Question 1

Which of the following statements about the Internet is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Internet expanded the flow of information more radically than any invention since the printing press. 
B)  The Internet began as a high-speed military communications network. 
C)  The Internet was always intended to be owned and operated by private telecommunications companies. 
D)  The Internet was available to those with personal computers. 
E)  The Internet seemed the beginning of a new democratic and public means of communication in "cyberspace." 
A)  The Internet expanded the flow of information more radically than any invention since the printing press. 
B)  The Internet began as a high-speed military communications network. 
C)  The Internet was always intended to be owned and operated by private telecommunications companies. 
D)  The Internet was available to those with personal computers. 
E)  The Internet seemed the beginning of a new democratic and public means of communication in "cyberspace." C

Question 2

School segregation:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased in the 1990s, due to new racial mandates overseen by local school districts. 
B)  declined significantly in the 1990s, thanks to changing racial attitudes. 
C)  increased in the 1990s, as a result of housing patterns. 
D)  declined because of two key Supreme Court rulings. 
E)  remained about the same despite federal support. 
A)  increased in the 1990s, due to new racial mandates overseen by local school districts. 
B)  declined significantly in the 1990s, thanks to changing racial attitudes. 
C)  increased in the 1990s, as a result of housing patterns. 
D)  declined because of two key Supreme Court rulings. 
E)  remained about the same despite federal support. C

Question 3

Bill Clinton was easily reelected in 1996 because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised to restore the welfare state. 
B)  pledged to increase the Aid to Families with Dependent Children. 
C)  vowed to get a national health insurance bill through Congress. 
D)  supported abolishing affirmative action. 
E)  embraced popular Republican policies. 
A)  promised to restore the welfare state. 
B)  pledged to increase the Aid to Families with Dependent Children. 
C)  vowed to get a national health insurance bill through Congress. 
D)  supported abolishing affirmative action. 
E)  embraced popular Republican policies. E

Question 4

Casey v.Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania:

Accepted Answer

A)  upheld the view that those who used violence against abortion clinics had to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 
B)  ruled that a woman had to inform her husband before getting an abortion. 
C)  overturned Roe v. Wade. 
D)  repudiated the centuries-old claim that a husband had a legal claim to control his wife's body. 
E)  was a triumph for supporters of the pro-life position. 
A)  upheld the view that those who used violence against abortion clinics had to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 
B)  ruled that a woman had to inform her husband before getting an abortion. 
C)  overturned Roe v. Wade. 
D)  repudiated the centuries-old claim that a husband had a legal claim to control his wife's body. 
E)  was a triumph for supporters of the pro-life position.

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Dot coms

Accepted Answer

Dot coms refer to internet-based compani

Question 6

Which of the following technologies had the LEAST influential effect on American life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer games. 
B)  Cell phones. 
C)  Computers. 
D)  Video cassettes. 
E)  Microchips. 
A)  Computer games. 
B)  Cell phones. 
C)  Computers. 
D)  Video cassettes. 
E)  Microchips.

Question 7

Why was the bitter political partisanship in Washington,D.C.,in the 1990s so unexpected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans had denounced Reagan's new conservatism and returned to the more moderate brand of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller. 
B)  The tensions in foreign affairs had reinforced a sense of national solidarity in both major parties. 
C)  The economic crisis of the decade had convinced Republicans and Democrats that they needed to join forces for an effective political response. 
D)  The new president, Bill Clinton, was moving clearly toward the political center. 
E)  Bill Clinton had been able to attract millions of Republican voters in 1992. 
A)  Republicans had denounced Reagan's new conservatism and returned to the more moderate brand of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller. 
B)  The tensions in foreign affairs had reinforced a sense of national solidarity in both major parties. 
C)  The economic crisis of the decade had convinced Republicans and Democrats that they needed to join forces for an effective political response. 
D)  The new president, Bill Clinton, was moving clearly toward the political center. 
E)  Bill Clinton had been able to attract millions of Republican voters in 1992.

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Tiananmen Square

Accepted Answer

A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom 
A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom

Question 9

During the last two decades of the twentieth century:

Accepted Answer

A)  the poor and the middle-class became worse off, while the rich became significantly richer. 
B)  there was a significant rise in real income among working-class Americans. 
C)  Americans saved more and invested less. 
D)  America entered a profound recession, the likes of which had not been seen since the 1930s. 
E)  job growth for Americans increased at an unprecedented rate. 
A)  the poor and the middle-class became worse off, while the rich became significantly richer. 
B)  there was a significant rise in real income among working-class Americans. 
C)  Americans saved more and invested less. 
D)  America entered a profound recession, the likes of which had not been seen since the 1930s. 
E)  job growth for Americans increased at an unprecedented rate.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Wal-Mart

Accepted Answer

A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom 
A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Newt Gingrich

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Defense of Marriage Act

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-welfare

Accepted Answer

A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom 
A) Israel and Palestinian agreement 
B) dismantled by Clinton 
C) awareness of American diversity 
D) Rwanda 
E) banking regulation repealed in 1999
F)largest corporate employer in 2000
G)Foxwoods Casino
H)Chinese demonstration for democracy
I)cash payment for low-income workers
J)fall of communism in eastern Europe
K)free-trade zone
L)Kuwaiti freedom

Question 15

How did President Clinton respond to the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  He grew increasingly radical in his opposition to Republicans. 
B)  He brought Republicans into his cabinet in order to build a more bipartisan government. 
C)  He campaigned against radical Republicans and moved toward the center. 
D)  He increasingly embraced the position of the Democratic left. 
E)  He intensified his alliance with Democrats in the Senate. 
A)  He grew increasingly radical in his opposition to Republicans. 
B)  He brought Republicans into his cabinet in order to build a more bipartisan government. 
C)  He campaigned against radical Republicans and moved toward the center. 
D)  He increasingly embraced the position of the Democratic left. 
E)  He intensified his alliance with Democrats in the Senate.

Question 16

What did Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and evangelical Christianity in the United States have in common at the beginning of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both religious movements overwhelmingly attracted white men. 
B)  Both religious trends were only possible because of the Internet. 
C)  Both aided in the radical redistribution of wealth from top to bottom. 
D)  Both attracted followers partly because of the global spread of mass entertainment. 
E)  Both were strongly anti-capitalist in their theology. 
A)  Both religious movements overwhelmingly attracted white men. 
B)  Both religious trends were only possible because of the Internet. 
C)  Both aided in the radical redistribution of wealth from top to bottom. 
D)  Both attracted followers partly because of the global spread of mass entertainment. 
E)  Both were strongly anti-capitalist in their theology.

Question 17

Chronicle the story of the Native Americans over the past fifty years.How have they been left outside the definitions of freedom and equality,and how have they petitioned to gain those freedoms?

Accepted Answer

The story of Native Americans over the p

Question 18

In the 1990s,the prison population:

Accepted Answer

A)  declined because there was little new prison construction. 
B)  experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programs than before. 
C)  increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s. 
D)  increased as state governments increased penalties for crimes and decreased parole. 
E)  declined because states refused to fund the "prison-industrial complex." 
A)  declined because there was little new prison construction. 
B)  experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programs than before. 
C)  increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s. 
D)  increased as state governments increased penalties for crimes and decreased parole. 
E)  declined because states refused to fund the "prison-industrial complex."

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Bill Clinton

Accepted Answer

A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party 
A) Contract with America 
B) Panama dictator 
C) Supreme Court justice 
D) Enron 
E) attorney general
F)triangulation
G)Christian Coalition
H)1992 independent presidential candidate
I)Clinton impeachment
J)Iraqi dictator
K)health care
L)Green Party

Question 20

During the Clinton years,human rights emerged as justification for interventions in matters once considered to be the internal affairs of sovereign nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

Which of the following statements about the Internet is FALSE?

School segregation:

Bill Clinton was easily reelected in 1996 because he:

Casey v.Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Dot coms

Which of the following technologies had the LEAST influential effect on American life?

Why was the bitter political partisanship in Washington,D.C.,in the 1990s so unexpected?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Tiananmen Square

During the last two decades of the twentieth century:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Wal-Mart

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Newt Gingrich

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Defense of Marriage Act

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -welfare

How did President Clinton respond to the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional elections?

What did Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and evangelical Christianity in the United States have in common at the beginning of the twenty-first century?

Chronicle the story of the Native Americans over the past fifty years.How have they been left outside the definitions of freedom and equality,and how have they petitioned to gain those freedoms?

In the 1990s,the prison population:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Bill Clinton

During the Clinton years,human rights emerged as justification for interventions in matters once considered to be the internal affairs of sovereign nations.

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Democracy in America,1815-1840

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A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

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