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Into a New Millennium — Test

Question 19 • US History

Which of these were results of the 1980 election? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
Republicans gained control of the senate.
B
Reagan did not win any states in the west.
C
Reagan won by a landslide.
D
Reagan won the popular vote but lost the electoral college.
E
Conservatives called this the “Reagan Revolution.”

Explanation

Republicans gained control of the Senate in the 1980 elections, and Ronald Reagan won the presidential election by a landslide. His victory and the conservative shift in American politics were widely called the “Reagan Revolution.” Reagan also won states in the West, and he won both the popular vote and the electoral college, so B and D are incorrect.

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