Question 1

Talk About:
-globalization

Accepted Answer

Process by which the economies and cultures of countries become increasingly integrated with one another

Question 2

The 2000 presidential elections was decided on the basis of which state's electoral votes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ohio 
B)  California 
C)  Florida 
D)  Virginia 
A)  Ohio 
B)  California 
C)  Florida 
D)  Virginia C

Question 3

Talk About:
-military tribunal

Accepted Answer

court used to try enemy combatants during wartime

Question 4

The "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" attacked what presidential candidate?

Accepted Answer

A)  George W. Bush 
B)  Howard Dean 
C)  John Kerry 
D)  Ralph Nader 
A)  George W. Bush 
B)  Howard Dean 
C)  John Kerry 
D)  Ralph Nader

Question 5

Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases concerned affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gratz v. Bollinger 
B)  McCreary County v. ACLU 
C)  Bowers v. Hardwick 
D)  Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 
A)  Gratz v. Bollinger 
B)  McCreary County v. ACLU 
C)  Bowers v. Hardwick 
D)  Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Question 6

The government imprisoned how many men at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay?

Accepted Answer

A)  200 
B)  400 
C)  600 
D)  1,000 
A)  200 
B)  400 
C)  600 
D)  1,000

Question 7

Which of the following contributed to the increased disparity of wealth in the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Globalization 
B)  Decline of the manufacturing sector 
C)  Decline of trade unions 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Globalization 
B)  Decline of the manufacturing sector 
C)  Decline of trade unions 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

George W. Bush pulled the United States out of the Kyoto Treaty on global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Talk About:
-John Kerry

Accepted Answer

Democratic candidate

Question 10

Talk About:
-"axis of evil"

Accepted Answer

Term used to describ

Question 11

George W. Bush easily won the 2000 presidential election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Talk About:
-PATRIOT Act

Accepted Answer

Legislation which allows the g

Question 13

Should the Electoral College be abolished? Is it fairer to let the popular vote alone determine the results of presidential elections? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether the Electoral Co

Question 14

Talk About:
-George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

President

Question 15

Talk About:
-compassionate conservatism

Accepted Answer

Concept that local charities a

Question 16

Talk About:
-weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

Accepted Answer

Weapons that can kill large po

Question 17

Talk About:
-Saddam Hussein

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk About:
-Saddam Hussein...

Question 18

The original stated reasons for the U.S. invasion of Iraq proved to be sound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Al Gore won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Do you think it is important to support the President in times of crisis even if you do not agree with his policies? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

It is important to support the President

Talk About: -globalization

The 2000 presidential elections was decided on the basis of which state's electoral votes?

Talk About: -military tribunal

The "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" attacked what presidential candidate?

Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases concerned affirmative action?

The government imprisoned how many men at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay?

Which of the following contributed to the increased disparity of wealth in the 2000s?

George W. Bush pulled the United States out of the Kyoto Treaty on global warming.

Talk About: -John Kerry

Talk About: -"axis of evil"

George W. Bush easily won the 2000 presidential election.

Talk About: -PATRIOT Act

Should the Electoral College be abolished? Is it fairer to let the popular vote alone determine the results of presidential elections? Why or why not?

Talk About: -George W. Bush

Talk About: -compassionate conservatism

Talk About: -weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

Talk About: -Saddam Hussein

The original stated reasons for the U.S. invasion of Iraq proved to be sound.

Al Gore won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election.

Do you think it is important to support the President in times of crisis even if you do not agree with his policies? Why or why not?

1890s: The Beginnings of Modern America

1900-1917: The Progressive ERA

1917-1920: The Failure of World War I

1920-1929: The New ERA

1929-1936: Depression and New Deal

1933-1941: Hard Times: Politics and Society

1929-1941: The Big Breakdown-The United States and the World

1941-1947: War and Peace

1941-1947: One World Into Two

1947-1952: The America of the Cold War

1952-1957: Eisenhower and the American Consensus

1957-1963: New Frontiers at Home and Abroad

1963-1968: The Great Society and Vietnam

1969-1975: The Imperial Presidency and Watergate

1976-1984: New Directions

1985-1992: The End of the Cold War ERA

1993-2000: The Road to the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 18: After 2000: 911 -Causes and Consequences

Talk About: -globalization

The 2000 presidential elections was decided on the basis of which state's electoral votes?

Talk About: -military tribunal

The "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" attacked what presidential candidate?

Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases concerned affirmative action?

The government imprisoned how many men at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay?

Which of the following contributed to the increased disparity of wealth in the 2000s?

George W. Bush pulled the United States out of the Kyoto Treaty on global warming.

Talk About: -John Kerry

Talk About: -"axis of evil"

George W. Bush easily won the 2000 presidential election.

Talk About: -PATRIOT Act

Should the Electoral College be abolished? Is it fairer to let the popular vote alone determine the results of presidential elections? Why or why not?

Talk About: -George W. Bush

Talk About: -compassionate conservatism

Talk About: -weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

Talk About: -Saddam Hussein

The original stated reasons for the U.S. invasion of Iraq proved to be sound.

Al Gore won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election.

Do you think it is important to support the President in times of crisis even if you do not agree with his policies? Why or why not?

1890s: The Beginnings of Modern America

1900-1917: The Progressive ERA

1917-1920: The Failure of World War I

1920-1929: The New ERA

1929-1936: Depression and New Deal

1933-1941: Hard Times: Politics and Society

1929-1941: The Big Breakdown-The United States and the World

1941-1947: War and Peace

1941-1947: One World Into Two

1947-1952: The America of the Cold War

1952-1957: Eisenhower and the American Consensus

1957-1963: New Frontiers at Home and Abroad

1963-1968: The Great Society and Vietnam

1969-1975: The Imperial Presidency and Watergate

1976-1984: New Directions

1985-1992: The End of the Cold War ERA

1993-2000: The Road to the Twenty-First Century

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