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True/False Quiz
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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 In the 1976 presidential election, Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, a southern governor, won overwhelming support from African American voters.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 When he became president, Jimmy Carter was noted for his close working relationship with Congress and the consistency of his policies.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 President Carter claimed that his most important concern in foreign policy was to defend basic human rights around the globe.
   
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 In the 1978 Camp David Agreement, the United States, Israel, and Egypt signed a mutual-defense treaty.
   
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Until 1977, the Shah of Iran tended to follow a neutralist policy, playing the Americans and Soviets against each other.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 During the early stages of the Iranian hostage crisis, Americans generally approved of President Carter's restraint in handling the problem.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Reagan's campaign slogan "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" was ineffective.
   
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 President Reagan's first priority as president was to cut taxes.
   
 
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Reagan significantly changed his domestic objectives in his second term.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 During the 1984 presidential election campaign, Democratic candidate Walter Mondale promised to raise taxes if he was elected.
   
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 President Reagan's "Star Wars" plan was designed to encourage a mutual, staged reduction of Soviet and American nuclear weapons-delivery systems.
   
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 President Ford asked patriotic citizens to wear buttons with the slogan WIN! (Whip Inflation Now).
   
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 In 1986, Reagan authorized the secret sale of American weapons directly to the Iranians in return for their help in releasing American hostages in the Middle East.
   
 
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