1. Conservatives tend to favor which of the following? A) relying on private organizations and individuals to help those in need
B) regulating business and industry to ensure a fair distribution of wealth
C) funding government programs such as Social Security to provide for the general welfare
D) raising taxes for people with higher incomes and cutting taxes for people with lower incomes

2. Conservatives gained power in the 1970s in part because: A) liberals began pursuing more policies based on religious values.
B) economic prosperity convinced voters to stick with the party in power.
C) the counterculture movement drove many middle Americans into the Democratic Party.
D) many white southerners changed party allegiance in response to the civil rights laws of the 1960s.

3. To compensate for cutting taxes, President Reagan convinced Congress to: A) balance the budget.
B) cut spending on social programs.
C) increase spending on defense programs.
D) put more money into government regulatory programs.

4. During his election campaign in 1988, George H.W. Bush promised not to: A) raise taxes.
B) engage in foreign conflicts.
C) cut funding for welfare programs.
D) increase the minimum retirement age.

5. The proposed “Star Wars” program involved: A)putting weapons in space.
B) selling arms to other nations.
C) increasing nuclear weapons production.
D) attacking the Soviet Union before it could attack the United States.

11. He had wept and the people cheered because the berlin wall was finally torn down and East and west Germany was once again united as one country. When the communist took over east Germany and built the wall, many fled rather than live under communist rule. Many had died attempting to do so because of freedom.

12. The president assumed that as rich Americans got richer then they will open more businesses. Now as new businesses opened, more middle-low class citizens will follow. The middle and lower class will either get jobs at these new businesses considering that the job pay better then their old job. Another assumption would be that the middle and lower class will get some of those benefits that the rich have. The new businesses would also lure rural Americans into the cities. Where they would get better jobs and therefore better benefits for all Americans.

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