Question 1

By the 2020 census, it is projected that _____ will, for the first time in American history, constitute less than 50 percent of the American population.

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholics 
B) Jehovah's Witnesses 
C) Protestants 
D) Mormons 
E) Pentecostals 
A) Roman Catholics 
B) Jehovah's Witnesses 
C) Protestants 
D) Mormons 
E) Pentecostals C

Question 2

Companies that produced television, films, and music were deregulated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following laws, signed in 1993, removed tariff barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) North American Free Trade Agreement 
B) Bilateral investment treaty 
C) Preferential trade agreement 
D) Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures 
E) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement 
A) North American Free Trade Agreement 
B) Bilateral investment treaty 
C) Preferential trade agreement 
D) Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures 
E) Trade and Investment Framework Agreement A

Question 4

In response to Newt Gingrich's refusal to pass any budget, Bill Clinton alleged that Gingrich:

Accepted Answer

A) was pursuing self-interest rather than the betterment of the nation. 
B) had attempted to blackmail him. 
C) was trying to grab attention from the media. 
D) had done so on Clinton's orders. 
E) was trying to overthrow the government by forcing federal offices to shut down. 
A) was pursuing self-interest rather than the betterment of the nation. 
B) had attempted to blackmail him. 
C) was trying to grab attention from the media. 
D) had done so on Clinton's orders. 
E) was trying to overthrow the government by forcing federal offices to shut down.

Question 5

Bill Clinton's most serious political defeat in the first years of his presidency was:

Accepted Answer

A) the failure of his ban on homosexuals serving in the military. 
B) the failure to get the Senate to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A) on its first round through the legislative process. 
C) the failure of Congress to vote for joining the World Trade Organization (WTO). 
D) the failure of his administration to achieve welfare reform. 
E) the failure of his administration to achieve health care reform. 
A) the failure of his ban on homosexuals serving in the military. 
B) the failure to get the Senate to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A) on its first round through the legislative process. 
C) the failure of Congress to vote for joining the World Trade Organization (WTO). 
D) the failure of his administration to achieve welfare reform. 
E) the failure of his administration to achieve health care reform.

Question 6

At the Democratic National Convention, Bill Clinton chose _____ as his running mate.

Accepted Answer

A) Senator Bob Dole 
B) Senator Robert Byrd 
C) Senator Dan Quayle 
D) Senator Al Gore 
E) Senator Joseph Lieberman 
A) Senator Bob Dole 
B) Senator Robert Byrd 
C) Senator Dan Quayle 
D) Senator Al Gore 
E) Senator Joseph Lieberman

Question 7

Describe how the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings illustrated deep divisions in America.

Accepted Answer

In October 1991, law professor Anita Hil

Question 8

Which of the following was a reason for the murder of James Byrd, Jr. in 1998?

Accepted Answer

A) Reverse discrimination 
B) Racial hatred 
C) Religious intolerance 
D) Sexism 
E) Anti-communism 
A) Reverse discrimination 
B) Racial hatred 
C) Religious intolerance 
D) Sexism 
E) Anti-communism

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy offered by President Bill Clinton?

Accepted Answer

A) It prevented the armed forces from inquiring about the sexual orientation of their members. 
B) It prohibited the armed forces from removing known homosexuals from service. 
C) It revoked the right of the armed forces to remove homosexuals from service. 
D) It mandated equal pay for all the members of the armed forces, regardless of their gender. 
E) It criminalized racial discrimination against candidates who enlisted in the armed forces. 
A) It prevented the armed forces from inquiring about the sexual orientation of their members. 
B) It prohibited the armed forces from removing known homosexuals from service. 
C) It revoked the right of the armed forces to remove homosexuals from service. 
D) It mandated equal pay for all the members of the armed forces, regardless of their gender. 
E) It criminalized racial discrimination against candidates who enlisted in the armed forces.

Question 10

On February 12, 1999, prosecutors were able to secure a 50-to-50 tie in the Senate over the issue of whether or not President Clinton had obstructed justice and should therefore be removed from office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1998, Kenneth Starr demanded that the House of Representatives impeach President Bill Clinton for committing _____.

Accepted Answer

A) espionage 
B) adultery 
C) tax fraud 
D) perjury 
E) embezzlement 
A) espionage 
B) adultery 
C) tax fraud 
D) perjury 
E) embezzlement

Question 12

In October 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused _________ of sexual harassment. 
A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
B. Stephen Breyer 
C. David Souter 
D. Clarence Thomas

Accepted Answer

The answer of In October 1991, law professor Anita Hill...

Question 13

By 1998, President Bill Clinton helped the federal government to:

Accepted Answer

A) reduce taxes dramatically. 
B) dramatically cut military spending. 
C) move from a budget deficit to a budget surplus. 
D) reopen the facilities that the Republican Congress had shut down in 1994. 
E) drastically shrink its labor force. 
A) reduce taxes dramatically. 
B) dramatically cut military spending. 
C) move from a budget deficit to a budget surplus. 
D) reopen the facilities that the Republican Congress had shut down in 1994. 
E) drastically shrink its labor force.

Question 14

In 1998, a House of Representatives special investigator named Kenneth Starr determined that Bill Clinton had inappropriate sexual contact with a White House intern named _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Gennifer Flowers 
B) Paula Jones 
C) Bruce Lindsey 
D) Monica Lewinsky 
E) Anita Hill 
A) Gennifer Flowers 
B) Paula Jones 
C) Bruce Lindsey 
D) Monica Lewinsky 
E) Anita Hill

Question 15

The most prominent of the violent protestors against globalization in the 1990s was _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Bob Dole 
B) Alan Greenspan 
C) Saddam Hussein 
D) Osama bin Laden 
E) Joseph Stalin 
A) Bob Dole 
B) Alan Greenspan 
C) Saddam Hussein 
D) Osama bin Laden 
E) Joseph Stalin

Question 16

In the case of Bush v. Gore (2000), the U.S. Supreme Court voted in favor of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) termination of the recount 
B) reelection 
C) continuance of the recount 
D) nullification of the election 
E) reappointment 
A) termination of the recount 
B) reelection 
C) continuance of the recount 
D) nullification of the election 
E) reappointment

Question 17

Explain the controversy surrounding the automatic Florida recount during the 2000 election.

Accepted Answer

The results of the 2000 election illumin

Question 18

Which of the following was a reason for Bill Clinton's refusal to approve the Republicans' budget in 1995?

Accepted Answer

A) It would have forced cutbacks in federal spending on the environment, workplace safety, and consumer protection. 
B) It would have significantly increased the budget deficit and thus increase the debt. 
C) It would have wrecked patient administration in the health department, increasing waiting times and muddled patient classification. 
D) It would have resulted in an increased expenditure on national parks, schools, museums, and federal agencies. 
E) It would have forced cutbacks in federal spending on the military. 
A) It would have forced cutbacks in federal spending on the environment, workplace safety, and consumer protection. 
B) It would have significantly increased the budget deficit and thus increase the debt. 
C) It would have wrecked patient administration in the health department, increasing waiting times and muddled patient classification. 
D) It would have resulted in an increased expenditure on national parks, schools, museums, and federal agencies. 
E) It would have forced cutbacks in federal spending on the military.

Question 19

Explain how the public viewed America's advocacy of globalization.

Accepted Answer

Viewing globalization as a positive forc

Question 20

_________ is an international agency designed to resolve disputes between trading partners and advocate free trade. 
A. International Trade Administration 
B. Organization for International Investment 
C. United States Chamber of Commerce 
D. World Trade Organization

Accepted Answer

World Trad

Exam 28: America in the Information Age

By the 2020 census, it is projected that _____ will, for the first time in American history, constitute less than 50 percent of the American population.

Companies that produced television, films, and music were deregulated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Which of the following laws, signed in 1993, removed tariff barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada?

In response to Newt Gingrich's refusal to pass any budget, Bill Clinton alleged that Gingrich:

Bill Clinton's most serious political defeat in the first years of his presidency was:

At the Democratic National Convention, Bill Clinton chose _____ as his running mate.

Describe how the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings illustrated deep divisions in America.

Which of the following was a reason for the murder of James Byrd, Jr. in 1998?

Which of the following is true of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy offered by President Bill Clinton?

On February 12, 1999, prosecutors were able to secure a 50-to-50 tie in the Senate over the issue of whether or not President Clinton had obstructed justice and should therefore be removed from office.

In 1998, Kenneth Starr demanded that the House of Representatives impeach President Bill Clinton for committing _____.

In October 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused _________ of sexual harassment. A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg B. Stephen Breyer C. David Souter D. Clarence Thomas

By 1998, President Bill Clinton helped the federal government to:

In 1998, a House of Representatives special investigator named Kenneth Starr determined that Bill Clinton had inappropriate sexual contact with a White House intern named _____.

The most prominent of the violent protestors against globalization in the 1990s was _____.

In the case of Bush v. Gore (2000), the U.S. Supreme Court voted in favor of _____.

Explain the controversy surrounding the automatic Florida recount during the 2000 election.

Which of the following was a reason for Bill Clinton's refusal to approve the Republicans' budget in 1995?

Explain how the public viewed America's advocacy of globalization.

_________ is an international agency designed to resolve disputes between trading partners and advocate free trade. A. International Trade Administration B. Organization for International Investment C. United States Chamber of Commerce D. World Trade Organization

Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Continued Move West

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, South, and West

The Progressive ERA

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Cold War America

The Sixties

The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Reagans America

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