Question 1

The Free Speech Movement was born on a college campus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Engel v.Vitale (1962) ,the Supreme Court

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A)   ruled that limits on campaign funding violated the right to free speech.
B)   sharply limited government curbs on pornography.
C)   ruled that forced busing to integrate public schools was constitutional.
D)   declared that the application procedure for federal jobs must be open to the public.
E)   ruled prayers in public schools were unconstitutional.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

In Miranda v.Arizona (1966) ,the Supreme Court

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A)   ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police.
B)   required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights.
C)   established new guidelines for capital punishment cases.
D)   did all of these: ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police; required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights; and established new guidelines for capital punishment cases.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

In the Supreme Court case of Milliken v.Bradley (1974) ,the Court

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A)   handed down a decision that delighted both liberals and conservatives.
B)   eliminated all restrictions on performing abortions.
C)   upheld the principle of affirmative action.
D)   struck down a plan to transfer students across district lines to achieve racial balance.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The Vietnam War caused the deaths of 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers,countless additional civilians,and more than ________ Americans.

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55,000

Question 6

Founded in 1968,the American Indian Movement (AIM)

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A)   drew all of its support from tribal reservations.
B)   disbanded after the passage of the Indian Civil Rights Act.
C)   focused on militant action.
D)   vehemently opposed the idea of intertribal action.
E)   emphasized assimilation into larger American society.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above C

Question 7

The lesson of the Yom Kippur War was that the United States could continue to expect cheap,easy access to raw materials from its "client states."

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

Sandra Day O'Connor,the first female Supreme Court justice,was named to the court by

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A)   Jimmy Carter.
B)   Ronald Reagan.
C)   George H. W. Bush.
D)   Bill Clinton.
E)   George W. Bush.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States are true EXCEPT that

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A)   by the late 1960s, Mexican Americans were one of the largest population groups in the West.
B)   large numbers of Central American immigrants arrived in the U.S. in the 1980s.
C)   Cuban immigrants in the 1980s were more well-to-do than their counterparts in the 1960s.
D)   in 1953, the government launched what it called Operation Wetback to deport illegals.
E)   Puerto Rican migrants established a large community in New York City.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

To secure a peace agreement in Vietnam in 1972,President Nixon dropped his demand that North Vietnam withdraw its troops from South Vietnam before American troops would be removed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

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A)   a reassessment of current assimilation practices.
B)   "affirmative action" for Native Americans.
C)   the removal of whites from Indian reservations.
D)   a complete separation from the society of the United States.
E)   the right of Indians to choose their own way of life.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The so-called Pentagon Papers

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A)   were suppressed by the Nixon administration until after the Vietnam War.
B)   revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of the war.
C)   indicated President Nixon had used the IRS to harass leaders of the antiwar movement.
D)   showed that American operatives in Vietnam had carried out political assassinations.
E)   revealed that the government had tried to cover up American involvement in the My Lai massacre.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 13

How did President Nixon go about bringing an end to the Vietnam War? What effect did his methods have on the war and on the American public mood?

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Question 14

Spiro Agnew resigned from the vice presidency before Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Bakke v.Board of Regents of California (1978) ,the Supreme Court

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A)   limited the ability of defendants to appeal state convictions.
B)   stopped a plan to transfer students across district lines to achieve racial integration.
C)   ruled in favor of using forced busing to achieve racial balance in schools.
D)   upheld the principle of affirmative action, with restrictions.
E)   argued that limits on campaign funding violated the right to free speech.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

How did Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger view the world and America's place in it? Explain their strategies toward the Soviet Union,the Middle East,and Latin America.

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Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger viewed...

Question 17

The Wilderness Society,the Sierra Club,the National Audubon Society,the Nature Conservancy,the National Wildlife Federation,and the National Parks and Conservation Association all predated the rise of modern ecological science.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1950s,the federal "termination" policy as applied to American Indians sought to

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A)   withdraw all official recognition of the tribes as legal entities.
B)   keep American Indians largely confined to rural areas.
C)   enforce the tribal reservation system.
D)   break up militant tribes.
E)   restore tribal autonomy.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Between 1960 and 1970,the Latino population of the United States

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A)   rose by 25 percent.
B)   rose by 50 percent.
C)   doubled.
D)   tripled.
E)   sextupled.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

In 1972,diplomat Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand"

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A)   after a failed North Vietnamese offensive.
B)   right before the American presidential election.
C)   after the United States threatened to use nuclear weapons against North Vietnam.
D)   before the final American ground troops were pulled out of Vietnam.
E)   right before American troops embarked on the Easter offensive.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

The Free Speech Movement was born on a college campus.

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In Engel v.Vitale (1962) ,the Supreme Court

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In Miranda v.Arizona (1966) ,the Supreme Court

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In the Supreme Court case of Milliken v.Bradley (1974) ,the Court

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The Vietnam War caused the deaths of 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers,countless additional civilians,and more than ________ Americans.

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Founded in 1968,the American Indian Movement (AIM)

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The lesson of the Yom Kippur War was that the United States could continue to expect cheap,easy access to raw materials from its "client states."

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Sandra Day O'Connor,the first female Supreme Court justice,was named to the court by

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All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States are true EXCEPT that

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To secure a peace agreement in Vietnam in 1972,President Nixon dropped his demand that North Vietnam withdraw its troops from South Vietnam before American troops would be removed.

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The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

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The so-called Pentagon Papers

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How did Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger view the world and America's place in it? Explain their strategies toward the Soviet Union,the Middle East,and Latin America.

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