Question 1

What was the George W. Bush administration's rationale for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Who formed the base of the Tea Party political movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young African Americans 
B)  Young white women 
C)  Older white voters 
D)  Moderate Democrats 
A)  Young African Americans 
B)  Young white women 
C)  Older white voters 
D)  Moderate Democrats

Question 3

Which was the largest minority group in the nation by 2004?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Asians 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Latinos 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Asians 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Latinos

Question 4

What was the purpose of the USA Patriot Act of 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish new civil liberties protections for American citizens 
B)  To create new civil liberties protections for American-born Muslims 
C)  To monitor suspected terrorists and their associates 
D)  To increase taxes to pay for the war on terrorism 
A)  To establish new civil liberties protections for American citizens 
B)  To create new civil liberties protections for American-born Muslims 
C)  To monitor suspected terrorists and their associates 
D)  To increase taxes to pay for the war on terrorism

Question 5

Match the term with the definition.
-Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. It provided grants to the states to assist the poor and limited welfare payments to two years, with a lifetime maximum of five years.

Accepted Answer

A) Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A)  
B) Clean Air Act of 1990 
C) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  
D) Iraq War 
E) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
F)Persian Gulf War
G)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
H)No Child Left Behind Act
I)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A) 
J)USA Patriot Act
K)World Trade Organization (WTO) 
A) Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A)  
B) Clean Air Act of 1990 
C) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  
D) Iraq War 
E) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
F)Persian Gulf War
G)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
H)No Child Left Behind Act
I)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A) 
J)USA Patriot Act
K)World Trade Organization (WTO)

Question 6

Which of the following represents President George W. Bush's policy of preemption?

Accepted Answer

A)  The choice to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on global warming 
B)  The decision to cut taxes to benefit wealthy Americans 
C)  His resolution to invade Iraq in March 2003 
D)  The decision to invade Afghanistan in October 2001 
A)  The choice to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on global warming 
B)  The decision to cut taxes to benefit wealthy Americans 
C)  His resolution to invade Iraq in March 2003 
D)  The decision to invade Afghanistan in October 2001

Question 7

What motivated Al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its desire to initiate an era of democracy and religious tolerance in the Middle East 
B)  Its wish to rid the Middle East of Western influences 
C)  Its hope that the attack would force the United States to launch an attack on Iraq 
D)  Its desire to retaliate for the United States' support of the Soviet Union in the Soviet-Afghan conflict of the 1980s 
A)  Its desire to initiate an era of democracy and religious tolerance in the Middle East 
B)  Its wish to rid the Middle East of Western influences 
C)  Its hope that the attack would force the United States to launch an attack on Iraq 
D)  Its desire to retaliate for the United States' support of the Soviet Union in the Soviet-Afghan conflict of the 1980s

Question 8

Iraqi president Saddam Hussein announced the withdrawal of his troops from Kuwait in the first Gulf War as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  crippling air bombardment and the beginning of an all-out ground assault on Iraqi troops. 
B)  two years of fighting and a costly stalemate that forced Hussein to abandon the invasion. 
C)  strong antiwar sentiment among Iraqi citizens who did not support the Kuwait invasion. 
D)  the U.S. threat to use nuclear force against Iraq if Hussein did not withdraw his troops. 
A)  crippling air bombardment and the beginning of an all-out ground assault on Iraqi troops. 
B)  two years of fighting and a costly stalemate that forced Hussein to abandon the invasion. 
C)  strong antiwar sentiment among Iraqi citizens who did not support the Kuwait invasion. 
D)  the U.S. threat to use nuclear force against Iraq if Hussein did not withdraw his troops.

Question 9

Which of the following came of the meeting between Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin in 1993?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hammered out their differences and promised to end the fighting in Israel and the Gaza Strip. 
B)  They agreed to Palestinian recognition of Israel and Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Jericho. 
C)  They were unable to come to any agreement. 
D)  They agreed to form a joint government in Jerusalem. 
A)  They hammered out their differences and promised to end the fighting in Israel and the Gaza Strip. 
B)  They agreed to Palestinian recognition of Israel and Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Jericho. 
C)  They were unable to come to any agreement. 
D)  They agreed to form a joint government in Jerusalem.

Question 10

President George H. W. Bush appointed which of the following justices to the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antonin Scalia 
B)  Anthony M. Kennedy 
C)  Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
D)  Clarence Thomas 
A)  Antonin Scalia 
B)  Anthony M. Kennedy 
C)  Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
D)  Clarence Thomas

Question 11

What was one result of the changes Mikhail Gorbachev encouraged in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Germany's opening its border with West Germany 
B)  Widespread bloodshed in Russia, most of Eastern Europe, and the Baltic states 
C)  An emergency meeting of the United Nations to determine the status of the new nations 
D)  The strengthening of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
A)  East Germany's opening its border with West Germany 
B)  Widespread bloodshed in Russia, most of Eastern Europe, and the Baltic states 
C)  An emergency meeting of the United Nations to determine the status of the new nations 
D)  The strengthening of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Question 12

Which of the following statements describes President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It applied only to the nation's richest schools. 
B)  It passed with bipartisan support. 
C)  It did not set standards for educational improvement. 
D)  It applied only to the nation's poorest school districts. 
A)  It applied only to the nation's richest schools. 
B)  It passed with bipartisan support. 
C)  It did not set standards for educational improvement. 
D)  It applied only to the nation's poorest school districts.

Question 13

What was the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It nurtured established industries and jobs within the borders of the United States. 
B)  It eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 
C)  It removed provisions to protect the environment from trade agreements. 
D)  It bolstered the strength of labor unions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 
A)  It nurtured established industries and jobs within the borders of the United States. 
B)  It eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 
C)  It removed provisions to protect the environment from trade agreements. 
D)  It bolstered the strength of labor unions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Question 14

Match the term with the definition.
-International economic body established in 1994 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. Many corporations welcomed these trade barrier reductions, but critics linked them to job loss and the weakening of unions.

Accepted Answer

A) Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A)  
B) Clean Air Act of 1990 
C) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  
D) Iraq War 
E) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
F)Persian Gulf War
G)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
H)No Child Left Behind Act
I)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A) 
J)USA Patriot Act
K)World Trade Organization (WTO) 
A) Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A)  
B) Clean Air Act of 1990 
C) Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  
D) Iraq War 
E) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
F)Persian Gulf War
G)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
H)No Child Left Behind Act
I)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A) 
J)USA Patriot Act
K)World Trade Organization (WTO)

Question 15

Why did most Americans oppose the impeachment of President Clinton?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed a sitting president should be above the law. 
B)  They separated his private actions from his public duties. 
C)  They believed Congress should not have the power to impeach a president. 
D)  They admired his immediate acknowledgment of and apology for his behavior. 
A)  They believed a sitting president should be above the law. 
B)  They separated his private actions from his public duties. 
C)  They believed Congress should not have the power to impeach a president. 
D)  They admired his immediate acknowledgment of and apology for his behavior.

Question 16

According to Figure 31.1: The Growth of Inequality: Changes in Family Income, 1969-1998, which year saw the smallest amount of income inequality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  1969 
B)  1979 
C)  1989 
D)  1998 
A)  1969 
B)  1979 
C)  1989 
D)  1998

Question 17

According to Map 31.1: Events in Eastern Europe, 1989-2002, which countries were formerly held by Communist regimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland, Armenia, Estonia 
B)  Romania, Georgia, Latvia 
C)  Poland, Romania, Bulgaria 
D)  Italy, Belarus, Hungary 
A)  Poland, Armenia, Estonia 
B)  Romania, Georgia, Latvia 
C)  Poland, Romania, Bulgaria 
D)  Italy, Belarus, Hungary

Question 18

Why did some businessmen criticize globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed it only benefited the United States and not the third world. 
B)  They believed it created wealth in developing nations but not solutions for their other social needs. 
C)  They thought it would ultimately threaten U.S. security by creating new sources of international power. 
D)  They did not want to see the growth of private wealth in formerly Communist countries. 
A)  They believed it only benefited the United States and not the third world. 
B)  They believed it created wealth in developing nations but not solutions for their other social needs. 
C)  They thought it would ultimately threaten U.S. security by creating new sources of international power. 
D)  They did not want to see the growth of private wealth in formerly Communist countries.

Question 19

Which piece of legislation enabled workers in larger companies to take time off for the birth or adoption of a child, for the care of aging parents, and for family emergencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family and Medical Leave Act 
B)  Aid to Families with Dependent Children Act 
C)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
D)  Universal Health Care Act 
A)  Family and Medical Leave Act 
B)  Aid to Families with Dependent Children Act 
C)  Americans with Disabilities Act 
D)  Universal Health Care Act

Question 20

According to Map 31.3: The Election of 2000, which of the following statements about the 2000 election is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Al Gore won the electoral vote but not the popular. 
B)  Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote. 
C)  George W. Bush won both the electoral and popular votes. 
D)  Al Gore won both the electoral and popular votes. 
A)  Al Gore won the electoral vote but not the popular. 
B)  Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote. 
C)  George W. Bush won both the electoral and popular votes. 
D)  Al Gore won both the electoral and popular votes.

Exam 31: The Promises and Challenges of Globalization Since

What was the George W. Bush administration's rationale for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003?

Who formed the base of the Tea Party political movement?

Which was the largest minority group in the nation by 2004?

What was the purpose of the USA Patriot Act of 2001?

Which of the following represents President George W. Bush's policy of preemption?

What motivated Al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

Iraqi president Saddam Hussein announced the withdrawal of his troops from Kuwait in the first Gulf War as a result of

Which of the following came of the meeting between Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin in 1993?

President George H. W. Bush appointed which of the following justices to the Supreme Court?

What was one result of the changes Mikhail Gorbachev encouraged in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s?

Which of the following statements describes President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act?

What was the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Why did most Americans oppose the impeachment of President Clinton?

According to Figure 31.1: The Growth of Inequality: Changes in Family Income, 1969-1998, which year saw the smallest amount of income inequality in the United States?

According to Map 31.1: Events in Eastern Europe, 1989-2002, which countries were formerly held by Communist regimes?

Why did some businessmen criticize globalization?

Which piece of legislation enabled workers in larger companies to take time off for the birth or adoption of a child, for the care of aging parents, and for family emergencies?

According to Map 31.3: The Election of 2000, which of the following statements about the 2000 election is true?

Ancient America Before

Europeans Encounter the New World

The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century

The Northern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century

The British Empire and the Colonial Crisis

The War for America

Building a Republic

The New Nation Takes Form

Republicans in Power

The Expanding Republic

The New West and the Free North

The Slave South

The House Divided

The Crucible of War

Reconstruction

The Contested West

Railroads, Business, and Politics in the Gilded Age

The City and Its Workers

Dissent, Depression, and War

Progressivism From the Grass Roots to the White House

World War I: the Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad

From New Era to Great Depression

The New Deal Experiment

The United States and the Second World War

Cold War Politics in the Truman Years

The Politics and Culture of Abundance

Reform, Rebellion, and Reaction

Vietnam and the End of the Cold War Consensus

America Moves to the Right

Citizenship, Indian Removal, Equality, Women's Rights, Native American Relations, Slavery, Religion, Labor, Westward Expansion, and North-South Differences.

Historical Perspectives on American Politics and Society

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