Question 1

President Bush issued economic sanctions against China following the brutal crackdown on student demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Same-sex marriage became legal in Canada before the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A federal government budget surplus was realized under which president?​

Accepted Answer

A) George H.W.Bush 
B) George W.Bush 
C) ​Bill Clinton 
D) ​Barack Obama 
A) George H.W.Bush 
B) George W.Bush 
C) ​Bill Clinton 
D) ​Barack Obama C

Question 4

In 2013,the Supreme Court struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

President George W.Bush's waning popularity at the beginning of his second term was due in large part to his proposal for which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) education reform 
B) changes to Social Security 
C) ​a national health-care system 
D) ​an end to unemployment insurance 
A) education reform 
B) changes to Social Security 
C) ​a national health-care system 
D) ​an end to unemployment insurance

Question 6

The Internet went from being in less than 10 percent to more than half of American homes during which years?​

Accepted Answer

A) 1990-1995 
B) 1996-2001 
C) ​2002-2007 
D) ​2008-2013 
A) 1990-1995 
B) 1996-2001 
C) ​2002-2007 
D) ​2008-2013

Question 7

What television network began in 1997 to give voice to the conservative perspective of commentators?​

Accepted Answer

A) Bloomberg News 
B) Fox News 
C) ​MSNBC 
D) ​C-SPAN 
A) Bloomberg News 
B) Fox News 
C) ​MSNBC 
D) ​C-SPAN

Question 8

First Lady Hillary Clinton headed a task force to prepare a national health-care plan for the Clinton administration.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following statements about Obama's health-care reform act are true except​

Accepted Answer

A) the website hosting the program crashed. 
B) the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law in 2012. 
C) ​the legislation was intended to provide health insurance coverage to millions of Americans. 
D) ​the proposed legislation received unprecedented nonpartisan support from Democrats and Republicans. 
A) the website hosting the program crashed. 
B) the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law in 2012. 
C) ​the legislation was intended to provide health insurance coverage to millions of Americans. 
D) ​the proposed legislation received unprecedented nonpartisan support from Democrats and Republicans.

Question 10

The "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy introduced by the Clinton administration strengthened privacy laws for medical patients.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​What position did Barack Obama hold prior to becoming president?

Accepted Answer

A) director of the NAACP 
B) U.S.Senator from Illinois 
C) ​U.S.Senator from Hawaii 
D) ​Secretary of State 
A) director of the NAACP 
B) U.S.Senator from Illinois 
C) ​U.S.Senator from Hawaii 
D) ​Secretary of State

Question 12

What did the National Congress of American Indians allege in a federal court case?​

Accepted Answer

A) The U.S.government was encouraging suicide among young Native Americans. 
B) The U.S.government had unfairly regulated casino gambling on reservation land. 
C) ​The Indian Trust Fund had been depriving Native Americans of their payments for decades. 
D) ​The policy of pushing Native Americans onto reservation land violated their constitutional rights. 
A) The U.S.government was encouraging suicide among young Native Americans. 
B) The U.S.government had unfairly regulated casino gambling on reservation land. 
C) ​The Indian Trust Fund had been depriving Native Americans of their payments for decades. 
D) ​The policy of pushing Native Americans onto reservation land violated their constitutional rights.

Question 13

In 1994,the United States intervened in what country to help push out the military rulers as a prelude to a more democratic government?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cuba 
B) Haiti 
C) ​Mexico 
D) ​Nicaragua 
A) Cuba 
B) Haiti 
C) ​Mexico 
D) ​Nicaragua

Question 14

​In 1992,Manuel Noriega was tried in a Florida court and convicted of

Accepted Answer

A) drug trafficking. 
B) crimes against humanity. 
C) ​embezzling public funds. 
D) ​planning a terrorist attack. 
A) drug trafficking. 
B) crimes against humanity. 
C) ​embezzling public funds. 
D) ​planning a terrorist attack.

Question 15

Which statement regarding U.S.troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2008 is true?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the Iraqi troops under Saddam Hussein had stepped aside once the war began. 
B) Public support for U.S.involvement in Iraq soared after weapons of mass destruction were found. 
C) ​Although hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed or injured,fewer than 500 American troops were killed in Iraq. 
D) ​The Bush administration had anticipated a quick victory in Iraq and had not adequately planned for remaining there as an occupying force. 
A) Most of the Iraqi troops under Saddam Hussein had stepped aside once the war began. 
B) Public support for U.S.involvement in Iraq soared after weapons of mass destruction were found. 
C) ​Although hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed or injured,fewer than 500 American troops were killed in Iraq. 
D) ​The Bush administration had anticipated a quick victory in Iraq and had not adequately planned for remaining there as an occupying force.

Question 16

During the Occupy Wall Street movement,thousands of protestors occupied financial districts to call attention to​

Accepted Answer

A) bank foreclosures 
B) the nation's economic disparity 
C) ​the funding of repressive regimes 
D) ​the lack of funding for AIDS research 
A) bank foreclosures 
B) the nation's economic disparity 
C) ​the funding of repressive regimes 
D) ​the lack of funding for AIDS research

Question 17

What was America Online?​

Accepted Answer

A) an early Internet retailer 
B) one of the first online blogs 
C) ​an Internet service provider 
D) ​a conservative television news station 
A) an early Internet retailer 
B) one of the first online blogs 
C) ​an Internet service provider 
D) ​a conservative television news station

Question 18

The 1992 acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating Rodney King after he was stopped for speeding sparked race riots that left 53 people dead in what city?​

Accepted Answer

A) Atlanta 
B) Chicago 
C) ​Los Angeles 
D) ​New York 
A) Atlanta 
B) Chicago 
C) ​Los Angeles 
D) ​New York

Question 19

Who ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 presidential election,which may have helped to hand Bush the presidency by splitting the Democratic vote?​

Accepted Answer

A) John Kerry 
B) Joe Lieberman 
C) ​Ralph Nader 
D) ​Ross Perot 
A) John Kerry 
B) Joe Lieberman 
C) ​Ralph Nader 
D) ​Ross Perot

Question 20

​Results of the close presidential election of 2000 were called into question due to irregularities in what state?

Accepted Answer

A) California 
B) Florida 
C) ​Tennessee 
D) ​Texas 
A) California 
B) Florida 
C) ​Tennessee 
D) ​Texas

Exam 24: America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

President Bush issued economic sanctions against China following the brutal crackdown on student demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.​

Same-sex marriage became legal in Canada before the United States.​

A federal government budget surplus was realized under which president?​

In 2013,the Supreme Court struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.​

President George W.Bush's waning popularity at the beginning of his second term was due in large part to his proposal for which of the following?​

The Internet went from being in less than 10 percent to more than half of American homes during which years?​

What television network began in 1997 to give voice to the conservative perspective of commentators?​

First Lady Hillary Clinton headed a task force to prepare a national health-care plan for the Clinton administration.​

All of the following statements about Obama's health-care reform act are true except​

The "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy introduced by the Clinton administration strengthened privacy laws for medical patients.​

​What position did Barack Obama hold prior to becoming president?

What did the National Congress of American Indians allege in a federal court case?​

In 1994,the United States intervened in what country to help push out the military rulers as a prelude to a more democratic government?​

​In 1992,Manuel Noriega was tried in a Florida court and convicted of

Which statement regarding U.S.troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2008 is true?​

During the Occupy Wall Street movement,thousands of protestors occupied financial districts to call attention to​

What was America Online?​

The 1992 acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating Rodney King after he was stopped for speeding sparked race riots that left 53 people dead in what city?​

Who ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 presidential election,which may have helped to hand Bush the presidency by splitting the Democratic vote?​

​Results of the close presidential election of 2000 were called into question due to irregularities in what state?

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

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President Bush issued economic sanctions against China following the brutal crackdown on student demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

Same-sex marriage became legal in Canada before the United States.

A federal government budget surplus was realized under which president?

In 2013,the Supreme Court struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

President George W.Bush's waning popularity at the beginning of his second term was due in large part to his proposal for which of the following?

The Internet went from being in less than 10 percent to more than half of American homes during which years?

What television network began in 1997 to give voice to the conservative perspective of commentators?

First Lady Hillary Clinton headed a task force to prepare a national health-care plan for the Clinton administration.

All of the following statements about Obama's health-care reform act are true except

The "Don't Ask,Don't Tell" policy introduced by the Clinton administration strengthened privacy laws for medical patients.

What position did Barack Obama hold prior to becoming president?

What did the National Congress of American Indians allege in a federal court case?

In 1994,the United States intervened in what country to help push out the military rulers as a prelude to a more democratic government?

In 1992,Manuel Noriega was tried in a Florida court and convicted of

Which statement regarding U.S.troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2008 is true?

During the Occupy Wall Street movement,thousands of protestors occupied financial districts to call attention to

What was America Online?

The 1992 acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating Rodney King after he was stopped for speeding sparked race riots that left 53 people dead in what city?

Who ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 presidential election,which may have helped to hand Bush the presidency by splitting the Democratic vote?

Results of the close presidential election of 2000 were called into question due to irregularities in what state?