Question 1

The problem of inequality in America after 2010:

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A)  finally lost momentum with the economic recovery. 
B)  rose as union power declined. 
C)  grew due to rising unemployment and stagnant home sales. 
D)  was a result of corporations such as McDonald's and Wal-Mart paying its workers low wages that hovered around or below minimum wage. 
E)  B and D 
A)  finally lost momentum with the economic recovery. 
B)  rose as union power declined. 
C)  grew due to rising unemployment and stagnant home sales. 
D)  was a result of corporations such as McDonald's and Wal-Mart paying its workers low wages that hovered around or below minimum wage. 
E)  B and D E

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Ashcroft

Accepted Answer

A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008 
A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008 I

Question 3

How did the 2013 Supreme Court ruling invalidate the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  The entire act was declared unconstitutional, since evidence of racial bias in southern election law no longer met the Court's burden of proof standard. 
B)  The southern states cited in the original law no longer needed approval from the Justice Department before changing their election laws. 
C)  The Court threw out the law's original provision providing federal protection for African-American voters at the polls in four southern states. 
D)  Limitations were removed from the range of acceptable voter identification required for same-day registration at the polls. 
E)  The Court declared that literacy tests were no longer necessary. 
A)  The entire act was declared unconstitutional, since evidence of racial bias in southern election law no longer met the Court's burden of proof standard. 
B)  The southern states cited in the original law no longer needed approval from the Justice Department before changing their election laws. 
C)  The Court threw out the law's original provision providing federal protection for African-American voters at the polls in four southern states. 
D)  Limitations were removed from the range of acceptable voter identification required for same-day registration at the polls. 
E)  The Court declared that literacy tests were no longer necessary. B

Question 4

By 2007,polls showed that a large majority of Americans considered the invasion of Iraq a mistake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Gulf oil spill exposed some of the consequences that came with deregulation in the oil industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Evaluate whether the United States is an empire today.Be sure to discuss why some believe that it is and why others disagree.

Accepted Answer

The question of whether the United State

Question 7

President Barack Obama surprised both his supporters and his opponents with:

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A)  his conduct in the war on terror from Guantanamo Bay to Libya. 
B)  his nominations to the Supreme Court. 
C)  his lack of special legislation to address the plight of African-Americans. 
D)  "Obamacare." 
E)  revelations about his affair with a White House intern. 
A)  his conduct in the war on terror from Guantanamo Bay to Libya. 
B)  his nominations to the Supreme Court. 
C)  his lack of special legislation to address the plight of African-Americans. 
D)  "Obamacare." 
E)  revelations about his affair with a White House intern.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Immigration rights refer to the legal an

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Geneva Conventions

Accepted Answer

A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike 
A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike

Question 10

Which of the following was a liability for President Obama as he entered his reelection campaign of 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had authorized a constitutionally questionable raid that killed Osama bin Laden. 
B)  The U.S. Supreme Court had struck down most of the Affordable Care Act. 
C)  He had failed to provide an authentic Hawaiian birth certificate to prove the legitimacy of his presidency. 
D)  Unemployment remained high even though the recession was officially over. 
E)  Americans disapproved of the troop withdrawal from Iraq late in 2011. 
A)  He had authorized a constitutionally questionable raid that killed Osama bin Laden. 
B)  The U.S. Supreme Court had struck down most of the Affordable Care Act. 
C)  He had failed to provide an authentic Hawaiian birth certificate to prove the legitimacy of his presidency. 
D)  Unemployment remained high even though the recession was officially over. 
E)  Americans disapproved of the troop withdrawal from Iraq late in 2011.

Question 11

Fully discuss and examine the limitations placed on freedom after September 11.Then compare the surrounding circumstances with those during both the McCarthy era and World War I.What is the balance between security and freedom during war? Does the Constitution protect citizens' rights during wartime? Should dissent be equated with lack of patriotism? Why,or why not?

Accepted Answer

The limitations placed on freedom after

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Bush Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike 
A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Barack Obama

Accepted Answer

A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008 
A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008

Question 14

After the September 11 attacks,who authorized the National Security Agency (NSA)to listen to domestic telephone conversations without a court warrant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. 
B)  State Secretary Powell. 
C)  National Security Advisor Rice. 
D)  President Bush. 
E)  Central Intelligence Director Tenet. 
A)  Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. 
B)  State Secretary Powell. 
C)  National Security Advisor Rice. 
D)  President Bush. 
E)  Central Intelligence Director Tenet.

Question 15

What made Barack Obama's presidential campaign "the first political campaign of the twenty-first century"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters. 
B)  Its use of televised debates. 
C)  Its use of television advertisements. 
D)  Its use of direct calling. 
E)  Its use of direct mailings. 
A)  Its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters. 
B)  Its use of televised debates. 
C)  Its use of television advertisements. 
D)  Its use of direct calling. 
E)  Its use of direct mailings.

Question 16

All of the following contributed to the banking crisis of 2008 EXCEPT:

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A)  the Federal Reserve Bank had kept interest rates at unprecedentedly low levels. 
B)  banks and other lending institutions issued "subprime" mortgages. 
C)  Wall Street bankers developed complex ways of repackaging and selling "subprime" mortgages to investors. 
D)  the Federal Reserve Bank and other regulatory agencies slowed the speculative frenzy. 
E)  public and private policies favored economic speculation and get-rich-quick schemes. 
A)  the Federal Reserve Bank had kept interest rates at unprecedentedly low levels. 
B)  banks and other lending institutions issued "subprime" mortgages. 
C)  Wall Street bankers developed complex ways of repackaging and selling "subprime" mortgages to investors. 
D)  the Federal Reserve Bank and other regulatory agencies slowed the speculative frenzy. 
E)  public and private policies favored economic speculation and get-rich-quick schemes.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The subprime mortgage crisis was a signi

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Guantánamo Bay detention camp

Accepted Answer

A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike 
A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike

Question 19

All of the following statements about John Kerry and the 2004 presidential campaign are true EXCEPT Kerry:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a Vietnam War veteran. 
B)  was very in touch with the people and embraced by the common man. 
C)  was from Massachusetts and a Catholic. 
D)  was nominated by the Democrats. 
E)  voted for the Iraq War in the Senate, but denounced the war while campaigning. 
A)  was a Vietnam War veteran. 
B)  was very in touch with the people and embraced by the common man. 
C)  was from Massachusetts and a Catholic. 
D)  was nominated by the Democrats. 
E)  voted for the Iraq War in the Senate, but denounced the war while campaigning.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 28: A New Century and New Crises

The problem of inequality in America after 2010:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Ashcroft

How did the 2013 Supreme Court ruling invalidate the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

By 2007,polls showed that a large majority of Americans considered the invasion of Iraq a mistake.

The Gulf oil spill exposed some of the consequences that came with deregulation in the oil industry.

Evaluate whether the United States is an empire today.Be sure to discuss why some believe that it is and why others disagree.

President Barack Obama surprised both his supporters and his opponents with:

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Geneva Conventions

Which of the following was a liability for President Obama as he entered his reelection campaign of 2012?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Bush Doctrine

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Barack Obama

After the September 11 attacks,who authorized the National Security Agency (NSA)to listen to domestic telephone conversations without a court warrant?

What made Barack Obama's presidential campaign "the first political campaign of the twenty-first century"?

All of the following contributed to the banking crisis of 2008 EXCEPT:

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Guantánamo Bay detention camp

All of the following statements about John Kerry and the 2004 presidential campaign are true EXCEPT Kerry:

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

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

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

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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