Which of the Following Assessments of the Carter Administration in 1980

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following assessments of the Carter administration in 1980 is accurate?

• A) Without his masterful resolution to the Iranian hostage crisis, Carter's reelection would have been doubtful.
• B) Prior to Reagan's announcement that he was going to run for president, few Americans would have doubted Carter's reelection.
• C) Only Carter's defeat in the 1980 election saved him from almost certain impeachment by a heavily Republican Congress.
• D) Carter's approval ratings in 1980 had fallen lower than Nixon's at the time of his resignation.
• E) Carter's bold boycott of the Moscow Olympics in protest over the invasion of Afghanistan dramatically improved his chances at reelection.

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Definitions:

Fixations

An obsessive interest or feeling that may hinder psychological progress and development.

Egocentrism

A cognitive trait where an individual has difficulty understanding that other people have their own perspectives and viewpoints.

Fixation

A persistent focus of the id’s libido energies on a particular stage of psychosexual development, leading to personality traits based on that stage.

Pessimism

The tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.