Deck 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001
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Deck 27: From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001
1
President Bill Clinton:
A) abolished child poverty.
B) terminated the food stamp program.
C) ended public housing programs.
D) replaced welfare with state grants.
E) initiated diplomatic ties with China.
A) abolished child poverty.
B) terminated the food stamp program.
C) ended public housing programs.
D) replaced welfare with state grants.
E) initiated diplomatic ties with China.
replaced welfare with state grants.
2
Health care reform during Clinton's first term:
A) was not a major issue for the president.
B) was opposed by drug companies, insurance companies, and doctors.
C) was championed by First Lady Hillary Clinton, who succeeded in getting Congress to back her universal coverage plan.
D) became a policy priority for congressional Republicans who opposed the Clinton plan.
E) was easily understood by most voters and received little criticism.
A) was not a major issue for the president.
B) was opposed by drug companies, insurance companies, and doctors.
C) was championed by First Lady Hillary Clinton, who succeeded in getting Congress to back her universal coverage plan.
D) became a policy priority for congressional Republicans who opposed the Clinton plan.
E) was easily understood by most voters and received little criticism.
was opposed by drug companies, insurance companies, and doctors.
3
Who in George H.W.Bush's administration disagreed strongly with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney about the future of national security after the Cold War?
A) Vice President Donald Rumsfeld.
B) George W. Bush, the president's son.
C) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell.
D) A young senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.
E) President Bush himself.
A) Vice President Donald Rumsfeld.
B) George W. Bush, the president's son.
C) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell.
D) A young senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.
E) President Bush himself.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell.
4
Which of the following best explains George H.W.Bush's loss in the 1992 presidential election?
A) Bush seemed out of touch with wealthy Republican campaign donors.
B) America was in a recession in 1992.
C) Pat Buchanan's angry anti-gay and anti-feminist speech at the Republican convention turned off some moderate Republican voters.
D) Third-party candidate Ross Perot became a viable option for some voters.
E) B and D
A) Bush seemed out of touch with wealthy Republican campaign donors.
B) America was in a recession in 1992.
C) Pat Buchanan's angry anti-gay and anti-feminist speech at the Republican convention turned off some moderate Republican voters.
D) Third-party candidate Ross Perot became a viable option for some voters.
E) B and D
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5
What were the student protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989 demanding?
A) Fair wages and better working conditions.
B) Suspension of martial law imposed earlier that year.
C) An end to communism in China.
D) Freedom for Taiwan.
E) Greater democracy.
A) Fair wages and better working conditions.
B) Suspension of martial law imposed earlier that year.
C) An end to communism in China.
D) Freedom for Taiwan.
E) Greater democracy.
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6
By the end of 1991,Soviet attempts at economic reform had created chaos,and the:
A) Soviet military staged a successful coup.
B) Soviet Union dissolved, ending the Cold War.
C) United States had to intervene with financial aid.
D) Soviets sought U.S. assistance.
E) Soviets turned to the United Nations for help.
A) Soviet military staged a successful coup.
B) Soviet Union dissolved, ending the Cold War.
C) United States had to intervene with financial aid.
D) Soviets sought U.S. assistance.
E) Soviets turned to the United Nations for help.
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7
President George H.W.Bush's first major foreign policy action was:
A) a call for the continuation of the Cold War with the Soviets.
B) the overthrow of Panamanian leader General Manuel Noriega.
C) the invasion of Kuwait.
D) attendance at an economic summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
E) to launch Operation Desert Storm.
A) a call for the continuation of the Cold War with the Soviets.
B) the overthrow of Panamanian leader General Manuel Noriega.
C) the invasion of Kuwait.
D) attendance at an economic summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
E) to launch Operation Desert Storm.
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8
During the Balkan crisis,President Clinton:
A) refused to commit U.S. troops.
B) blocked UN attempts to assist in the region.
C) provided minimal economic aid but refused to send troops.
D) supported NATO's efforts by deploying American planes and ground troops.
E) advocated the reunification of Yugoslavia.
A) refused to commit U.S. troops.
B) blocked UN attempts to assist in the region.
C) provided minimal economic aid but refused to send troops.
D) supported NATO's efforts by deploying American planes and ground troops.
E) advocated the reunification of Yugoslavia.
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9
Globalization:
A) had little to do with the collapse of communism.
B) was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO.
C) is closely associated with the 1990s, although it was not a new phenomenon.
D) promoted the free flow of goods and services across borders, but only with a strict regulatory apparatus in place.
E) B and C
A) had little to do with the collapse of communism.
B) was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO.
C) is closely associated with the 1990s, although it was not a new phenomenon.
D) promoted the free flow of goods and services across borders, but only with a strict regulatory apparatus in place.
E) B and C
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10
Operation Desert Storm:
A) quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.
B) ousted Saddam Hussein from power.
C) lacked a clear strategic political goal.
D) was criticized by the United Nations.
E) quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Iran.
A) quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.
B) ousted Saddam Hussein from power.
C) lacked a clear strategic political goal.
D) was criticized by the United Nations.
E) quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Iran.
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11
What,according to author Eric Foner,would be the best possible outcome of the Rwandan genocide and the ethnic cleansing during the Balkan wars in the mid-1990s?
A) A United Nations with a stronger military arm.
B) An expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
C) A European Union with a more interventionist mind-set.
D) A more effective international system for the protection of human rights.
E) A two-state solution for Hutu and Tutsi.
A) A United Nations with a stronger military arm.
B) An expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
C) A European Union with a more interventionist mind-set.
D) A more effective international system for the protection of human rights.
E) A two-state solution for Hutu and Tutsi.
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NAFTA:
A) created a free-trade zone for the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
B) created a free-trade zone for the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.
C) was hailed by organized labor and environmental groups.
D) raised tariffs significantly against imports from South America.
E) created a free-trade zone for the United States, Japan, and western Europe.
A) created a free-trade zone for the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
B) created a free-trade zone for the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.
C) was hailed by organized labor and environmental groups.
D) raised tariffs significantly against imports from South America.
E) created a free-trade zone for the United States, Japan, and western Europe.
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13
How did President Clinton respond to the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional elections?
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.
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14
In 1992,Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he:
A) promised to expand welfare.
B) pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East.
C) combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism.
D) promised to restrict access to abortion.
E) did not support gay rights.
A) promised to expand welfare.
B) pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East.
C) combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism.
D) promised to restrict access to abortion.
E) did not support gay rights.
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15
The third-party candidate Ross Perot:
A) received few votes in the 1992 presidential election.
B) criticized only President Bush's foreign policy.
C) ran as a Progressive Party candidate.
D) received the least votes for a third-party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt.
E) received the most votes for a third-party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt.
A) received few votes in the 1992 presidential election.
B) criticized only President Bush's foreign policy.
C) ran as a Progressive Party candidate.
D) received the least votes for a third-party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt.
E) received the most votes for a third-party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt.
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16
What was the Contract with America?
A) A press term for the Clinton reelection strategy.
B) Clinton's 256-page proposal to overhaul the nation's welfare system.
C) A 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education, medical, and environmental programs.
D) A speech delivered by Clinton that promised to continue to work on health care reform.
E) what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.
A) A press term for the Clinton reelection strategy.
B) Clinton's 256-page proposal to overhaul the nation's welfare system.
C) A 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education, medical, and environmental programs.
D) A speech delivered by Clinton that promised to continue to work on health care reform.
E) what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.
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17
Bill Clinton's foreign policy centered on:
A) elevating human rights to a central place in international relations.
B) defeating the few pockets of communism left in the world.
C) taking a hard line against economic competitors like Mexico and Canada.
D) building what he called a New World Order.
E) preemptive strikes to weed out dictatorial leaders that posed a threat to American security.
A) elevating human rights to a central place in international relations.
B) defeating the few pockets of communism left in the world.
C) taking a hard line against economic competitors like Mexico and Canada.
D) building what he called a New World Order.
E) preemptive strikes to weed out dictatorial leaders that posed a threat to American security.
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18
Bill Clinton was easily reelected in 1996 because he:
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.
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19
What did demonstrators demand in the "Battle of Seattle"?
A) International standards for working conditions.
B) An end to sanctions against Cuba.
C) An end to global trade and capital flows.
D) The resignation of Bill Clinton.
E) A new contract for workers in the coffee trade.
A) International standards for working conditions.
B) An end to sanctions against Cuba.
C) An end to global trade and capital flows.
D) The resignation of Bill Clinton.
E) A new contract for workers in the coffee trade.
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20
The "Freedom Revolution" was:
A) the collapse of communism in eastern Europe.
B) the Republican victory at the 1994 congressional elections.
C) the end of apartheid in South Africa.
D) the mass organization of middle-class African-American men in Washington, D.C.
E) what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.
A) the collapse of communism in eastern Europe.
B) the Republican victory at the 1994 congressional elections.
C) the end of apartheid in South Africa.
D) the mass organization of middle-class African-American men in Washington, D.C.
E) what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.
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21
"Dot coms":
A) were high-tech companies that attracted many investors in the 1990s.
B) were companies against which economic journalists repeatedly warned investors.
C) were never warmly embraced by stockbrokers in the 1990s.
D) helped stabilize the fluctuating 1990s stock market.
E) helped create thousands of jobs for American workers.
A) were high-tech companies that attracted many investors in the 1990s.
B) were companies against which economic journalists repeatedly warned investors.
C) were never warmly embraced by stockbrokers in the 1990s.
D) helped stabilize the fluctuating 1990s stock market.
E) helped create thousands of jobs for American workers.
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22
What was the fate of the chief officers of Enron?
A) They were never tried before a court of law.
B) They left the country for a Caribbean island.
C) They were ordered to pay billions of dollars to compensate investors.
D) They were convicted of multiple counts of fraud.
E) They were sentenced to life in prison.
A) They were never tried before a court of law.
B) They left the country for a Caribbean island.
C) They were ordered to pay billions of dollars to compensate investors.
D) They were convicted of multiple counts of fraud.
E) They were sentenced to life in prison.
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23
During the last two decades of the twentieth century:
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.
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24
In the 1990s,the prison population:
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."
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25
Which of the following statements about the Internet is FALSE?
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."
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26
Because of the 1965 changes in immigration laws,thirty-five years later the immigrant population in the United States:
A) had declined significantly.
B) increasingly came from Asia and Latin America.
C) increasingly came from eastern Europe.
D) had stayed about the same.
E) centered in rural areas.
A) had declined significantly.
B) increasingly came from Asia and Latin America.
C) increasingly came from eastern Europe.
D) had stayed about the same.
E) centered in rural areas.
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27
School segregation:
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.
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28
Countless corporate scandals and stock frauds stemmed directly from the 1999 repeal of which New Deal measure?
A) The Glass-Steagall Act.
B) The Federal Communications Act.
C) The Securities and Exchange Act.
D) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
E) The Bank Holiday Act.
A) The Glass-Steagall Act.
B) The Federal Communications Act.
C) The Securities and Exchange Act.
D) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
E) The Bank Holiday Act.
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29
Which of the following was NOT a common destination for immigrants at the turn of the twenty-first century?
A) Los Angeles.
B) Chicago.
C) Miami.
D) New York City.
E) Wichita.
A) Los Angeles.
B) Chicago.
C) Miami.
D) New York City.
E) Wichita.
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30
Which of the following technologies had the LEAST influential effect on American life?
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.
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31
Which of the following is NOT true of Wal-Mart?
A) By 2010, it was the largest employer in Mexico.
B) By the early twenty-first century, it was the second-largest corporate employer in America (after Apple).
C) It paid most of its 1.6 million nonunionized workers slightly less than minimum wage.
D) It was a global giant discount retail chain.
E) It aggressively opposed collective bargaining.
A) By 2010, it was the largest employer in Mexico.
B) By the early twenty-first century, it was the second-largest corporate employer in America (after Apple).
C) It paid most of its 1.6 million nonunionized workers slightly less than minimum wage.
D) It was a global giant discount retail chain.
E) It aggressively opposed collective bargaining.
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How could many of the security frauds of the late 1990s and early 2000s have been prevented?
A) With a less litigious Security and Exchange Commission.
B) With a return to the gold standard.
C) With fewer interventions by labor unions.
D) With an emphasis on bonds rather than stock markets.
E) With the extension of the Glass-Steagall Act.
A) With a less litigious Security and Exchange Commission.
B) With a return to the gold standard.
C) With fewer interventions by labor unions.
D) With an emphasis on bonds rather than stock markets.
E) With the extension of the Glass-Steagall Act.
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Rodney King's:
A) beating by white police officers was caught on videotape.
B) handgun was taken from the glove compartment of his car.
C) four assailants were acquitted, setting off riots in the city of Los Angeles.
D) routine traffic stop resulted in a citation and caused no further incident.
E) A and C
A) beating by white police officers was caught on videotape.
B) handgun was taken from the glove compartment of his car.
C) four assailants were acquitted, setting off riots in the city of Los Angeles.
D) routine traffic stop resulted in a citation and caused no further incident.
E) A and C
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34
Proposition 187,approved by California voters in 1994:
A) denied illegal immigrants and their children access to welfare and education.
B) expanded the "prison-industrial complex" with a tough three-strikes law.
C) reinstated the bracero program and solved many of its immigration problems.
D) banned bilingual education and abolished the segregation of immigrant schoolchildren.
E) banned affirmative action in education, employment, and government.
A) denied illegal immigrants and their children access to welfare and education.
B) expanded the "prison-industrial complex" with a tough three-strikes law.
C) reinstated the bracero program and solved many of its immigration problems.
D) banned bilingual education and abolished the segregation of immigrant schoolchildren.
E) banned affirmative action in education, employment, and government.
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35
Which of the following factors did NOT drive increasing immigration from Mexico in the 1990s?
A) Poverty in Mexico.
B) Superior public services in the United States.
C) Proximity to the United States.
D) High birthrates in Mexico.
E) Jobs in the United States.
A) Poverty in Mexico.
B) Superior public services in the United States.
C) Proximity to the United States.
D) High birthrates in Mexico.
E) Jobs in the United States.
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36
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?
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.
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37
Increasingly visible during the 1990s,Asian-Americans:
A) were hailed by white Americans as a "model minority."
B) all earned high incomes.
C) tended to send their children to work rather than to school.
D) began returning to their countries of origin.
E) were still forbidden by law to marry non-Asians.
A) were hailed by white Americans as a "model minority."
B) all earned high incomes.
C) tended to send their children to work rather than to school.
D) began returning to their countries of origin.
E) were still forbidden by law to marry non-Asians.
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38
What is a visible sign of Native American quasi-sovereignty?
A) Casinos.
B) Reservations.
C) Citizenship.
D) Increase in professional jobs.
E) Political participation.
A) Casinos.
B) Reservations.
C) Citizenship.
D) Increase in professional jobs.
E) Political participation.
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39
How could the trend of mass imprisonment in the late twentieth century have been avoided?
A) Schools could have offered more civic lessons.
B) Hospitals should have kept a closer eye on the mentally ill.
C) State legislators could have refused to criminalize drug use.
D) Northeastern states should not have abolished the death penalty.
E) States could have applied the death penalty more liberally.
A) Schools could have offered more civic lessons.
B) Hospitals should have kept a closer eye on the mentally ill.
C) State legislators could have refused to criminalize drug use.
D) Northeastern states should not have abolished the death penalty.
E) States could have applied the death penalty more liberally.
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40
By the year 2000,the AIDS epidemic:
A) affected only homosexuals and transgender Americans.
B) affected only drug users and hemophiliacs.
C) was spreading less rapidly among gay Americans.
D) brought an end to the gay rights movement.
E) had been brought under control around the world.
A) affected only homosexuals and transgender Americans.
B) affected only drug users and hemophiliacs.
C) was spreading less rapidly among gay Americans.
D) brought an end to the gay rights movement.
E) had been brought under control around the world.
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41
Why was the bitter political partisanship in Washington,D.C.,in the 1990s so unexpected?
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.
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42
What general political trend coincided with a significant increase in private and corporate spending in political campaigns at the turn of the twenty-first century?
A) An increase in voter participation.
B) An increase in party membership.
C) An increase in newspaper subscriptions.
D) A withdrawal of people from the public sphere.
E) An increasing interest in anti-monopoly legislation.
A) An increase in voter participation.
B) An increase in party membership.
C) An increase in newspaper subscriptions.
D) A withdrawal of people from the public sphere.
E) An increasing interest in anti-monopoly legislation.
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43
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
Pat Robertson
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
Pat Robertson
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
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44
Bush v.Gore ordered:
A) victory to be given to Bush.
B) the recount in Florida to finish within one week.
C) Florida to vote again in a separate election.
D) Florida to halt its recount.
E) Florida to audit its balloting machines.
A) victory to be given to Bush.
B) the recount in Florida to finish within one week.
C) Florida to vote again in a separate election.
D) Florida to halt its recount.
E) Florida to audit its balloting machines.
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45
What made the U.S.Supreme Court case of Bush v.Gore in 2000 so unusual?
A) It was decided in a 5-4 vote.
B) The case had far-reaching implications.
C) The public interpreted the justices' disagreements as political in nature.
D) It involved two former vice presidents.
E) This case was not meant to be a precedent.
A) It was decided in a 5-4 vote.
B) The case had far-reaching implications.
C) The public interpreted the justices' disagreements as political in nature.
D) It involved two former vice presidents.
E) This case was not meant to be a precedent.
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46
At the end of the twentieth century,the Christian Coalition:
A) was a major force in Republican Party politics.
B) reversed its long-standing opposition to abortion.
C) declined in numbers but grew more vocal at the same time.
D) campaigned for the introduction of a national tax funding community churches.
E) dominated the Democratic Party.
A) was a major force in Republican Party politics.
B) reversed its long-standing opposition to abortion.
C) declined in numbers but grew more vocal at the same time.
D) campaigned for the introduction of a national tax funding community churches.
E) dominated the Democratic Party.
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47
During the 1990s,twenty-three states passed laws:
A) legalizing gay marriage.
B) limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans.
C) banning all abortions except for medical emergencies.
D) making English the official language.
E) raising the drinking age to twenty-one.
A) legalizing gay marriage.
B) limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans.
C) banning all abortions except for medical emergencies.
D) making English the official language.
E) raising the drinking age to twenty-one.
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48
Militia groups arose in America during the 1990s:
A) to protest the increasing influence of the Christian Coalition.
B) and engaged in acts of domestic terrorism.
C) but were quickly eliminated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
D) but posed no immediate threat to the nation.
E) and were based primarily in the Northeast.
A) to protest the increasing influence of the Christian Coalition.
B) and engaged in acts of domestic terrorism.
C) but were quickly eliminated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
D) but posed no immediate threat to the nation.
E) and were based primarily in the Northeast.
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49
The term "pay gap" refers to the difference in:
A) pay differences between workers and CEOs.
B) pay rates for skilled and unskilled workers.
C) pay rates between men and women.
D) pay gaps between new hires and senior employees.
E) the difference between gross income and take-home pay.
A) pay differences between workers and CEOs.
B) pay rates for skilled and unskilled workers.
C) pay rates between men and women.
D) pay gaps between new hires and senior employees.
E) the difference between gross income and take-home pay.
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50
In response to the September 11 attacks,the Bush administration:
A) banned all Muslims from further entry into the United States.
B) blamed the shadowy terrorist organization known as Al Qaeda.
C) blamed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of mastermind Osama bin Laden.
D) declared a war on terror.
E) B and D
A) banned all Muslims from further entry into the United States.
B) blamed the shadowy terrorist organization known as Al Qaeda.
C) blamed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of mastermind Osama bin Laden.
D) declared a war on terror.
E) B and D
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51
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Ross Perot
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
Ross Perot
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
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52
The Defense of Marriage Act:
A) redefined marriage as a state-sanctioned union of either same or opposite-sex couples.
B) was vetoed by Bill Clinton.
C) applied only to members of the military.
D) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013.
E) failed to achieve the necessary two thirds majority to pass Congress.
A) redefined marriage as a state-sanctioned union of either same or opposite-sex couples.
B) was vetoed by Bill Clinton.
C) applied only to members of the military.
D) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013.
E) failed to achieve the necessary two thirds majority to pass Congress.
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53
Casey v.Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania:
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.
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54
Anita Hill:
A) worked for the Environmental Protection Agency.
B) charged Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991.
C) testified against Clarence Thomas at Senate hearings, resulting in the denial of his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
D) retracted her sexual harassment charges upon Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
E) left politics to attend law school.
A) worked for the Environmental Protection Agency.
B) charged Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991.
C) testified against Clarence Thomas at Senate hearings, resulting in the denial of his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
D) retracted her sexual harassment charges upon Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
E) left politics to attend law school.
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55
The 1995 truck bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City was organized by:
A) militant African-American separatists.
B) a left-wing paramilitary group.
C) a far-right private militia group.
D) Islamic fundamentalists.
E) Osama bin Laden.
A) militant African-American separatists.
B) a left-wing paramilitary group.
C) a far-right private militia group.
D) Islamic fundamentalists.
E) Osama bin Laden.
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56
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Ralph Nader
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
Ralph Nader
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
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57
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Bill Clinton
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
Bill Clinton
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
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58
In 1998,Congress brought impeachment charges against President Clinton because he:
A) had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member.
B) authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters.
C) extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts.
D) ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval.
E) lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury.
A) had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member.
B) authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters.
C) extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts.
D) ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval.
E) lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury.
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59
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Manuel Noriega
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
Manuel Noriega
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
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60
The 2000 presidential race between George W.Bush and Al Gore was:
A) finally decided by the Supreme Court.
B) decided by the Florida attorney general.
C) in question because of voter fraud in Florida.
D) a landslide victory for Bush.
E) finally decided by the U.S. Senate.
A) finally decided by the Supreme Court.
B) decided by the Florida attorney general.
C) in question because of voter fraud in Florida.
D) a landslide victory for Bush.
E) finally decided by the U.S. Senate.
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61
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Operation Desert Storm
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
Operation Desert Storm
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
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62
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Saddam Hussein
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
Saddam Hussein
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
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63
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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
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64
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Kenneth Lay
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
Kenneth Lay
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
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65
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Wal-Mart
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
Wal-Mart
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
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66
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genocide
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
genocide
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
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67
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Oslo Accords
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
Oslo Accords
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
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68
The man who mobilized the crowds in Moscow to restore Mikhail Gorbachev to office was Boris Yeltsin.
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69
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NAFTA
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
NAFTA
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
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70
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Pequot tribe
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
Pequot tribe
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
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71
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Glass-Steagall Act
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
Glass-Steagall Act
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
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72
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Monica Lewinsky
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
Monica Lewinsky
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
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73
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Newt Gingrich
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
Newt Gingrich
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
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74
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welfare
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
welfare
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
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75
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Hillary Clinton
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
Hillary Clinton
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
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76
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"freedom revolution"
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
"freedom revolution"
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
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77
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Tiananmen Square
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
Tiananmen Square
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
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78
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multiculturalism
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
multiculturalism
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
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79
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Velvet Revolution
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
Velvet Revolution
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
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80
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Janet Reno
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
Janet Reno
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
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