Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Christians of the time period?
A. By the mid-1970s, over a half of adult Americans identified themselves as born-again Christians.
B. Evangelical leaders agreed that America was experiencing a moral decline.
C. Evangelical leaders explained that homosexuality was a crime against God, and that a woman's place was in the home in support of her family.
D. They criticized the liberal media for corrupting America's youth and chided the courts for taking religion out of the public schools and supported private Christian academics and homeschooling as alternatives.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Catholics?
A. Many Catholic Americans agreed with the sentiments of the New Right.
B. In the Vatican II Convention, Latin was dropped as a requirement for the mass, and lay people were given a greater role in Church services.
C. Social politics of the time caused a divide between Catholic and Protestant leaders.
D. Abortion and family rights were seen as areas of common ground.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Ronald Reagan's message?
A. Government has become too big and needs to be trimmed down to size.
B. Taxes are insanely high and need to be cut to stimulate growth and investment.
C. Military spending should be decreased.
D. Morality and character need to be reemphasized in American life.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about American lifestyles in the 1980s?
A. Cable television introduced a whole palette of new programming for the discriminating viewer.
B. IPods and iTunes replaced records as the most popular medium for recorded music.
C. Banking became more convenient with the proliferation of automatic teller machines.
D. Businesses and individuals rushed to purchase personal computers that held the promise of radically simplifying difficult tasks.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the country?
A. Inflection was pushing the middle class into tax brackets previously reserved for the affluent classes.
B. Southerners disgruntled by affirmative action and busing found friendly cars in the Reagan Campaign.
C. The endorsement of Reagan by the Protestant establishment kept Catholics from voting Republican.
D. Crime-plagued denizens looked to Reagan for comfort as he portrayed himself as the law and order candidate.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Reagan's election?
A. Reagan's victory over the incumbent Carter was an electoral vote landslide.
B. The Republicans lost the majority in the Senate for the first time since 1954.
C. Voter turnout was the lowest in the history of Presidential elections.
D. Liberals argued that people were not voting for Reagan's conservative agenda as much as they were voting against Jimmy Carter.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Reagan's Presidency?
A. Dubbed "The Great Communicator," Reagan had a smile and a confidence that comforted many.
B. At the age of 57, he was the oldest President ever to take office.
C. He exuded a youthful vitality that obscured his years.
D. Even an assassination attempt worked in his favor.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Reaganomics?
A. Reagan proposed a tax increase for the first three years of his Presidency.
B. There would be tax cuts concentrated at the upper income levels.
C. Tax relief for the rich would enable them to spend and invest more, which would stimulate the economy and create new jobs.
D. The Congress did approve a 25% cut during Reagans first term.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about Reagan's politics?
A. Reagan insisted that the U.S. was open to a "window of vulnerability" to the Soviet Union regarding nuclear defense.
B. Reagan refused to award massive government contracts to defense firms, fearing that it would increase the deficit.
C. Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the strategic defense initiative.
D. Economists disagreed over Reaganomics, with some fearing that tax cuts plus increased military spending would cost the federal government trillions of dollars.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Reagan years?
A. The Congress approved his tax and defense plans and agreed to make deep cuts to the welfare state.
B. The national debt tripled from one to three trillion dollars during the Reagan years.
C. The President and Conservatives in Congress cried for a balanced budget amendment, but neither branch had the discipline to propose or enact a balanced budget.
D. The growth that Americans enjoyed during the 1980s came at a huge price for the generations to follow.
Answer (1)
Several statements regarding Christians, Catholics, Ronald Reagan, and American lifestyles during the relevant time period can be identified as false, particularly concerning societal perceptions and economic policies. Key areas include misconceptions about moral values and the nature of public sentiment toward institutions. Analyzing these statements provides valuable insight into the historical context of the era. ;
