Question 1

Which of the following statements characterizes the economy during the Clinton presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  It showed unprecedented prosperity due in part to the growth of new digital companies called "dot-coms." 
B)  It was locked in a debilitating recession that caused unemployment levels to gradually increase. 
C)  It was dragged down by a growing federal budget deficit that overshadowed Clinton's agenda. 
D)  It briefly was in better shape than ever but quickly returned to resembling that of the 1980s. 
E)  It became more inwardly focused, as tariffs and trade barriers stifled international trade. 
A)  It showed unprecedented prosperity due in part to the growth of new digital companies called "dot-coms." 
B)  It was locked in a debilitating recession that caused unemployment levels to gradually increase. 
C)  It was dragged down by a growing federal budget deficit that overshadowed Clinton's agenda. 
D)  It briefly was in better shape than ever but quickly returned to resembling that of the 1980s. 
E)  It became more inwardly focused, as tariffs and trade barriers stifled international trade.

Question 2

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 3

What were the issues and developments during Bush's second term that helped lead to Barack Obama's historic victory in the 2008 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

During Bush's second term, there were se

Question 4

Bush won a second term in 2004 by defeating

Accepted Answer

A)  Al Gore. 
B)  John Edwards. 
C)  Howard Dean. 
D)  John Kerry. 
E)  Hillary Clinton. 
A)  Al Gore. 
B)  John Edwards. 
C)  Howard Dean. 
D)  John Kerry. 
E)  Hillary Clinton.

Question 5

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 6

Match each description with the item below.
-John McCain

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

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

Question 8

What were the factors that led to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election, and how would you assess his early presidency?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What were the factors that led to...

Question 9

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 10

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 11

What was a result of the "surge" ordered in Iraq by President Bush?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most Americans once more began to support military involvement there. 
B)  The Iraqi government became a model of democracy for the next decade. 
C)  Attacks on American troops ceased, as a definitive end to the war had been reached. 
D)  The war in Iraq dramatically decreased in its monetary cost. 
E)  Levels of violence in Iraq declined dramatically, although the gains were likely to unravel. 
A)  Most Americans once more began to support military involvement there. 
B)  The Iraqi government became a model of democracy for the next decade. 
C)  Attacks on American troops ceased, as a definitive end to the war had been reached. 
D)  The war in Iraq dramatically decreased in its monetary cost. 
E)  Levels of violence in Iraq declined dramatically, although the gains were likely to unravel.

Question 12

In 2008, Barack Obama ran an impressive social media campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Detail the election of 2004. Who were the major parties, and which issues dominated this campaign?

Accepted Answer

The election of 2004 in the United State

Question 14

What nearly cost Clinton his presidency was

Accepted Answer

A)  his history of war crimes while serving in the military. 
B)  lying about his relationship with a White House intern. 
C)  using public office to illegally enrich himself. 
D)  improper hiring and firing practices in the White House. 
E)  efforts to pressure members of a grand jury. 
A)  his history of war crimes while serving in the military. 
B)  lying about his relationship with a White House intern. 
C)  using public office to illegally enrich himself. 
D)  improper hiring and firing practices in the White House. 
E)  efforts to pressure members of a grand jury.

Question 15

In January 2009, conservative activists coalesced into a decentralized nationwide protest movement challenging the growth of government and federal spending. What was the name of this movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Green Party 
B)  the Reform Party 
C)  the New Republican Party 
D)  the Party of Hope 
E)  the Tea Party 
A)  the Green Party 
B)  the Reform Party 
C)  the New Republican Party 
D)  the Party of Hope 
E)  the Tea Party

Question 16

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 17

The Heath Security Act of Bill Clinton's administration called for large corporations to pay health insurance costs for their workers, and for small businesses to

Accepted Answer

A)  pay their employees a lump sum for health costs based on the size of the company. 
B)  pay an additional fee to the federal government to help fund Medicare/Medicaid. 
C)  have exemptions from paying health insurance costs. 
D)  bear 50 percent of the cost of health insurance for their employees. 
E)  form "health alliances" to subsidize health insurance for their employees. 
A)  pay their employees a lump sum for health costs based on the size of the company. 
B)  pay an additional fee to the federal government to help fund Medicare/Medicaid. 
C)  have exemptions from paying health insurance costs. 
D)  bear 50 percent of the cost of health insurance for their employees. 
E)  form "health alliances" to subsidize health insurance for their employees.

Question 18

The issue that dominated the last couple of months of the 2008 campaign was

Accepted Answer

A)  health care. 
B)  the economic crisis. 
C)  the war on terror. 
D)  the mounting war effort against Iraq. 
E)  illegal immigration. 
A)  health care. 
B)  the economic crisis. 
C)  the war on terror. 
D)  the mounting war effort against Iraq. 
E)  illegal immigration.

Question 19

Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.

Accepted Answer

Clinton's achievements in domestic polic

Question 20

What were President Obama's priorities at home and abroad? How effective were his efforts to pursue them?

Accepted Answer

President Obama's priorities at home inc

Exam 32: Twenty-First-Century America

Which of the following statements characterizes the economy during the Clinton presidency?

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.

What were the issues and developments during Bush's second term that helped lead to Barack Obama's historic victory in the 2008 presidential election?

Bush won a second term in 2004 by defeating

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

Match each description with the item below. -John McCain

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

What were the factors that led to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election, and how would you assess his early presidency?

Match each description with the item below. -Sarah Palin

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

What was a result of the "surge" ordered in Iraq by President Bush?

In 2008, Barack Obama ran an impressive social media campaign.

Detail the election of 2004. Who were the major parties, and which issues dominated this campaign?

What nearly cost Clinton his presidency was

In January 2009, conservative activists coalesced into a decentralized nationwide protest movement challenging the growth of government and federal spending. What was the name of this movement?

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.

The Heath Security Act of Bill Clinton's administration called for large corporations to pay health insurance costs for their workers, and for small businesses to

The issue that dominated the last couple of months of the 2008 campaign was

Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.

What were President Obama's priorities at home and abroad? How effective were his efforts to pursue them?

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