AP US History: Period 9 (1980–Present) 2

Question 1

Ronald Reagan's economic policy, often called 'Reaganomics,' was primarily based on which theory?

Accepted Answer

Supply-side economics

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Keynesian demand stimulus

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Modern monetary theory

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Mercantilism

Question 2

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 under Reagan is best described as doing what?

Accepted Answer

Lowering top rates while closing loopholes

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Sharply raising income taxes

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Eliminating the federal income tax

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Creating a national sales tax

Question 3

Reagan's appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 was historically significant because she was the first woman to do what?

Accepted Answer

Serve on the Supreme Court

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Serve as Secretary of State

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Run for Vice President

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Lead a major political party

Question 4

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed 'Star Wars,' was a proposed system to do what?

Accepted Answer

Intercept incoming nuclear missiles

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Launch satellites for the military

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Build offensive space weapons against Cuba

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Replace the Air Force with drones

Question 5

The Iran-Contra affair during Reagan's second term involved secretly selling arms to Iran to fund what?

Accepted Answer

Anti-communist Contras in Nicaragua

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Rebels in Afghanistan

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The Israeli military

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The Salvadoran government

Question 6

The rise of the 'New Right' and Moral Majority in the 1980s drew strength primarily from which group?

Accepted Answer

Evangelical Christian conservatives

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Labor union members

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Urban progressives

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Socialist intellectuals

Question 7

Reagan's response to the 1981 PATCO air traffic controllers' strike was to do what?

Accepted Answer

Fire the striking controllers

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Grant their wage demands

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Negotiate a long-term contract

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Nationalize the airports