HIUS 542 - Quiz 7 - The Rise of Modern Politics 1974-1992

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Question 1 1 / 1 pts Why were evangelicals disappointed with President Carter by 1980? His refusal to meet with Hans Mullikin, a Southern Baptist, who crawled the 1,600 miles from Texas to Washington D.C. praying for lost souls. He withdrew support from a California initiative (Briggs) that would have banned homosexual teachers in the state. The IRS attempted to require Christian schools to prove that they were not established to perpetuate segregation. He hired Sarah Weddington, who argued successfully before the Supreme Court for Roe, as his Special Assistant in the White House. All of the above Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is correct concerning Ted Kennedy and the 1980 presidential campaign? He challenged President Carter in the Democratic primaries. In a CBS interview in late 1979, he stumbled when asked why he wanted to be president. His answer was rambling, uncertain, and full of vague generalities. His candidacy was undermined by the hostage crisis in Iran, which initially rallied Americans behind the President and increased his approval ratings. Meanwhile, Kennedy criticized the President’s foreign policy. His won several primaries, including New York and California, but was unable to overcome Carter’s advantages at the Democratic National Convention. All of the above Question 3 1 / 1 pts The name given to the Republican platform for the 1994 midterm elections. It was authored by Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey, and was grounded in five principles: individual liberty, economic opportunity, limited government, personal responsibility, and security at home and abroad. The 9-9-9 Plan The Contract With America Putting People First The Creative Society Compassionate Conservatism Question 4 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is true concerning Bill Clinton in Arkansas? In 1978, he was elected Governor of Arkansas at the age of 32. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1980, but won a rematch in 1982, and served as Governor for next 10 years. In the 1980s he called for a more moderate Democratic Party-- i.e. for more market- driven economic policies, and for less reliance on government.

He was a "new kind of Democrat"-- more moderate and centrist. All of the above A & B only Question 5 1 / 1 pts President Reagan faced a stiff primary challenge in the person of John Anderson in the 1984 Republican primaries. True False Question 6 1 / 1 pts George Bush possessed a strong dislike of the public dimensions of the presidency. He insisted on separating campaign rhetoric (or politics) from presidential discourse (or governance). True False Question 7 1 / 1 pts This U.S. Congresswoman from New York was selected by Walter Mondale to be the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1984. She was the first female to be on a major national ticket. Geraldine Ferraro Shirley Chisholm Sarah Palin Hillary Clinton Kamala Harris Question 8 1 / 1 pts NOT a correct statement about the 1984 presidential campaign. Democrats faced a long and bitter primary season between former Vice President Walter Mondale and Colorado Senator Gary Hart. The election was close, with Reagan narrowly defeating Mondale 51% to 47%. The economy had recovered from the previous year’s recession and was experiencing tremendous growth—which provided a great advantage to the Republican Reagan-Bush ticket. For the first time a woman was selected by a major party to be a part of a national ticket. Democrats nominated New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential running-mate. Democrats attacked Reagan for failing to meet with Soviet leaders, for his association with evangelical Christians (especially Dr. Jerry Falwell), and for SDI. Question 9 1 / 1 pts

Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot waged an unsuccessful third party presidential bid in 1992 that further undermined President Bush's reelection chances that year. True False Question 10 1 / 1 pts NOT true about President Gerald Ford: He was appointed to the vice presidency under the 25th Amendment, and thus has the distinction of being the only U.S. President to have never been elected either Vice President or President. Ford’s popularity plummeted following his pardon of Richard Nixon in September 1974. He faced a tough primary challenge in 1976 from Ronald Reagan. He was a fiscal and social liberal, building budget deficits and promoting Pro Choice policy positions. He selected New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller as his Vice President in 1974. Question 11 1 / 1 pts This Illinois Democratic Party activist was the first viable black candidate for the presidency. He ran unsuccessfully for the nomination in both 1984 and 1988. Tip O’Neal Jesse Jackson Barack Obama Doug Wilder Lloyd Bentsen Question 12 1 / 1 pts NOT a problem for Democrats in the 1984 presidential election: The revival of the American economy. The return of higher approval ratings for President Reagan. A fierce primary battle that strained attempts at unity in the fall. Walter Mondale’s admission that he would raise taxes if elected. Boston Harbor and Willie Horton ads. Question 13 1 / 1 pts This Republican Senator from Kansas was President Gerald Ford’s running mate in 1976. In 1996, he won the Republican nomination for President, but lost to President Bill Clinton. Dan Quayle Bob Dole Al Gore Nelson Rockefeller Walter Mondale

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Question 14 1 / 1 pts NOT a factor in President George Bush’s defeat in 1992: A severe economic recession. The presence of a third party candidate, the Independent Ross Perot, who focused most of his criticisms on the President. The President paid too little attention to speechmaking and rhetoric, and was often viewed as being void of vision, especially in domestic affairs. Bush’s reneging in 1990 of his 1988 pledge: “Read my lips, no new taxes.” Operation Desert Storm Question 15 1 / 1 pts Bill Clinton was a new kind of Democrat—one that was much more moderate than the special interest candidates of 1972 and 1984. Indeed, in 1984, he delivered a speech at the DNC that was implicitly critical of the party’s nominee, Walter Mondale, and of the party’s ideological direction. He called for a moderate party, for more market-driven economic policies, and for less reliance on government. True False Question 16 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is TRUE regarding social and ideological conservatives in the early 1990s They were unbound by the demise of the Soviet threat, and called for an emphasis on domestic issues, including prayer in schools and Pro-Life legislation. Many criticized American aid to foreign countries, free trade, and collective security arrangements like NATO Many found a champion in 1992 in the person of Pat Buchanan, a blunt, cable news host who called for "America First." All of the above A & C only Question 17 1 / 1 pts President Ford won a majority of the evangelical vote in 1976. True False Question 18 1 / 1 pts This relatively unknown former governor of Georgia was the successful Democratic nominee for President in 1976. He campaigned on making the government as “good as the American people.”

George Wallace Bill Clinton Lloyd Bentsen Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Question 19 1 / 1 pts In the 1980 Republican nomination battle, frontrunner Ronald Reagan lost the Iowa Caucus to George Bush of Texas—an event that nearly derailed the former California Governor’s campaign. True False Question 20 1 / 1 pts Which of the following statements is true concerning the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)? It was a change in party rules that opened state delegations up to more diversity. It was an advisory body created by Republican President Ronald Reagan to help him work the opposition in Congress. It was an extra-party organization founded by strategist Al From in the aftermath of Democrats’ defeat in 1984. It sought to reorient the party toward ideas and coalition building, and away from special interest groups. It was the liberal extreme within the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Question 21 1 / 1 pts NOT a Democratic contender for President in 1984? Jesse Jackson Gary Hart Walter Mondale John Glenn Michael Dukakis Question 22 1 / 1 pts NOT a problem contributing to President Carter’s defeat in 1980. His failure to project a strong presidential image and set clear, overarching themes for his presidency. High unemployment and double-digit inflation. The President’s own “Malaise” speech of July 1979, which blamed the American people for a “crisis of confidence.” A challenge from Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts for the Democratic nomination. The pardon of Richard Nixon

Question 23 1 / 1 pts What was a key turning point in the 1988 presidential campaign for Democrat Michael Dukakis? His riding in a tank The Willy Horton ads His robotic response in the second debate to a hypothetical question about the rape and murder of his wife, and his opposition to the death penalty. Bush's selection of Dan Quayle as a running-mate Reagan's decision to stump for Bush. Question 24 1 / 1 pts NOT a Democratic contender for President in 1988? Jesse Jackson Al Gore Bill Clinton Gary Hart Michael Dukakis Question 25 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is TRUE about George Bush in 1988? He was distrusted by conservatives, derided as a "wimp," and began the fall campaign nearly 20 points behind his Democratic opponent. He delivered a strong Acceptance Speech, calling for a "kinder, gentler nation," and pledging "Read my lips: No new taxes." He attacked his Democratic opponent for being weak on the environment and crime. He emphasized the American flag and his support of a Constitutional amendment banning flag burning. All of the above Question 26 15 / 15 pts Discuss Jimmy Carter's "Southern Baptist Problem" heading into the 1980 election. Your Answer: The author blames evangelical Christians, specifically the Southern Baptist Convention, for undermining Carter’s reelection in 1980. Ronald Reagan, according to the author, won “because of the evangelical voter.” To many evangelical Christians, the author notes, Ronald Reagan was “the white knight of the Religious Right.” Jimmy Carter to the author was a “weak defender of a collapsing liberalism.” Carter was a Baptist, and the author claims that in 1976, evangelical Christians, the SBC in particular, had not yet been radicalized, or as the author asserts, fundamentalized, or undergone a “doctrinal shift,” which is why many voted for Carter then. However, after becoming president, Carter began taking radical liberal positions on abortion, homosexuality, and the feminist push for a constitutional amendment, the Equal Rights

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Amendment (ERA). The author notes that evangelicals did not like this depraved trend and began to abandon support for Carter, whom they had seen as a “fellow born-again” in 1976. These devout Christians went to the polls partly “to reject the wolf in sheep’s clothing who had misled them about who he truly was.” In 1976, Carter’s proclamations of being a born-again Christian helped him get elected as this coincided with “the nation’s religious upsurge” of the time, the author notes. The author focuses on evangelicals as if they were somehow misinterpreting Scripture rather than Carter’s apparent flawed character that compelled him to follow liberal policies on abortion and homosexuality. Notwithstanding, the author notes that Carter’s Playboy magazine interview was another nail in the coffin for evangelicals to abandon him in 1980. This was a big change from 1976, which, according to the author, saw 60% of SBC voters aligning with Carter. Clearly, Carter’s actions as president aligned with the depraved liberal movements of abortion and homosexuality. This naturally made SBC voters align more with Reagan to deliver one of the largest electoral and popular vote defeats in American political history in 1980. Reagan won 489 electoral votes to Carter’s 49, and the popular difference for Reagan was about 8.5 million votes, not all of which can be credited to SBC voters. Although both Carter and Reagan opposed the Briggs Initiative, the author claims SBC voters were picking on Carter about it and not Reagan. In 1976, Carter expressed his moral opposition to abortion, the author notes, but as president, he took no action in overturning Roe, instead hiring a pro- abortion Special Assistant, Sarah Weddington, to his staff, further alienating evangelical Christians. Carter’s biggest decline from 1976 to 1980, according to the author, was SBC support. Carter was viewed by Christians as accommodating depraved liberal anti-Biblical policies, which rightly earned him the abandonment of this block of voters, helping Reagan win a landslide victory in 1980.

HIUS 542 - Quiz 7 - The Rise of Modern Politics 1974-1992

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