Question 1

After a difficult battle,Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA),which eliminated most trade barriers among

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A)  the United States, Canada, and Mexico 
B)  the United States and Mexico. 
C)  the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. 
D)  the United States and Canada. 
E)  the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe. 
A)  the United States, Canada, and Mexico 
B)  the United States and Mexico. 
C)  the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America. 
D)  the United States and Canada. 
E)  the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe.

Question 2

The 2000 election results were decided

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A)  after the House of Representatives voted to choose George W. Bush as the winner. 
B)  when the Supreme Court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida. 
C)  after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner. 
D)  after a national recount showed that George W. Bush had won a narrow victory. 
E)  when Al Gore dropped his efforts to have further recounts in Florida. 
A)  after the House of Representatives voted to choose George W. Bush as the winner. 
B)  when the Supreme Court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida. 
C)  after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner. 
D)  after a national recount showed that George W. Bush had won a narrow victory. 
E)  when Al Gore dropped his efforts to have further recounts in Florida.

Question 3

With help from Republicans in Congress,George W.Bush won passage of the largest tax cut in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Other than Katrina,what else accounted for the political woes faced by the Bush administration in their second term? How might they have ameliorated or even avoided these political problems?

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In addition to Hurricane Katrina, the Bu

Question 5

Part of the Bush administration's public case for invading Iraq in 2003 involved removing "weapons of mass destruction" from Saddam Hussein's arsenal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss America's relationship with terrorism before and after the September 2001 attacks.In what ways had the nation confronted terrorism before then? How were the September 2001 attacks distinctive?

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Before the September 2001 attacks, Ameri

Question 7

In the election of 2008,Obama won the popular vote 53 percent to 46 percent and the electoral vote by an even larger margin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

On the day of the 2000 election,

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A)  George W. Bush won the Electoral College. 
B)  Al Gore won the popular vote. 
C)  Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush. 
D)  Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  George W. Bush won the Electoral College. 
B)  Al Gore won the popular vote. 
C)  Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush. 
D)  Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 9

The most severe impact of Hurricane Katrina was felt in the city of Pensacola,Florida.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

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A)  Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict. 
B)  The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing. 
C)  The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia. 
D)  President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict. 
E)  The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War. 
A)  Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict. 
B)  The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing. 
C)  The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia. 
D)  President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict. 
E)  The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War.

Question 11

The term "terrorism" was first used in

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A)  America in the 1860s. 
B)  Ireland in the 1960s. 
C)  France in the 1790s. 
D)  Palestine during the 1940s. 
E)  Germany in the 1870s. 
A)  America in the 1860s. 
B)  Ireland in the 1960s. 
C)  France in the 1790s. 
D)  Palestine during the 1940s. 
E)  Germany in the 1870s.

Question 12

The Internet grew out of

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A)  the computer revolution. 
B)  federal government program called ARPANET. 
C)  All these answers are correct. 
D)  a federal government agency called ARPA. 
E)  the development of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 
A)  the computer revolution. 
B)  federal government program called ARPANET. 
C)  All these answers are correct. 
D)  a federal government agency called ARPA. 
E)  the development of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

Question 13

In the mid-1980s,Apple dominated the personal computer market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The 1996 presidential election saw

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A)  Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls. 
B)  President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party. 
C)  President Clinton's campaign gain momentum in the final weeks. 
D)  President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy. 
E)  Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992. 
A)  Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls. 
B)  President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party. 
C)  President Clinton's campaign gain momentum in the final weeks. 
D)  President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy. 
E)  Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992.

Question 15

When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993,he

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A)  enjoyed a powerful mandate from the American voters. 
B)  benefited from strong and resilient Democratic majorities in Congress. 
C)  had few perceived political weaknesses. 
D)  faced an adversarial Republican majority in Congress. 
E)  brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda. 
A)  enjoyed a powerful mandate from the American voters. 
B)  benefited from strong and resilient Democratic majorities in Congress. 
C)  had few perceived political weaknesses. 
D)  faced an adversarial Republican majority in Congress. 
E)  brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda.

Question 16

On December 19,1998,the House voted to impeach President Clinton for

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A)  lying to a grand jury. 
B)  corrupting America's youth. 
C)  obstructing justice. 
D)  lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice. 
E)  engaging in an illicit affair. 
A)  lying to a grand jury. 
B)  corrupting America's youth. 
C)  obstructing justice. 
D)  lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice. 
E)  engaging in an illicit affair.

Question 17

During the 1980s and 1990s,American corporations sought to become more competitive by reducing

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A)  labor costs. 
B)  both labor costs and mergers. 
C)  None of these answers is correct. 
D)  investments in technology. 
E)  mergers. 
A)  labor costs. 
B)  both labor costs and mergers. 
C)  None of these answers is correct. 
D)  investments in technology. 
E)  mergers.

Question 18

What economic changes have highlighted the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? How have those changes altered American society?

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The late twentieth and early twenty-firs

Question 19

How has President Obama's foreign policy differed from that of George W.Bush's administration?

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President Barack Obama's foreign policy

Question 20

Consider television and the personal computer: Which product has been of more significance in altering American society?

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The significance of television and the p

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization Key

After a difficult battle,Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA),which eliminated most trade barriers among

The 2000 election results were decided

With help from Republicans in Congress,George W.Bush won passage of the largest tax cut in American history.

Other than Katrina,what else accounted for the political woes faced by the Bush administration in their second term? How might they have ameliorated or even avoided these political problems?

Part of the Bush administration's public case for invading Iraq in 2003 involved removing "weapons of mass destruction" from Saddam Hussein's arsenal.

Discuss America's relationship with terrorism before and after the September 2001 attacks.In what ways had the nation confronted terrorism before then? How were the September 2001 attacks distinctive?

In the election of 2008,Obama won the popular vote 53 percent to 46 percent and the electoral vote by an even larger margin.

On the day of the 2000 election,

The most severe impact of Hurricane Katrina was felt in the city of Pensacola,Florida.

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

The term "terrorism" was first used in

The Internet grew out of

In the mid-1980s,Apple dominated the personal computer market.

The 1996 presidential election saw

When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993,he

On December 19,1998,the House voted to impeach President Clinton for

During the 1980s and 1990s,American corporations sought to become more competitive by reducing

What economic changes have highlighted the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? How have those changes altered American society?

How has President Obama's foreign policy differed from that of George W.Bush's administration?

Consider television and the personal computer: Which product has been of more significance in altering American society?

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