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A) George H. W. Bush B) Ronald Reagan C) Mikhail Gorbachev D) Lawrence Walsh
A) Perestroika B) Contra C) Intermediate-Range D) Glasnost
A) Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty B) Iran-Iraq Peace Treaty C) Nicaragua Openness Treaty D) Washington Restructuring Pact
A) Reagan underwent surgery B) A Soviet summit C) The Iran-Contra scandal D) Reagan was out of the country
A) One week B) Two days C) Eight hours D) Twelve hours
A) Contra rebels B) The USS Vincennes C) The Soviet government D) The Tower Commission
A) Strictly confidential B) Out of the loop C) In the dark D) Acting president
A) George Shultz B) Jon Meacham C) Mikhail Gorbachev D) Lawrence Walsh
A) United Nations Council B) Washington Summit Committee C) Tower Commission D) Sandinista Panel
A) It landed in Nicaragua B) It carried weapons to Iraq C) It was hijacked D) It was shot down
A) The Tower Commission B) The White House C) United Nations D) The Washington Summit
A) Funding the Sandinistas B) The glasnost reforms C) Trading arms for hostages D) The surgery of Ronald Reagan
A) Contra B) Perestroika C) Glasnost D) Intermediate-Range
A) 290 B) 8 C) 150 D) 300
A) Nelson Rockefeller B) Bob Dole C) Jimmy Carter D) Donald Rumsfeld
A) 1977 B) 1975 C) 1976 D) 1974
A) Expanding covert operations in Asia B) Restoring the agency's morale and reputation C) Reducing the agency's budget D) Closing down the CIA headquarters
A) Ronald Reagan B) Bob Dole C) Nelson Rockefeller D) Howard Baker
A) January 20, 1976 B) November 5, 1976 C) January 20, 1977 D) January 1, 1977
A) Yale University B) Harvard University C) University of Texas D) Rice University
A) The Big Mo B) Victory tide C) Full steam ahead D) The winning streak
A) 10 B) 15 C) 52 D) 31
A) A radical liberal B) An elitist not committed to conservatism C) A socialist sympathizer D) Too young to lead
A) The Republican National Committee B) The League of Women Voters C) The Nashua Telegraph D) The New York Times
A) Other candidates were present on stage B) He was protesting the debate format C) The microphone was broken D) He disagreed with the moderator
A) Voodoo economics B) Reckless spending C) Fairy tale fiscal policy D) The great deficit gamble
A) Deficits and inflation B) Massive military spending cuts C) Lower employment rates D) Economic collapse of the banks
A) The Iran hostage crisis B) The Soviet-Afghan War C) The Cold War escalation D) The fall of the Berlin Wall
A) 1970 B) 1972 C) 1966 D) 1968
A) Lloyd Bentsen B) Ralph Yarborough C) Hubert Humphrey D) Frank Briscoe
A) 57% B) 46% C) 54% D) 42%
A) Birth control B) State of the Union response C) Vietnam policy D) Fiscal responsibility
A) Richard Nixon B) Hubert Humphrey C) Spiro Agnew D) Ronald Reagan
A) Gerald Ford B) Spiro Agnew C) Lloyd Bentsen D) Ronald Reagan
A) Hubert Humphrey B) Frank Briscoe C) Ralph Yarborough D) Lloyd Bentsen
A) Resolution 2758 B) Resolution 2020 C) Resolution 1971 D) Resolution 105
A) Pakistan B) China C) India D) Soviet Union
A) Kurt Waldheim B) Hubert Humphrey C) Yahya Khan D) Richard Nixon
A) Fighter pilot B) Infantry soldier C) Naval intelligence D) Logistics officer
A) Fiscal responsibility B) Vietnam war strategy C) Foreign policy D) Civil rights
A) The defeat of Barry Goldwater. B) The resignation of the governor of Texas. C) John G. Tower's victory in a 1961 special Senate election. D) The creation of the John Birch Society.
A) The Socialist Party. B) The John Birch Society. C) The Democratic Party leadership. D) The Liberal Republican wing.
A) 1964 B) 1960 C) 1963 D) 1961
A) Nelson Rockefeller. B) Ralph W. Yarborough. C) John G. Tower. D) Barry Goldwater.
A) John G. Tower. B) Ralph W. Yarborough. C) Jack Cox. D) Barry Goldwater.
A) John G. Tower. B) Ralph W. Yarborough. C) Jack Cox. D) Barry Goldwater.
A) A candidate who lacked personal appeal. B) A polarizing figure within his own party. C) The Republicans' best prospect in Texas. D) A failed politician with no future.
A) December 1946 B) December 1941 C) December 1943 D) January 1945
A) Midland, Texas B) Greenwich, Connecticut C) Rye, New York D) Houston, Texas
A) Seven B) Five C) Six D) Four
A) Robin B) George W. C) Neil D) Marvin
A) Delta Kappa Epsilon B) Sigma Chi C) Skull and Bones D) Phi Beta Kappa
A) George Herbert Walker Jr. B) Dwight D. Eisenhower C) Neil Mallon D) John Overbey
A) George Herbert Walker Sr. B) Richard Nixon C) Dwight D. Eisenhower D) John F. Kennedy
A) Zapata Petroleum Corporation B) Permian Basin Oil C) Dresser Industries D) Bush-Overbey Oil Development Company
A) Houston B) Midland C) Ventura D) Odessa
A) John Overbey B) Neil Mallon C) George Herbert Walker Jr. D) James Baker
A) $100,000 B) $2 million C) $1 million D) $500,000
A) CIA B) FBI C) NSA D) State Department
A) His high school graduation B) The attack on Pearl Harbor C) His 18th birthday D) The day after his wedding
A) Phillips Academy B) USS San Jacinto C) Auburn, Maine D) Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
A) North American P-51 Mustang B) Douglas SBD Dauntless C) Grumman TBM Avenger D) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
A) Slim B) Skin C) Tall George D) Bones
A) September 1945 B) June 1943 C) May 1944 D) August 1944
A) Wake Island B) Hiroshima C) Chichijima D) Nagasaki
A) USS Finback B) USS Tang C) USS San Jacinto D) USS Nautilus
A) Purple Heart B) Distinguished Flying Cross C) Silver Star D) Medal of Honor
A) VT-500 B) VT-153 C) Air Group 51 D) Navy Squadron 1
A) Corpus Christi, Texas B) San Jacinto, California C) Washington, D.C. D) Auburn, Maine
A) Captain B) Lieutenant (junior grade) C) Ensign D) Lieutenant
A) 1228 B) 18 C) 58 D) 128
A) 40 B) 1228 C) 128 D) 58
A) They were captured B) They died C) They were rescued with him D) They escaped in a lifeboat
A) June 12, 1925 B) May 12, 1924 C) June 12, 1924 D) July 12, 1924
A) Kennebunkport, Maine B) Greenwich, Connecticut C) Milton, Massachusetts D) Columbus, Ohio
A) Elizabeth Bush B) Margaret Bush C) Dorothy Bush D) Barbara Bush
A) George Herbert Walker B) Samuel P. Bush C) Prescott Bush D) Prescott Bush Jr.
A) Walker B) Prescott C) Poppy D) Junior
A) Columbus, Ohio B) South Carolina C) Greenwich, Connecticut D) Milton, Massachusetts
A) Phillips Academy B) Greenwich Country Day School C) Yale University D) Harvard University
A) Greenwich Country Day School B) Milton Academy C) Phillips Academy D) Deerfield Academy
A) Secretary B) Vice President C) President D) Treasurer
A) 40th B) 42nd C) 43rd D) 41st
A) 1985–1993 B) 1981–1989 C) 1989–1993 D) 1989–1995
A) Gerald Ford B) Michael Dukakis C) Bill Clinton D) Ronald Reagan
A) Mexico B) Kuwait C) Panama D) Germany
A) Clarence Thomas B) Sandra Day O'Connor C) John Roberts D) Antonin Scalia
A) Michael Dukakis B) Ross Perot C) Al Gore D) Bill Clinton
A) Diabetes B) Heart disease C) Alzheimer's disease D) Vascular parkinsonism
A) 2020 B) 2016 C) 2018 D) 2012
A) European Union Trade Pact B) Trans-Pacific Partnership C) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade D) North American Free Trade Agreement
A) Making media appearances B) Candidate recruitment C) Fundraising D) Drafting legislation
A) Attorney Beall resigned B) Senator Beall fired his brother C) The investigation was closed D) Attorney Beall ignored the pressure
A) Richard Nixon B) George H. W. Bush C) John Glenn Beall Jr. D) Gerald Ford
A) August 9, 1974 B) June 17, 1972 C) January 20, 1973 D) August 9, 1973
A) The refusal to admit guilt B) The lack of apology for Watergate C) The length of the speech D) A kick or two at the press
A) Bush's popularity with moderate Republicans B) Bush's fundraising ability C) Pressure from conservative leaders D) Bush's shared economic vision
A) 41 percent B) 49 percent C) 6.6 percent D) 50.7 percent
A) Walter Mondale B) Gerald Ford C) Jimmy Carter D) Ronald Reagan
A) Environmental protection B) Healthcare reform C) Tax policy D) Deregulation |