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Technology and its Effects on Modern America — Unit test

Question 12 • TX-US History Studies Since 1877 B-Credit Recovery Summer School

Which of the following were results of the 1980 election? Check all that apply. Reagan won by a landslide.Reagan won the popular vote but lost the electoral college. Republicans gained control of the senate. Reagan did not win any states in the west. Conservatives called this the “Reagan Revolution.”

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

Explanation

Reagan won the 1980 election by a landslide, winning both the popular vote and the Electoral College. Republicans also gained control of the Senate, and conservatives described the election as the “Reagan Revolution.” B is incorrect because Reagan won the Electoral College, and D is incorrect because he won several Western states.

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