexuality, the Equal Rights Amendment, and pornography because these, he believed, posed the greatest danger to “normal” family life.