Question 1

By 2012, the minority group with the largest college enrollment in the United States was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people who identified as multiracial 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Hispanics 
A)  people who identified as multiracial 
B)  Asian Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Hispanics

Question 2

By the end of Obama's first term in 2012, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  most Americans believed that the ongoing war in Afghanistan made them feel safer from terrorism 
B)  American military interests had shifted from the Middle East to the U.S.-Mexican border 
C)  Osama bin Laden was still a wanted outlaw 
D)  the last convoy of American soldiers had pulled out from Iraq 
A)  most Americans believed that the ongoing war in Afghanistan made them feel safer from terrorism 
B)  American military interests had shifted from the Middle East to the U.S.-Mexican border 
C)  Osama bin Laden was still a wanted outlaw 
D)  the last convoy of American soldiers had pulled out from Iraq

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Hispanic population in the United States in the decades after 2000 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two-thirds of all Hispanic immigrants to the United States came from the Central American nations of Guatemala and El Salvador. 
B)  The Hispanic population in the United States made up one-quarter of the nation's overall population in 2015. 
C)  Most Hispanics in the United States lived in northern industrial cities, such as New York and Chicago. 
D)  By 2016, Hispanics made up about half of all unauthorized immigrants to the United States. 
A)  Two-thirds of all Hispanic immigrants to the United States came from the Central American nations of Guatemala and El Salvador. 
B)  The Hispanic population in the United States made up one-quarter of the nation's overall population in 2015. 
C)  Most Hispanics in the United States lived in northern industrial cities, such as New York and Chicago. 
D)  By 2016, Hispanics made up about half of all unauthorized immigrants to the United States.

Question 4

After Obama's stimulus plan was passed by Congress, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the economy quickly went into a strong recovery 
B)  unemployment continued to grow, and the recession deepened 
C)  many economists complained that far too much money was being spent 
D)  the stock market reached its lowest level since 1982 
A)  the economy quickly went into a strong recovery 
B)  unemployment continued to grow, and the recession deepened 
C)  many economists complained that far too much money was being spent 
D)  the stock market reached its lowest level since 1982

Question 5

What were the root causes of the financial crisis of 2008? How was President Obama's financial relief plan different from President George W. Bush's plan?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

By 2005, the main arguments over immigration concerned __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  race 
C)  illegal immigration 
D)  religion 
A)  assimilation 
B)  race 
C)  illegal immigration 
D)  religion

Question 7

Both the USA PATRIOT Act and USA PATRIOT Act II __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to round up undocumented aliens 
B)  gave the government new powers to curb foreign money laundering 
C)  made it easier to deport suspected terrorists 
D)  sought to strengthen America's borders 
A)  sought to round up undocumented aliens 
B)  gave the government new powers to curb foreign money laundering 
C)  made it easier to deport suspected terrorists 
D)  sought to strengthen America's borders

Question 8

What economic trend was reinforced by the publication of the Economic Innovation Group's Distressed Communities Index in 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  The economic inequality that had been growing since the Great Recession of 2008 had subsided. 
B)  The South Bronx in New York was the most distressed congressional district in the United States. 
C)  Over one-half of all U.S. residents living in distressed ZIP Codes were located in the South. 
D)  Business and employment opportunities began to expand to a growing number of metropolises throughout the nation. 
A)  The economic inequality that had been growing since the Great Recession of 2008 had subsided. 
B)  The South Bronx in New York was the most distressed congressional district in the United States. 
C)  Over one-half of all U.S. residents living in distressed ZIP Codes were located in the South. 
D)  Business and employment opportunities began to expand to a growing number of metropolises throughout the nation.

Question 9

What was Obama's major goal in getting Congress to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  jump-starting the nation's economy after the 2008 recession 
B)  creating a universal system of health insurance for all Americans 
C)  allowing workers sufficient time to sue employers over unequal pay 
D)  creating a government with more limited involvement in the lives of citizens 
A)  jump-starting the nation's economy after the 2008 recession 
B)  creating a universal system of health insurance for all Americans 
C)  allowing workers sufficient time to sue employers over unequal pay 
D)  creating a government with more limited involvement in the lives of citizens

Question 10

What was the main goal set by the Kyoto Protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing greenhouse emissions from carbon-based fuels 
B)  proving that human activity has no impact on climate change 
C)  establishing an emergency response system to assist victims of natural disasters 
D)  creating universal standards to eliminate lead poisoning in drinking water 
A)  reducing greenhouse emissions from carbon-based fuels 
B)  proving that human activity has no impact on climate change 
C)  establishing an emergency response system to assist victims of natural disasters 
D)  creating universal standards to eliminate lead poisoning in drinking water

Question 11

The first theater of Bush's campaign against terrorism was carried out in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan 
B)  Iran 
C)  Iraq 
D)  Afghanistan 
A)  Pakistan 
B)  Iran 
C)  Iraq 
D)  Afghanistan

Question 12

Which of the following was true of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The legislation lacked a government-run "public option" to compete with private insurers. 
B)  Patients with preexisting conditions were denied coverage by insurers. 
C)  The legislation permitted insurance companies to place life-time dollar limits on their policies. 
D)  The government did not have sufficient subsidies to cover a significant number of uninsured Americans. 
A)  The legislation lacked a government-run "public option" to compete with private insurers. 
B)  Patients with preexisting conditions were denied coverage by insurers. 
C)  The legislation permitted insurance companies to place life-time dollar limits on their policies. 
D)  The government did not have sufficient subsidies to cover a significant number of uninsured Americans.

Question 13

How did Sarah Palin undermine John McCain's credibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her poor performance during interviews led many to question why McCain chose her as a running mate. 
B)  Many critics questioned whether a woman could serve as president. 
C)  Palin often second-guessed Republican Party strategies and political ideologies. 
D)  Palin seemed to focus more on her own potential candidacy in the election of 2012. 
A)  Her poor performance during interviews led many to question why McCain chose her as a running mate. 
B)  Many critics questioned whether a woman could serve as president. 
C)  Palin often second-guessed Republican Party strategies and political ideologies. 
D)  Palin seemed to focus more on her own potential candidacy in the election of 2012.

Question 14

New Orleans, Louisiana, was severely impacted by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hurricane Maria 
B)  Hurricane Harvey 
C)  Superstorm Sandy 
D)  Hurricane Katrina 
A)  Hurricane Maria 
B)  Hurricane Harvey 
C)  Superstorm Sandy 
D)  Hurricane Katrina

Question 15

Whom did George W. Bush identify as the prime suspect behind the highly coordinated attacks, which were linked to the al-Qaeda network?

Accepted Answer

A)  Osama bin Laden 
B)  Saddam Hussein 
C)  the Taliban 
D)  ISIS 
A)  Osama bin Laden 
B)  Saddam Hussein 
C)  the Taliban 
D)  ISIS

Question 16

How did the U.S. Supreme Court settle the election of 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court, by a one-vote difference, ordered a halt to the Florida recounts. 
B)  The Supreme Court ordered that Florida complete a recount to determine the winner. 
C)  The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Florida Supreme Court in allowing the recount to continue after Bush's lawyers tried to stop it. 
D)  The Supreme Court agreed to let Gore become secretary of state in exchange for his agreement to concede the election to Bush. 
A)  The Supreme Court, by a one-vote difference, ordered a halt to the Florida recounts. 
B)  The Supreme Court ordered that Florida complete a recount to determine the winner. 
C)  The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Florida Supreme Court in allowing the recount to continue after Bush's lawyers tried to stop it. 
D)  The Supreme Court agreed to let Gore become secretary of state in exchange for his agreement to concede the election to Bush.

Question 17

During the early decades of the twenty-first century, how did issues related to growing inequality in the United States, including immigration, education, poverty, and criminal justice, sharpen public debate about America's social and cultural future?

Accepted Answer

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@#LAT-DLM&Immigra

Question 18

Which of the following setbacks did President Trump encounter in his first year in office?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal courts blocked his directive to ban immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim nations, declaring it unconstitutional. 
B)  The U.S. Senate blocked several of his cabinet appointments. 
C)  Congress defeated his Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 
D)  Congress overrode his decisions to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. 
A)  Federal courts blocked his directive to ban immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim nations, declaring it unconstitutional. 
B)  The U.S. Senate blocked several of his cabinet appointments. 
C)  Congress defeated his Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 
D)  Congress overrode his decisions to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Question 19

What factor most contributed to making Asian immigrants the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States in the late twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the transfer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the newly created Department of Homeland Security 
B)  continued civil war and political instability in Vietnam and other nations in Southeast Asia 
C)  creation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC
E)  
D)  limitations on immigration from the Western Hemisphere that were part of the Immigration Act of 1965 
A)  the transfer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the newly created Department of Homeland Security 
B)  continued civil war and political instability in Vietnam and other nations in Southeast Asia 
C)  creation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC
E)  
D)  limitations on immigration from the Western Hemisphere that were part of the Immigration Act of 1965

Question 20

In 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell __________ from the UN Security Council.

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to attempt to gain support for war 
B)  gained tepid support for war 
C)  gained enthusiastic support for war 
D)  tried but failed to gain support for war 
A)  refused to attempt to gain support for war 
B)  gained tepid support for war 
C)  gained enthusiastic support for war 
D)  tried but failed to gain support for war

Exam 31: Inequality in the Global Age

By 2012, the minority group with the largest college enrollment in the United States was __________.

By the end of Obama's first term in 2012, __________.

Which of the following statements about the Hispanic population in the United States in the decades after 2000 is true?

After Obama's stimulus plan was passed by Congress, __________.

What were the root causes of the financial crisis of 2008? How was President Obama's financial relief plan different from President George W. Bush's plan?

By 2005, the main arguments over immigration concerned __________.

Both the USA PATRIOT Act and USA PATRIOT Act II __________.

What economic trend was reinforced by the publication of the Economic Innovation Group's Distressed Communities Index in 2017?

What was Obama's major goal in getting Congress to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

What was the main goal set by the Kyoto Protocol?

The first theater of Bush's campaign against terrorism was carried out in __________.

Which of the following was true of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

How did Sarah Palin undermine John McCain's credibility?

New Orleans, Louisiana, was severely impacted by __________.

Whom did George W. Bush identify as the prime suspect behind the highly coordinated attacks, which were linked to the al-Qaeda network?

How did the U.S. Supreme Court settle the election of 2000?

During the early decades of the twenty-first century, how did issues related to growing inequality in the United States, including immigration, education, poverty, and criminal justice, sharpen public debate about America's social and cultural future?

Which of the following setbacks did President Trump encounter in his first year in office?

What factor most contributed to making Asian immigrants the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States in the late twentieth century?

In 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell __________ from the UN Security Council.

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The American Revolution

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