Question 1

By 2019, what was the fastest-growing group in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadians 
B)  people who described themselves as "multiracial" 
C)  Indians 
D)  Koreans 
E)  Nigerians 
A)  Canadians 
B)  people who described themselves as "multiracial" 
C)  Indians 
D)  Koreans 
E)  Nigerians B

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Iraq War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because dozens of countries participated in the war, Bush avoided the need to spend much in terms of government funds and, thus, prevented Americans from feeling any impacts of the war. 
B)  The American public was initially unsupportive of the war, but as it progressed and victory seemed more and more imminent, Americans increasingly got behind the war effort. 
C)  The use of nuclear weapons and targeted airstrikes by the Americans made it an unprecedentedly modernized war in that it involved painstaking preparations and few casualties. 
D)  Although the war was hardly successful in Iraq, the efforts meanwhile inadvertently resulted in stripping power away from the Taliban and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan. 
E)  The war lasted far longer and cost far more than expected, as the Bush administration underestimated what would be involved in occupying, pacifying, and reconstructing postwar Iraq. 
A)  Because dozens of countries participated in the war, Bush avoided the need to spend much in terms of government funds and, thus, prevented Americans from feeling any impacts of the war. 
B)  The American public was initially unsupportive of the war, but as it progressed and victory seemed more and more imminent, Americans increasingly got behind the war effort. 
C)  The use of nuclear weapons and targeted airstrikes by the Americans made it an unprecedentedly modernized war in that it involved painstaking preparations and few casualties. 
D)  Although the war was hardly successful in Iraq, the efforts meanwhile inadvertently resulted in stripping power away from the Taliban and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan. 
E)  The war lasted far longer and cost far more than expected, as the Bush administration underestimated what would be involved in occupying, pacifying, and reconstructing postwar Iraq. E

Question 3

Bush won a second term in 2004 by defeating

Accepted Answer

A)  Al Gore. 
B)  John Edwards. 
C)  Howard Dean. 
D)  John Kerry. 
E)  Hillary Clinton. 
A)  Al Gore. 
B)  John Edwards. 
C)  Howard Dean. 
D)  John Kerry. 
E)  Hillary Clinton. D

Question 4

What was the Christian Coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a Christian organization that, unlike the Moral Majority, tended to favor Democrats. 
B)  It founded a national chain of megachurches, thereby transforming religion in the United States. 
C)  It replaced the Moral Majority as a major political force in the 1990s on issues such as school prayer. 
D)  It was a Christian organization that focused on advocating for government anti-poverty programs. 
E)  It was a feminist group comprised of Christian women who wished to keep abortion legal. 
A)  It was a Christian organization that, unlike the Moral Majority, tended to favor Democrats. 
B)  It founded a national chain of megachurches, thereby transforming religion in the United States. 
C)  It replaced the Moral Majority as a major political force in the 1990s on issues such as school prayer. 
D)  It was a Christian organization that focused on advocating for government anti-poverty programs. 
E)  It was a feminist group comprised of Christian women who wished to keep abortion legal.

Question 5

In 2013, the United States held its first high-level talks with Iran since 1979, when Iranian militants took U.S. embassy employees in Tehran hostage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What were President Obama's priorities at home and abroad? How effective were his efforts to pursue them?

Accepted Answer

President Obama's priorities at home inc

Question 7

What was the result of the "Arab Awakening" by 2014?

Accepted Answer

A)  The remainder of the decade saw the continuation of similar uprisings in countries across the wider Middle East. 
B)  The grassroots revolutionary movements had stalled, as the Middle East had no models of open societies to follow. 
C)  Countries such as Egypt, Yemen, and Libya established democratic governments for the first time in their history. 
D)  The authoritarian regimes that had organized and led the Arab Awakening were unseated by the American military. 
E)  Obama publicly adopted a military doctrine defined by confrontation and increased military intervention. 
A)  The remainder of the decade saw the continuation of similar uprisings in countries across the wider Middle East. 
B)  The grassroots revolutionary movements had stalled, as the Middle East had no models of open societies to follow. 
C)  Countries such as Egypt, Yemen, and Libya established democratic governments for the first time in their history. 
D)  The authoritarian regimes that had organized and led the Arab Awakening were unseated by the American military. 
E)  Obama publicly adopted a military doctrine defined by confrontation and increased military intervention.

Question 8

Which of the following statements describes the centerpiece of President Obama's effort to restore the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He prioritized instating a plan that would fail to create any federal debt. 
B)  He signed a huge economic stimulus package that saved the nation from a financial meltdown. 
C)  He based his plan on the idea that health care reform was all that was needed to fix the economy. 
D)  He instated tax cuts for the wealthy, which were immediately successful in ending the recession. 
E)  He refused to infuse cash into the economy, resulting in his plan being rejected by Congress. 
A)  He prioritized instating a plan that would fail to create any federal debt. 
B)  He signed a huge economic stimulus package that saved the nation from a financial meltdown. 
C)  He based his plan on the idea that health care reform was all that was needed to fix the economy. 
D)  He instated tax cuts for the wealthy, which were immediately successful in ending the recession. 
E)  He refused to infuse cash into the economy, resulting in his plan being rejected by Congress.

Question 9

Which of the following was the crowning achievement of President Obama's anti- terrorism efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  victory in Iraq 
B)  the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) 
C)  the death of Osama bin Laden 
D)  the defeat of Afghanistan 
E)  the closing of Guantánamo Bay 
A)  victory in Iraq 
B)  the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) 
C)  the death of Osama bin Laden 
D)  the defeat of Afghanistan 
E)  the closing of Guantánamo Bay

Question 10

What was the major purpose of the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  to give Bill Clinton an easy political victory 
B)  to protect American industries such as steel and textiles 
C)  to reward Bill Clinton's supporters in organized labor 
D)  to promote freer trade with Canada and Mexico 
E)  to send American jobs overseas 
A)  to give Bill Clinton an easy political victory 
B)  to protect American industries such as steel and textiles 
C)  to reward Bill Clinton's supporters in organized labor 
D)  to promote freer trade with Canada and Mexico 
E)  to send American jobs overseas

Question 11

Compare and contrast American military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan after September 11. Evaluate American objectives and the experiences of American forces in these conflicts.

Accepted Answer

After the September 11 attacks, the Unit

Question 12

What factors accounted for the public's view of the Bush presidency by the time of the 2008 election?

Accepted Answer

Several factors accounted for the public

Question 13

In January 2009, conservative activists coalesced into a decentralized nationwide protest movement challenging the growth of government and federal spending. What was the name
Of this movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Green Party 
B)  the Reform Party 
C)  the New Republican Party 
D)  the Party of Hope 
E)  the Tea Party 
A)  the Green Party 
B)  the Reform Party 
C)  the New Republican Party 
D)  the Party of Hope 
E)  the Tea Party

Question 14

In 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama presented himself to voters as

Accepted Answer

A)  the president who would win the war in Afghanistan. 
B)  a proponent of majorly increasing the number of nuclear weapons. 
C)  a fiscal conservative who would be liberal when it came to people. 
D)  a leader who could inspire, unite, and forge collaborations across party lines. 
E)  a politician who would deny undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. 
A)  the president who would win the war in Afghanistan. 
B)  a proponent of majorly increasing the number of nuclear weapons. 
C)  a fiscal conservative who would be liberal when it came to people. 
D)  a leader who could inspire, unite, and forge collaborations across party lines. 
E)  a politician who would deny undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship.

Question 15

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Contract with America in 1994?

Accepted Answer

A)  It aimed to reduce big government and limit the welfare state. 
B)  The new Republican Congress enacted it. 
C)  It gave the Republicans a winning platform in the 1996 election. 
D)  It revived the moderate Republicanism of the Eisenhower era. 
E)  It stated general principles, but lacked specific proposals. 
A)  It aimed to reduce big government and limit the welfare state. 
B)  The new Republican Congress enacted it. 
C)  It gave the Republicans a winning platform in the 1996 election. 
D)  It revived the moderate Republicanism of the Eisenhower era. 
E)  It stated general principles, but lacked specific proposals.

Question 16

Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.

Accepted Answer

Clinton's achievements in domestic polic

Question 17

What did the policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability for undocumented young adult immigrants to remain in the United States as long as they refrained from working or attending school 
B)  permanent legal status for all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children 
C)  the requirement that all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children be deported immediately 
D)  temporary relief from deportation for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children 
E)  the requirement that only one child could be brought to the United States at a time for each adult immigrant 
A)  the ability for undocumented young adult immigrants to remain in the United States as long as they refrained from working or attending school 
B)  permanent legal status for all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children 
C)  the requirement that all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children be deported immediately 
D)  temporary relief from deportation for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children 
E)  the requirement that only one child could be brought to the United States at a time for each adult immigrant

Question 18

By 2011, the conservative insurgency led by the Tea Party focused on the record-breaking federal deficit and the tepid economic recovery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What was one of the ways the 2012 election was significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the most expensive election in American history due to the Citizens United ruling that corporations could spend an unlimited amount to support candidates. 
B)  Mitt Romney showed his willingness to alienate right-wing voters by embracing giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. 
C)  The nation's fastest-growing groups, including Latinos, Asian Americans, and African Americans, tended to vote for Mitt Romney, signaling a new Republican party. 
D)  Throughout the country, all laws that stifled voting by people of color, poor people, and immigrants were repealed, and Obama won in a landslide as a result. 
E)  A majority of the white voters voted for Obama, demonstrating how far civil rights had advanced since the period following the Civil War. 
A)  It was the most expensive election in American history due to the Citizens United ruling that corporations could spend an unlimited amount to support candidates. 
B)  Mitt Romney showed his willingness to alienate right-wing voters by embracing giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. 
C)  The nation's fastest-growing groups, including Latinos, Asian Americans, and African Americans, tended to vote for Mitt Romney, signaling a new Republican party. 
D)  Throughout the country, all laws that stifled voting by people of color, poor people, and immigrants were repealed, and Obama won in a landslide as a result. 
E)  A majority of the white voters voted for Obama, demonstrating how far civil rights had advanced since the period following the Civil War.

Question 20

What was the impact of global terrorism during the presidency of George W. Bush? How effective was his "war on terror"?

Accepted Answer

The impact of global terrorism during th

Exam 32: Twenty-First Century America

By 2019, what was the fastest-growing group in the United States?

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Iraq War?

Bush won a second term in 2004 by defeating

What was the Christian Coalition?

In 2013, the United States held its first high-level talks with Iran since 1979, when Iranian militants took U.S. embassy employees in Tehran hostage.

What were President Obama's priorities at home and abroad? How effective were his efforts to pursue them?

What was the result of the "Arab Awakening" by 2014?

Which of the following statements describes the centerpiece of President Obama's effort to restore the economy?

Which of the following was the crowning achievement of President Obama's anti- terrorism efforts?

What was the major purpose of the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

Compare and contrast American military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan after September 11. Evaluate American objectives and the experiences of American forces in these conflicts.

What factors accounted for the public's view of the Bush presidency by the time of the 2008 election?

In January 2009, conservative activists coalesced into a decentralized nationwide protest movement challenging the growth of government and federal spending. What was the name Of this movement?

In 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama presented himself to voters as

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Contract with America in 1994?

Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.

What did the policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provide?

By 2011, the conservative insurgency led by the Tea Party focused on the record-breaking federal deficit and the tepid economic recovery.

What was one of the ways the 2012 election was significant?

What was the impact of global terrorism during the presidency of George W. Bush? How effective was his "war on terror"?

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