I would really appreciate it if someone could give me the answers to these. Help please! Thanks a bunch! :3?

[rushford79]

Which of the following was NOT legislation proposed to protect the environment in the 1970s
Answer:
calls to stop the release of toxic waste into waterways
limits to future construction of nuclear plants
tougher air pollution standards
strict regulations on the logging industry

Reaganomics failed in that the program was unable to
Answer:
produce a balanced budget
lower inflation
scale back interest rates
reduce unemployment

“It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.” This quote by President Reagan best reflects the idea of
Answer:
a new world order
neoconservatism
mutual deterrence
democratic capitalism

Which Democratic stronghold did Reagan capture in the 1980 election which remains a Republican stronghold?
Answer:
the South
the Southwest
the West
the Midwest
How did President Reagan plan to balance the budget even though he had lowered taxes?
Answer:
by cutting government workers’ salaries
by cutting defense spending
by raising tariffs on foreign imports
by cutting spending on domestic programs


How did the Cold War’s end change United States foreign policy?
Answer:
The United States was free to participate in Central America’s civil wars.
The United States refused to recognize the independent nations of the former Soviet Union.
The superpowers and NATO reduced defense spending.
The United States initiated a policy of mutual deterrence with Cuba.

The Strategic Defense Initiative was proposed as a system of
Answer:
ground-based antimissile missiles
ground-based offensive missiles
orbiting antimissile satellites
orbiting offensive satellites

The military cutbacks that occurred after the end of the Cold War affected
Answer:
all of the above
military personnel
military-related industries
defense industry workers

President Bush’s decision to force Iraqi troops out of Kuwait in January 1991
Answer:
defied the plans of his secretary of state, James Baker
was meant to intimidate Communist forces in the Soviet Union
was widely supported by the United Nations and the American public
defied Saudi Arabia’s wish to keep the war an Arab matter

In the late 1990s, more than 30 years after Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law, the program was
Answer:
threatened by the rising costs of medical care
slashed to achieve a balanced budget
replaced by universal coverage
seen as adequately fulfilling the nation’s health-care needs
The final victory in the 2000 presidential election—the closest in United States history—was decided by the
Answer:
President
electoral college
popular vote
Congress
The outcome of the 1992 election indicated that Americans
Answer:
supported an emphasis on foreign policy
declined a “tax-and-spend” government
rejected the traditional two-party system
wanted a new approach to solving economic problems

During his first term, Clinton made decisions regarding all of the following international issues EXCEPT
Answer:
the war in Yugoslavia
Iraq’s failure to comply with the terms ending the Persian Gulf War
unrest in Haiti
free trade with Mexico

The purpose of the Welfare Reform Act was to
Answer:
protect cuts to Social Security and Medicaid programs
force states to take responsibility for welfare reform
encourage the transition from welfare to self-sufficiency
reward businesses that partnered in the effort to create jobs for welfare recipients

After the 2000 election, the Supreme Court ruled that
Answer:
manual recounts of ballots must stop
Al Gore would be president
George W. Bush would be president
Florida must hold another election with a different type of ballot

Which statement accurately describes how immigration patterns are changing?
Answer:
In contrast to early twentieth century immigrants, immigrants today tend to settle in rural areas.
By 1997, 20 percent of the population was foreign born, the highest percentage since 1930.
The number of new immigrants entering the country has decreased steadily since 1940.
While immigration has grown since 1940, fewer Europeans now immigrate to the United States

Affirmative action programs have helped the United States achieve all of the following EXCEPT
Answer:
growth in the size of the African American middle-class
decrease in African American unemployment
equality in women’s and men’s median salaries
increase in the numbers of women in highpaying, professional jobs

[jamilah38]

1. I wouldn't say any of them, but nuclear plants is my guess.

2. Balance the budget.

3. None of the above.

4. The South I guess

5. Cutting spending on domestic programs

6. The superpowers and NATO reduced defense spending.

7. Anti-missile missiles.

8. all of the above

9. was widely supported by the United Nations and the American public

10. threatened by the rising costs of medical care

11. None of the above.

12. None of the above.

13. Not sure

14. Let the Republicans pretend they fixed things.

15. Democracy was dead.

17. The last.

18. equality in women's and men's median salaries.