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61. In which year was the legal age to vote lowered from 21 to 18 years old?
  1. 1971
  2. 1968
  3. 1945
  4. 1920
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62. Which presidential candidate's cool demeanor when answering the startling first question of a debate, in which the moderator discussed the hypothetical rape and murder of the candidate's wife, contributed to image problems that cost the candidate the campaign?
  1. Al Gore (2000)
  2. Jimmy Carter (1980)
  3. Bob Dole (1996)
  4. Michael Dukakis (1988)
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63. Which violent sheriff horrified Americans, winning sympathy for the civil rights movement?
  1. George Wallace
  2. Bull Connor
  3. Martin Luther King
  4. Stokely Carmichael
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64. Whose presidency offered Americans a “New Deal?”
  1. John F. Kennedy
  2. Theodore Roosevelt
  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. Harry Truman
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65. Which of the following does not accurately describe changes in the US economy in the late 80s and the 90s?
  1. The importance of manufacturing declined.
  2. The US enjoyed its lowest poverty rate in 100 years.
  3. The number of multiple-income families increased.
  4. The degree of wealth inequality increased.
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