Question 1

Between 1997 and 2006, home prices rose impressively in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What were the major population trends (demographics) in the United States during the twenty-first century? How did they influence the nation's politics?

Accepted Answer

The major population trends in the Unite

Question 3

In 2017, Trump issued an executive order banning immigrants or refugees from seven countries from entering the United States. These countries had in common a large population
Of what group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews 
B)  Catholics 
C)  Latinos 
D)  Muslims 
E)  Buddhists 
A)  Jews 
B)  Catholics 
C)  Latinos 
D)  Muslims 
E)  Buddhists

Question 4

What was the fundamental source of instability in the Balkans in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the poverty of the region 
B)  conflict over supplies of petroleum 
C)  the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 
D)  German and Italian ambitions in the area 
E)  conflict between Orthodox Christians and Catholics 
A)  the poverty of the region 
B)  conflict over supplies of petroleum 
C)  the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 
D)  German and Italian ambitions in the area 
E)  conflict between Orthodox Christians and Catholics

Question 5

By 2019, for the first time in the nation's history, the majority of immigrants came not from Europe but from other parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Sarah Palin

Accepted Answer

A) was the Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite who ran as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election 
B) campaigned for president on the theme of "compassionate conservatism" and chose advisers known for their strong ideological convictions 
C) was the Californian congressional representative who became a historic House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who initially investigated whether Bill Clinton was involved in the Whitewater fraud and later prosecuted him for perjury and obstruction of justice 
E) was forced to resign as national security adviser for lying to the vice president and FBI about contact with a Russian ambassador
F)was a former history professor and later a House Republican who helped mobilize conservatives associated with the Christian Coalition
G)was the U.S. senator from New York who ran against Barack Obama in 2008 and who he appointed secretary of state
H)espoused the doctrine as president that America could not afford to police the world and had the goal of making health care accessible to everyone
I)was a longtime senator who had earned the reputation of a bipartisan "maverick" and ran as the Republican presidential candidate in 2008
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal involving the president that received a mixed public reaction 
A) was the Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite who ran as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election 
B) campaigned for president on the theme of "compassionate conservatism" and chose advisers known for their strong ideological convictions 
C) was the Californian congressional representative who became a historic House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election 
D) was the independent counsel who initially investigated whether Bill Clinton was involved in the Whitewater fraud and later prosecuted him for perjury and obstruction of justice 
E) was forced to resign as national security adviser for lying to the vice president and FBI about contact with a Russian ambassador
F)was a former history professor and later a House Republican who helped mobilize conservatives associated with the Christian Coalition
G)was the U.S. senator from New York who ran against Barack Obama in 2008 and who he appointed secretary of state
H)espoused the doctrine as president that America could not afford to police the world and had the goal of making health care accessible to everyone
I)was a longtime senator who had earned the reputation of a bipartisan "maverick" and ran as the Republican presidential candidate in 2008
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal involving the president that received a mixed public reaction

Question 7

What did the bipartisan task force known as the Iraq Study Group conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. combat troops should be withdrawn gradually from Iraq by the spring of 2008. 
B)  The United States should send a "surge" of tens of thousands more troops to Iraq. 
C)  Iraq should be divided into semi-independent states governed by Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites. 
D)  The United States should cut its losses by leaving Iraq immediately. 
E)  Once Iraq was stable, the United States should invade Iran to install a democratic government there. 
A)  U.S. combat troops should be withdrawn gradually from Iraq by the spring of 2008. 
B)  The United States should send a "surge" of tens of thousands more troops to Iraq. 
C)  Iraq should be divided into semi-independent states governed by Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites. 
D)  The United States should cut its losses by leaving Iraq immediately. 
E)  Once Iraq was stable, the United States should invade Iran to install a democratic government there.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of George W. Bush during the 2000 presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  He emphasized how different a president he would be from his father. 
B)  He promised he would be known as the environmental president. 
C)  He stated his opposition to "nation building" overseas. 
D)  He promised to attack and "take out" Saddam Hussein. 
E)  He accused Al Gore of being a tool of the oil industry. 
A)  He emphasized how different a president he would be from his father. 
B)  He promised he would be known as the environmental president. 
C)  He stated his opposition to "nation building" overseas. 
D)  He promised to attack and "take out" Saddam Hussein. 
E)  He accused Al Gore of being a tool of the oil industry.

Question 9

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were organized by

Accepted Answer

A)  Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network. 
B)  Osama bin Laden's Taliban terrorist network. 
C)  Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency. 
D)  the Islamic State. 
E)  a group of Islamist extremists unrelated to any larger organization. 
A)  Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network. 
B)  Osama bin Laden's Taliban terrorist network. 
C)  Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency. 
D)  the Islamic State. 
E)  a group of Islamist extremists unrelated to any larger organization.

Question 10

During Obama's presidency, how did the United States government respond to the Syrian civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The civil war ended before Obama's administration could react in any way, but the United States still felt its economic repercussions. 
B)  Obama followed through with a military strike on Syria due to encouragement by his secretary of defense Leon Panetta. 
C)  Because Bashar al-Assad was found to be a more compassionate ruler than previously believed, Obama withdrew large numbers of troops. 
D)  The Obama administration refused to enter any agreements in response to the conflict, as they were preoccupied with Iran's rapid production of nuclear weapons. 
E)  Secretary of State John Kerry signed an agreement with Russia to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons, but the civil war continued. 
A)  The civil war ended before Obama's administration could react in any way, but the United States still felt its economic repercussions. 
B)  Obama followed through with a military strike on Syria due to encouragement by his secretary of defense Leon Panetta. 
C)  Because Bashar al-Assad was found to be a more compassionate ruler than previously believed, Obama withdrew large numbers of troops. 
D)  The Obama administration refused to enter any agreements in response to the conflict, as they were preoccupied with Iran's rapid production of nuclear weapons. 
E)  Secretary of State John Kerry signed an agreement with Russia to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons, but the civil war continued.

Question 11

After Hurricane Katrina, Bush's presidency was marked by

Accepted Answer

A)  renewed confidence and vigor. 
B)  growing public disapproval. 
C)  a series of legislative victories. 
D)  continued Republican unity. 
E)  serious attempts of impeachment. 
A)  renewed confidence and vigor. 
B)  growing public disapproval. 
C)  a series of legislative victories. 
D)  continued Republican unity. 
E)  serious attempts of impeachment.

Question 12

Installing a democratic government in Iraq proved a far more difficult undertaking for American troops than defeating the Iraqi army, as large parts of the country fell into civil war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bill Clinton resigned before the House of Representatives could impeach him.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hillary Clinton struggled to articulate a compelling explanation for why she should be president in the 2016 election beyond defining herself as different than Donald Trump.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 2005, what group replaced African Americans as the nation's largest minority group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacific Islanders 
B)  European immigrants 
C)  Asians 
D)  Latinos 
E)  Native Americans 
A)  Pacific Islanders 
B)  European immigrants 
C)  Asians 
D)  Latinos 
E)  Native Americans

Question 16

What were the accomplishments and setbacks of Bill Clinton's presidency?

Accepted Answer

During Bill Clinton's presidency, there

Question 17

President George W. Bush's primary justification for the Iraq War was reaffirmed with the discovery of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Arguably the MOST controversial element of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the element upon which most debate centered was

Accepted Answer

A)  fees paid by medical equipment manufacturers. 
B)  the lack of federal subsidies for lower-income households. 
C)  the creation of a website to help people sign up for health care. 
D)  the individual mandate involving having people buy health insurance. 
E)  the denial of care to people with preexisting conditions. 
A)  fees paid by medical equipment manufacturers. 
B)  the lack of federal subsidies for lower-income households. 
C)  the creation of a website to help people sign up for health care. 
D)  the individual mandate involving having people buy health insurance. 
E)  the denial of care to people with preexisting conditions.

Question 19

In 1999, NATO air strikes helped stop "ethnic cleansing" in

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosnia. 
B)  Somalia. 
C)  Haiti. 
D)  Kosovo. 
E)  Northern Ireland. 
A)  Bosnia. 
B)  Somalia. 
C)  Haiti. 
D)  Kosovo. 
E)  Northern Ireland.

Question 20

By the 1990s, who had become the MOST dangerous enemies of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the world's remaining Communist countries such as Cuba 
B)  left-of-center governments in Latin America 
C)  neo-Nazis in Germany and eastern Europe 
D)  shadowy terrorist organizations 
E)  computer hackers and other high-tech saboteurs 
A)  the world's remaining Communist countries such as Cuba 
B)  left-of-center governments in Latin America 
C)  neo-Nazis in Germany and eastern Europe 
D)  shadowy terrorist organizations 
E)  computer hackers and other high-tech saboteurs

Exam 32: Twenty-First Century America

Between 1997 and 2006, home prices rose impressively in the United States.

What were the major population trends (demographics) in the United States during the twenty-first century? How did they influence the nation's politics?

In 2017, Trump issued an executive order banning immigrants or refugees from seven countries from entering the United States. These countries had in common a large population Of what group?

What was the fundamental source of instability in the Balkans in the 1990s?

By 2019, for the first time in the nation's history, the majority of immigrants came not from Europe but from other parts of the world.

Match each description with the item below. -Sarah Palin

What did the bipartisan task force known as the Iraq Study Group conclude?

Which of the following statements is true of George W. Bush during the 2000 presidential campaign?

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were organized by

During Obama's presidency, how did the United States government respond to the Syrian civil war?

After Hurricane Katrina, Bush's presidency was marked by

Installing a democratic government in Iraq proved a far more difficult undertaking for American troops than defeating the Iraqi army, as large parts of the country fell into civil war.

Bill Clinton resigned before the House of Representatives could impeach him.

Hillary Clinton struggled to articulate a compelling explanation for why she should be president in the 2016 election beyond defining herself as different than Donald Trump.

In 2005, what group replaced African Americans as the nation's largest minority group?

What were the accomplishments and setbacks of Bill Clinton's presidency?

President George W. Bush's primary justification for the Iraq War was reaffirmed with the discovery of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Arguably the MOST controversial element of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the element upon which most debate centered was

In 1999, NATO air strikes helped stop "ethnic cleansing" in

By the 1990s, who had become the MOST dangerous enemies of the United States?

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