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What was Ronald Reagan’s basic belief about economic growth?

A
He felt that more regulations would help to create more jobs.
B
He believed that decreasing government spending would eventually lead to economic growth.
C
He thought that higher taxes would provide incentives for growth.
D
He thought greater government involvement in business would fix the nation’s economic problems.
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Critics called President Reagan’s economic plan “trickle-down economics.” The term described his plan to cut taxes, allowing money to trickle down from

A
consumers to investors.
B
the wealthy to the government.
C
the wealthy to the poor.
D
businesses to consumers.
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What was the nickname for President Reagan’s plan to destroy Soviet nuclear missiles in space?

A
glasnost
B
perestroika
C
“Star Wars”
D
Reaganomics
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Of these groups, the one that contributed most to the conservative victory in the 1980 election was

A
Reagan Democrats.
B
people opposed to increased military spending.
C
supporters of Carter’s US economic policies.
D
Carter Republicans.
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According to Reagan’s model for supply-side economics, how would average Americans be affected?

A
Tax cuts would stimulate business growth, which would grow the economy and benefit everyone.
B
Tax increases for business owners would reduce the income of the wealthy, so the average person would have more.
C
Tax cuts would mean that businesses would become more efficient and workers would lose their jobs.
D
Tax increases would mean that businesses would have less wealth and would produce less for consumers.
6

What foreign-policy approach did Ronald Reagan promise to take if he was elected in 1980?

A
He promised to work with Gorbachev.
B
He promised to build a strong military.
C
He promised to sign the INF Treaty.
D
He promised to cut defense spending.
7

Overall, the US economy prior to the 1980 presidential election can best be described as

A
improving.
B
static.
C
strong.
D
weak.
8

Coming into the 1980 election, one reason many Americans were frustrated with President Carter’s administration was

A
the government’s handling of the Iranian hostage crisis.
B
he was seen as spending too much on military and defense.
C
concern that he would weaken America’s strong economy.
D
he was seen as too confident and combative.
9

At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

A
were the result of excessive government spending.
B
could be virtually eliminated by raising taxes.
C
had developed because there were too few social services.
D
had been caused by too little government intervention.
10

The economic situation at the beginning of Ronald Reagan’s first term in which unemployment and inflation were both high was referred to as

A
the Strategic Initiative.
B
Reaganomics.
C
trickle-down economics.
D
stagflation.
11

What foreign-policy approach did Ronald Reagan promise to take if he was elected in 1980?

A
He promised to build a strong military.
B
He promised to work with Gorbachev.
C
He promised to sign the INF Treaty.
D
He promised to cut defense spending.
12

Overall, the US economy prior to the 1980 presidential election can best be described as

A
improving.
B
weak.
C
strong.
D
static.
13

The economic situation at the beginning of Ronald Reagan’s first term in which unemployment and inflation were both high was referred to as

A
the Strategic Initiative.
B
Reaganomics.
C
stagflation.
D
trickle-down economics.
14

At the time of his election, Ronald Reagan felt that the problems the United States was experiencing

A
had been caused by too little government intervention.
B
had developed because there were too few social services.
C
could be virtually eliminated by raising taxes.
D
were the result of excessive government spending.
15

What was the nickname for President Reagan’s plan to destroy Soviet nuclear missiles in space?

A
Reaganomics
B
“Star Wars”
C
perestroika
D
glasnost
16

According to Reagan’s model for supply-side economics, how would average Americans be affected?

A
Tax increases would mean that businesses would have less wealth and would produce less for consumers.
B
Tax increases for business owners would reduce the income of the wealthy, so the average person would have more.
C
Tax cuts would mean that businesses would become more efficient and workers would lose their jobs.
D
Tax cuts would stimulate business growth, which would grow the economy and benefit everyone.
17

Coming into the 1980 election, one reason many Americans were frustrated with President Carter’s administration was

A
the government’s handling of the Iranian hostage crisis.
B
concern that he would weaken America’s strong economy.
C
he was seen as too confident and combative.
D
he was seen as spending too much on military and defense.
18

Critics called President Reagan’s economic plan “trickle-down economics.” The term described his plan to cut taxes, allowing money to trickle down from

A
the wealthy to the poor.
B
consumers to investors.
C
the wealthy to the government.
D
businesses to consumers.
19

What was Ronald Reagan’s basic belief about economic growth?

A
He thought greater government involvement in business would fix the nation’s economic problems.
B
He thought that higher taxes would provide incentives for growth.
C
He believed that decreasing government spending would eventually lead to economic growth.
D
He felt that more regulations would help to create more jobs.
20

Of these groups, the one that contributed most to the conservative victory in the 1980 election was

A
supporters of Carter’s US economic policies.
B
Reagan Democrats.
C
people opposed to increased military spending.
D
Carter Republicans.

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