Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present
US History · Unit 9 · Paper 1

Period 9: 1980–Present unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

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Each paper is built from this unit’s 22 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 9, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 30 min 27 points0/17 attempted
1

Bush v. Gore (2000)

2

PATCO strike (1981)

3

Welfare reform (1996)

4

Contract with America

5

Great Recession (2007–09)

6

Repeal of Glass-Steagall (1999)

7

NAFTA (1994)

8

USA PATRIOT Act

9

Shelby County v. Holder (2013)

10

Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)

11

End of the Cold War

12

Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)

Short answer 1. Define or explain: September 11, 2001

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Volcker disinflation

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Deindustrialization

3 pts

Free response

3 pts

SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION. No stimulus.

A. Briefly describe one cause of the growth of political conservatism in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s.

B. Briefly explain one effect of the end of the Cold War on United States foreign policy in the 1990s.

C. Briefly explain one way debates over immigration shaped United States politics after 1980.