Question 1

What was the primary reason for the founding of the Black Lives Matter social movement in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)  to address inequities in the criminal justice system, focusing on police brutality against black men 
B)  to bring greater awareness to the higher percentage of African American and Hispanic imprisonments related to illegal drug usage 
C)  to call for stricter gun legislation to decrease murder rates in the African American community 
D)  to protest the high number of incarcerated African American women, many of whom were mentally ill or had experienced past incidences of physical or sexual abuse 
A)  to address inequities in the criminal justice system, focusing on police brutality against black men 
B)  to bring greater awareness to the higher percentage of African American and Hispanic imprisonments related to illegal drug usage 
C)  to call for stricter gun legislation to decrease murder rates in the African American community 
D)  to protest the high number of incarcerated African American women, many of whom were mentally ill or had experienced past incidences of physical or sexual abuse A

Question 2

What most contributed to making the maternal mortality rate in the United States the highest in the developed world?

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty and lack of affordable health care 
B)  loose regulation of abortion centers 
C)  increases in urban violence and female sexual abuse 
D)  AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases 
A)  poverty and lack of affordable health care 
B)  loose regulation of abortion centers 
C)  increases in urban violence and female sexual abuse 
D)  AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases A

Question 3

How did the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), passed by the Bush administration, change the overall practice of teaching and learning in the public school system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science teachers had to present balanced views on creationism and evolution. 
B)  Greater emphasis was placed on teaching toward the content assessed on standardized tests. 
C)  Health education teachers could only teach about abstinence in sexual education programs. 
D)  Students had greater choices in taking academic electives than they had before passage of this law. 
A)  Science teachers had to present balanced views on creationism and evolution. 
B)  Greater emphasis was placed on teaching toward the content assessed on standardized tests. 
C)  Health education teachers could only teach about abstinence in sexual education programs. 
D)  Students had greater choices in taking academic electives than they had before passage of this law. B

Question 4

Which of these states that had not gone Democratic for several decades did Barack Obama carry in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  California 
C)  Tennessee 
D)  Arkansas 
A)  Virginia 
B)  California 
C)  Tennessee 
D)  Arkansas

Question 5

At the 1992 Republican National Convention, Pat Buchanan gave an opening speech focused on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Clinton's morals 
B)  the nation's culture wars 
C)  defeatist foreign policy 
D)  failing American schools 
A)  Bill Clinton's morals 
B)  the nation's culture wars 
C)  defeatist foreign policy 
D)  failing American schools

Question 6

Which statement is accurate regarding the USA PATRIOT Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave federal officials more discretion in gathering intelligence about suspected terrorism. 
B)  It failed to provide new tools to stop foreign money laundering. 
C)  It did not result in the arrest of any terrorists in the first five years after its passage. 
D)  It created new government powers that were weakened somewhat by legislation passed after 2003. 
A)  It gave federal officials more discretion in gathering intelligence about suspected terrorism. 
B)  It failed to provide new tools to stop foreign money laundering. 
C)  It did not result in the arrest of any terrorists in the first five years after its passage. 
D)  It created new government powers that were weakened somewhat by legislation passed after 2003.

Question 7

What major policy positions endorsed by the Tea Party became the focus for many Republican politicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  limited government and lower taxes 
B)  scaling down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and fighting against communism 
C)  universal health care and government bailouts of failing banks 
D)  stricter gun regulation and greater funding for public education 
A)  limited government and lower taxes 
B)  scaling down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and fighting against communism 
C)  universal health care and government bailouts of failing banks 
D)  stricter gun regulation and greater funding for public education

Question 8

Obama's two Supreme Court appointments in 2009 and 2010 were both __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative Republicans 
B)  white men 
C)  women 
D)  former senators 
A)  conservative Republicans 
B)  white men 
C)  women 
D)  former senators

Question 9

Barack Obama named __________ as secretary of state when he took office in 2009.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Kerry 
B)  Al Gore 
C)  Hillary Clinton 
D)  Bill Richardson 
A)  John Kerry 
B)  Al Gore 
C)  Hillary Clinton 
D)  Bill Richardson

Question 10

What led to the "#MeToo" movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual harassment, rape, and other abuses that women experienced at the hands of men in the workplace 
B)  police killings of several young African American men in urban areas 
C)  chronic poverty suffered by the bottom 50 percent of all wage earners 
D)  bigotry and violence experienced by victims of Confederate and Nazi sympathizers in the "Unite the Right" movement 
A)  sexual harassment, rape, and other abuses that women experienced at the hands of men in the workplace 
B)  police killings of several young African American men in urban areas 
C)  chronic poverty suffered by the bottom 50 percent of all wage earners 
D)  bigotry and violence experienced by victims of Confederate and Nazi sympathizers in the "Unite the Right" movement

Question 11

Which of the following was part of the federal government's war on terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The creation of the Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security consolidated 22 different domestic agencies to fight the war on terrorism. 
B)  The USA PATRIOT Act protected the civil liberties of suspected foreign terrorists, including Muslims who were U.S. citizens. 
C)  The federal government outlawed the use of "enhanced interrogation" tactics, including sleep deprivation and waterboarding, on anyone named as an "enemy combatant." 
D)  The federal government decided to keep passenger-screening programs under the control of individual airlines. 
A)  The creation of the Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security consolidated 22 different domestic agencies to fight the war on terrorism. 
B)  The USA PATRIOT Act protected the civil liberties of suspected foreign terrorists, including Muslims who were U.S. citizens. 
C)  The federal government outlawed the use of "enhanced interrogation" tactics, including sleep deprivation and waterboarding, on anyone named as an "enemy combatant." 
D)  The federal government decided to keep passenger-screening programs under the control of individual airlines.

Question 12

How was the Bush Doctrine regarding the war on terrorism different from earlier strategies that had once been part of Cold War policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bush promised to take the war directly to the enemy rather than trying to contain terrorist leadership and actions to the regions where it existed already. 
B)  The United States and its former Cold War rival, the Soviet Union, conducted a joint military campaign against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. 
C)  Bush ordered U.S. military forces to avoid regime changes in enemy nations similar to those that had once been implemented by the CIA in communist-leaning nations. 
D)  Unlike the Cold War, nuclear weapons of mass destruction were not a deciding factor in developing a military response to terrorist enemies and the nations that supported them. 
A)  Bush promised to take the war directly to the enemy rather than trying to contain terrorist leadership and actions to the regions where it existed already. 
B)  The United States and its former Cold War rival, the Soviet Union, conducted a joint military campaign against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. 
C)  Bush ordered U.S. military forces to avoid regime changes in enemy nations similar to those that had once been implemented by the CIA in communist-leaning nations. 
D)  Unlike the Cold War, nuclear weapons of mass destruction were not a deciding factor in developing a military response to terrorist enemies and the nations that supported them.

Question 13

The Detainee Treatment Act sponsored by Senator John McCain was a result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the harsh treatment the Iraqi dictator received after his capture 
B)  torture of American soldiers by Iraqis and the Taliban 
C)  the high civilian death rates in Iraq that took place after the American occupation of that nation 
D)  the broadcast of graphic images and descriptions of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad 
A)  the harsh treatment the Iraqi dictator received after his capture 
B)  torture of American soldiers by Iraqis and the Taliban 
C)  the high civilian death rates in Iraq that took place after the American occupation of that nation 
D)  the broadcast of graphic images and descriptions of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad

Question 14

How did the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) impact the American system of public education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents had the right to transfer their children out of schools that failed to meet their institutional goals. 
B)  Teachers maintained traditional teaching strategies and curricula that had been in place for over a century. 
C)  Students planning on attending college or university were required to take more rigorous admissions exams. 
D)  School curricula placed greater emphasis on science and social studies, the two content areas covered extensively by new standardized tests. 
A)  Parents had the right to transfer their children out of schools that failed to meet their institutional goals. 
B)  Teachers maintained traditional teaching strategies and curricula that had been in place for over a century. 
C)  Students planning on attending college or university were required to take more rigorous admissions exams. 
D)  School curricula placed greater emphasis on science and social studies, the two content areas covered extensively by new standardized tests.

Question 15

Proponents of __________ pushed for the examination of topics such as social inequality and racism.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiculturalism 
B)  bilingual education 
C)  the reinstatement of school prayer 
D)  mandated federal and state testing in schools 
A)  multiculturalism 
B)  bilingual education 
C)  the reinstatement of school prayer 
D)  mandated federal and state testing in schools

Question 16

Why were the Democrats unsuccessful in setting deadlines for American military withdrawal from Iraq after Bush's reelection in 2004?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic leaders, including 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry, believed that victory was possible and urged their party members in Congress to support President Bush. 
B)  Military intelligence supported evidence that Iraq had WMDs and posed a real threat to American security. 
C)  Their narrow majority in Congress made it impossible to override Bush's vetoes on funding bills that attached deadlines for military withdrawal. 
D)  Constituents in most Democratic congressional districts pressured their congressional representatives to support the war. 
A)  Democratic leaders, including 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry, believed that victory was possible and urged their party members in Congress to support President Bush. 
B)  Military intelligence supported evidence that Iraq had WMDs and posed a real threat to American security. 
C)  Their narrow majority in Congress made it impossible to override Bush's vetoes on funding bills that attached deadlines for military withdrawal. 
D)  Constituents in most Democratic congressional districts pressured their congressional representatives to support the war.

Question 17

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was the first bill signed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  George W. Bush 
B)  Bill Clinton 
C)  Barack Obama 
D)  Donald Trump 
A)  George W. Bush 
B)  Bill Clinton 
C)  Barack Obama 
D)  Donald Trump

Question 18

To the scientific community, which factors proved that climate change was a real phenomenon resulting from human activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  record temperatures and rising sea levels 
B)  reductions in fossil fuels and greater adaptation of "green technology" 
C)  toxic soil dump sites and contaminated drinking water supplies 
D)  oil pipeline spills and hazardous power plants 
A)  record temperatures and rising sea levels 
B)  reductions in fossil fuels and greater adaptation of "green technology" 
C)  toxic soil dump sites and contaminated drinking water supplies 
D)  oil pipeline spills and hazardous power plants

Question 19

Discuss the impact of the 9/11 attacks on U.S. foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which of the following best characterizes the United States response to the Kyoto Protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States signed the protocol but then failed to ratify it. 
B)  The United States met the set targets and promised more drastic reductions in the use of fossil fuels. 
C)  Although the U.S. Senate ratified the Kyoto Protocol, President George W. Bush withdrew the nation from this compact. 
D)  The United States agreed to follow the targets set by the Kyoto Protocol but has not yet met them. 
A)  The United States signed the protocol but then failed to ratify it. 
B)  The United States met the set targets and promised more drastic reductions in the use of fossil fuels. 
C)  Although the U.S. Senate ratified the Kyoto Protocol, President George W. Bush withdrew the nation from this compact. 
D)  The United States agreed to follow the targets set by the Kyoto Protocol but has not yet met them.

Exam 31: Inequality in the Global Age

What was the primary reason for the founding of the Black Lives Matter social movement in 2013?

What most contributed to making the maternal mortality rate in the United States the highest in the developed world?

How did the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), passed by the Bush administration, change the overall practice of teaching and learning in the public school system?

Which of these states that had not gone Democratic for several decades did Barack Obama carry in 2008?

At the 1992 Republican National Convention, Pat Buchanan gave an opening speech focused on __________.

Which statement is accurate regarding the USA PATRIOT Act?

What major policy positions endorsed by the Tea Party became the focus for many Republican politicians?

Obama's two Supreme Court appointments in 2009 and 2010 were both __________.

Barack Obama named __________ as secretary of state when he took office in 2009.

What led to the "#MeToo" movement?

Which of the following was part of the federal government's war on terrorism?

How was the Bush Doctrine regarding the war on terrorism different from earlier strategies that had once been part of Cold War policy?

The Detainee Treatment Act sponsored by Senator John McCain was a result of __________.

How did the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) impact the American system of public education?

Proponents of __________ pushed for the examination of topics such as social inequality and racism.

Why were the Democrats unsuccessful in setting deadlines for American military withdrawal from Iraq after Bush's reelection in 2004?

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was the first bill signed by __________.

To the scientific community, which factors proved that climate change was a real phenomenon resulting from human activities?

Discuss the impact of the 9/11 attacks on U.S. foreign policy.

Which of the following best characterizes the United States response to the Kyoto Protocol?

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

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