Question 1

According to this image, what surge of political activity was particularly influenced by the emergence of social media in the late 2000s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The struggle for the legalization of gay marriage in the United States 
B)  The rise of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups 
C)  Protests against U.S. involvement in the Middle East 
D)  The Arab Spring 
A)  The struggle for the legalization of gay marriage in the United States 
B)  The rise of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups 
C)  Protests against U.S. involvement in the Middle East 
D)  The Arab Spring

Question 2

Match the term with the definition.
-2002 legislation championed by President George W. Bush that expanded the role of the federal government in public education. The law required every school to meet annual testing standards, penalized failing schools, and allowed parents to transfer their children out of such schools.

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 3

How did the 1994 congressional elections influence President Clinton's key policy decisions?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Republican

Question 4

Which of the following describes President Clinton's plan to appoint women, blacks, and Hispanics to the federal courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was stymied by a lack of support among Democrats in Congress. 
B)  It was met with resistance on the part of the voting public. 
C)  It was mandated by the affirmative action programs of the Great Society. 
D)  It underscored his efforts to create a government that looked like America. 
A)  It was stymied by a lack of support among Democrats in Congress. 
B)  It was met with resistance on the part of the voting public. 
C)  It was mandated by the affirmative action programs of the Great Society. 
D)  It underscored his efforts to create a government that looked like America.

Question 5

How did President Clinton's use of military force reflect uncertainty about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Varying Us

Question 6

Which organization authorized the use of force against Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Organization of American States 
B)  NATO 
C)  The League of Nations 
D)  The United Nations 
A)  The Organization of American States 
B)  NATO 
C)  The League of Nations 
D)  The United Nations

Question 7

How did George W. Bush win the presidential election of 2000?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Votes in t

Question 8

Match the term with the definition.
-Federal antipoverty program initiated in 1975 that assisted the working poor by giving tax breaks to low-income, full-time workers or a subsidy to those who owed no taxes. President Clinton pushed through a significant increase in the program in 1993.

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 9

Compare the two recent wars in the Persian Gulf. What factors distinguish the war in 1991 from the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Gulf War o

Question 10

What were the primary criticisms of free trade articulated by its detractors in the late 1990s? How did the Clinton administration respond?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Environmen

Question 11

To what extent was the foreign policy of President George W. Bush consistent with the foreign policy of his father and President Clinton? Did it represent a new direction in American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
George H.

Question 12

Match the term with the definition.
-Legislation signed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 that banned discrimination against the disabled. The law also required handicapped accessibility in public facilities and private businesses.

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 13

Discuss the arguments for and against the impeachment of President Clinton.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Pro-impeac

Question 14

Match the term with the definition.
-Sweeping 2010 health care reform bill that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger business to offer coverage to employees. Championed by President Obama, it also imposed new regulations on insurance companies and contained provisions to limit health care costs.

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

Which statement describes globalization at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was facilitated by new communications technology that linked almost all parts of the world. 
B)  It had become more political than economic. 
C)  It had become a way to limit the impact of economic disaster in any one area of the globe. 
D)  It only connected countries in the West to one another. 
A)  It was facilitated by new communications technology that linked almost all parts of the world. 
B)  It had become more political than economic. 
C)  It had become a way to limit the impact of economic disaster in any one area of the globe. 
D)  It only connected countries in the West to one another.

Question 16

Why did Bill Clinton's ambitious plan for health care reform fail early in his presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public did not want such reforms. 
B)  Democrats opposed the single-payer plan. 
C)  Liberals and conservatives both opposed it. 
D)  The plan was not sufficiently comprehensive. 
A)  The public did not want such reforms. 
B)  Democrats opposed the single-payer plan. 
C)  Liberals and conservatives both opposed it. 
D)  The plan was not sufficiently comprehensive.

Question 17

What finally decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential race between Al Gore and George W. Bush?

Accepted Answer

A)  A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court 
B)  A hand recount of the Florida vote 
C)  A runoff election in Florida 
D)  A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives 
A)  A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court 
B)  A hand recount of the Florida vote 
C)  A runoff election in Florida 
D)  A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives

Question 18

U.S. troops landed in Haiti in 1994 after

Accepted Answer

A)  a military coup overthrew the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 
B)  the country was invaded by troops from the Dominican Republic. 
C)  a volcano erupted, destroying many of the island's villages and food crops. 
D)  major civil unrest followed the flooding of the island by a massive hurricane. 
A)  a military coup overthrew the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 
B)  the country was invaded by troops from the Dominican Republic. 
C)  a volcano erupted, destroying many of the island's villages and food crops. 
D)  major civil unrest followed the flooding of the island by a massive hurricane.

Question 19

Opposition from which group led President Clinton to back away from his campaign promise to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Left 
B)  Conservatives 
C)  Women's organizations 
D)  Most members of Congress 
A)  The Left 
B)  Conservatives 
C)  Women's organizations 
D)  Most members of Congress

Question 20

The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton in 1998 on the grounds of

Accepted Answer

A)  perjury and obstruction of justice. 
B)  his sexual relationship with a White House intern. 
C)  his links to a phony real estate deal in Mississippi. 
D)  alleged sexual harassment of an Arkansas state worker. 
A)  perjury and obstruction of justice. 
B)  his sexual relationship with a White House intern. 
C)  his links to a phony real estate deal in Mississippi. 
D)  alleged sexual harassment of an Arkansas state worker.

Exam 31: The Promises and Challenges of Globalization Since

According to this image, what surge of political activity was particularly influenced by the emergence of social media in the late 2000s?

How did the 1994 congressional elections influence President Clinton's key policy decisions?

Which of the following describes President Clinton's plan to appoint women, blacks, and Hispanics to the federal courts?

How did President Clinton's use of military force reflect uncertainty about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy in the 1990s?

Which organization authorized the use of force against Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991?

How did George W. Bush win the presidential election of 2000?

Match the term with the definition. -Federal antipoverty program initiated in 1975 that assisted the working poor by giving tax breaks to low-income, full-time workers or a subsidy to those who owed no taxes. President Clinton pushed through a significant increase in the program in 1993.

Compare the two recent wars in the Persian Gulf. What factors distinguish the war in 1991 from the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003?

What were the primary criticisms of free trade articulated by its detractors in the late 1990s? How did the Clinton administration respond?

To what extent was the foreign policy of President George W. Bush consistent with the foreign policy of his father and President Clinton? Did it represent a new direction in American foreign policy?

Match the term with the definition. -Legislation signed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 that banned discrimination against the disabled. The law also required handicapped accessibility in public facilities and private businesses.

Discuss the arguments for and against the impeachment of President Clinton.

Which statement describes globalization at the end of the twentieth century?

Why did Bill Clinton's ambitious plan for health care reform fail early in his presidency?

What finally decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential race between Al Gore and George W. Bush?

U.S. troops landed in Haiti in 1994 after

Opposition from which group led President Clinton to back away from his campaign promise to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military?

The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton in 1998 on the grounds of

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