Question

The "Contract With America"

A.was authored by House minority leader Newt Gingrich.

B.was a Republican effort to mobilize voters against Clinton.

C.was a call for tax and budget cuts, greater state power, and looser environmental restrictions.

D.helped put more Republicans in Congress.

E.All of these choices.

Answer 1

E is the correct answer.

All of the above are correct descriptions of the Contract for America, which was written by Newt Gingrich and helped get a huge majority of Republicans into Congress. The coalition would eventually fall apart as the group accomplished little and Gingrich was a morally corrupt leader with a fondness for extramarital affairs.