Question 1

What did the policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability for undocumented young adult immigrants to remain in the United States as long as they refrained from working or attending school 
B)  permanent legal status for all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children 
C)  the requirement that all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children be deported immediately 
D)  temporary relief from deportation for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children 
E)  the requirement that only one child could be brought to the United States at a time for each adult immigrant 
A)  the ability for undocumented young adult immigrants to remain in the United States as long as they refrained from working or attending school 
B)  permanent legal status for all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children 
C)  the requirement that all undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children be deported immediately 
D)  temporary relief from deportation for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children 
E)  the requirement that only one child could be brought to the United States at a time for each adult immigrant

Question 2

Which of the following did Trump accomplish during his first year in office?

Accepted Answer

A)  repealing Obamacare and officially replacing it with the American Health Care Act (ACH
A)  
B)  filling his cabinet with working-class people and expanding transgender rights in the military 
C)  confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and passing a comprehensive tax cut 
D)  increasing aid payments to foreign governments and increasing protections for consumers 
E)  signing the Paris Climate Agreement and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border 
A)  repealing Obamacare and officially replacing it with the American Health Care Act (ACH
A)  
B)  filling his cabinet with working-class people and expanding transgender rights in the military 
C)  confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and passing a comprehensive tax cut 
D)  increasing aid payments to foreign governments and increasing protections for consumers 
E)  signing the Paris Climate Agreement and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Kenneth Starr

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 4

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Black Lives Matter organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a neighborhood watch group that tried to protect police officers from armed African American youth after a series of officer deaths. 
B)  It was created in response to mounting evidence that law enforcement officers and the judicial system were treating African Americans unfairly. 
C)  It had first emerged as a formal organization during the Civil War, attracting members through abolitionist newspapers. 
D)  It focused on celebrating the sense of cohesion the African American community finally felt with white Americans in the twenty-first century. 
E)  It was first established during George W. Bush's presidency in response to African Americans emerging as the largest minority group in 2015. 
A)  It was a neighborhood watch group that tried to protect police officers from armed African American youth after a series of officer deaths. 
B)  It was created in response to mounting evidence that law enforcement officers and the judicial system were treating African Americans unfairly. 
C)  It had first emerged as a formal organization during the Civil War, attracting members through abolitionist newspapers. 
D)  It focused on celebrating the sense of cohesion the African American community finally felt with white Americans in the twenty-first century. 
E)  It was first established during George W. Bush's presidency in response to African Americans emerging as the largest minority group in 2015.

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Iraq War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because dozens of countries participated in the war, Bush avoided the need to spend much in terms of government funds and, thus, prevented Americans from feeling any impacts of the war. 
B)  The American public was initially unsupportive of the war, but as it progressed and victory seemed more and more imminent, Americans increasingly got behind the war effort. 
C)  The use of nuclear weapons and targeted airstrikes by the Americans made it an unprecedentedly modernized war in that it involved painstaking preparations and few casualties. 
D)  Although the war was hardly successful in Iraq, the efforts meanwhile inadvertently resulted in stripping power away from the Taliban and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan. 
E)  The war lasted far longer and cost far more than expected, as the Bush administration underestimated what would be involved in occupying, pacifying, and reconstructing postwar Iraq. 
A)  Because dozens of countries participated in the war, Bush avoided the need to spend much in terms of government funds and, thus, prevented Americans from feeling any impacts of the war. 
B)  The American public was initially unsupportive of the war, but as it progressed and victory seemed more and more imminent, Americans increasingly got behind the war effort. 
C)  The use of nuclear weapons and targeted airstrikes by the Americans made it an unprecedentedly modernized war in that it involved painstaking preparations and few casualties. 
D)  Although the war was hardly successful in Iraq, the efforts meanwhile inadvertently resulted in stripping power away from the Taliban and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan. 
E)  The war lasted far longer and cost far more than expected, as the Bush administration underestimated what would be involved in occupying, pacifying, and reconstructing postwar Iraq.

Question 7

Which of the following was the result of the Starr Report?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinton was completely exonerated. 
B)  The Senate convicted Clinton of obstruction of justice. 
C)  Clinton had no influence for the rest of his presidency. 
D)  Clinton was impeached. 
E)  The personal lives of presidents were declared to be off-limits. 
A)  Clinton was completely exonerated. 
B)  The Senate convicted Clinton of obstruction of justice. 
C)  Clinton had no influence for the rest of his presidency. 
D)  Clinton was impeached. 
E)  The personal lives of presidents were declared to be off-limits.

Question 8

By the end of 2014, Russia had

Accepted Answer

A)  annexed both Crimea and the Ukraine despite UN protests. 
B)  annexed Crimea and sent soldiers into eastern Ukraine. 
C)  proven its commitment to the NATO alliance by reducing its nuclear weapon stockpile. 
D)  returned to a Communist-style economy. 
E)  proven itself a staunch ally of the United States. 
A)  annexed both Crimea and the Ukraine despite UN protests. 
B)  annexed Crimea and sent soldiers into eastern Ukraine. 
C)  proven its commitment to the NATO alliance by reducing its nuclear weapon stockpile. 
D)  returned to a Communist-style economy. 
E)  proven itself a staunch ally of the United States.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What factors might have accounted for the Republican gains in the 1994 elections?

Accepted Answer

Several factors may have contributed to

Question 11

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Contract with America in 1994?

Accepted Answer

A)  It aimed to reduce big government and limit the welfare state. 
B)  The new Republican Congress enacted it. 
C)  It gave the Republicans a winning platform in the 1996 election. 
D)  It revived the moderate Republicanism of the Eisenhower era. 
E)  It stated general principles, but lacked specific proposals. 
A)  It aimed to reduce big government and limit the welfare state. 
B)  The new Republican Congress enacted it. 
C)  It gave the Republicans a winning platform in the 1996 election. 
D)  It revived the moderate Republicanism of the Eisenhower era. 
E)  It stated general principles, but lacked specific proposals.

Question 12

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 13

In May 2017, Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller III special counsel to investigate

Accepted Answer

A)  nepotism within the Trump administration. 
B)  allegations of sexual harassment by then-candidate Trump. 
C)  Russian involvement in the 2016 election. 
D)  questionable financial decisions made by FBI Director James Comey. 
E)  Hillary Clinton's violation of protocol by using a private email server as secretary of state. 
A)  nepotism within the Trump administration. 
B)  allegations of sexual harassment by then-candidate Trump. 
C)  Russian involvement in the 2016 election. 
D)  questionable financial decisions made by FBI Director James Comey. 
E)  Hillary Clinton's violation of protocol by using a private email server as secretary of state.

Question 14

Which of the following statements accurately describes Bill Clinton's plan for universal medical coverage?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was approved but was criticized for not being large enough in scope. 
B)  It was shot down in Congress and turned many away from the Democratic party. 
C)  It increased his already impressive approval ratings and ensured his reelection. 
D)  It was only a minor part of his legislative agenda and was overshadowed by foreign policy. 
E)  It would make doctors federal employees and change the medical school system. 
A)  It was approved but was criticized for not being large enough in scope. 
B)  It was shot down in Congress and turned many away from the Democratic party. 
C)  It increased his already impressive approval ratings and ensured his reelection. 
D)  It was only a minor part of his legislative agenda and was overshadowed by foreign policy. 
E)  It would make doctors federal employees and change the medical school system.

Question 15

What was an effect of Shelby County v. Holder (2013)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed states to deny spousal benefits to same-sex couples who had been legally married. 
B)  It declared that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the American Constitution. 
C)  Counties and states in the South were able to push through laws making it harder for minorities and poor people to vote. 
D)  It outlawed requirements that all voters provide driver's licenses or other forms of identification. 
E)  It allowed corporations to spend indefinite amounts of money in support of political campaigns. 
A)  It allowed states to deny spousal benefits to same-sex couples who had been legally married. 
B)  It declared that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the American Constitution. 
C)  Counties and states in the South were able to push through laws making it harder for minorities and poor people to vote. 
D)  It outlawed requirements that all voters provide driver's licenses or other forms of identification. 
E)  It allowed corporations to spend indefinite amounts of money in support of political campaigns.

Question 16

One of the factors that most motivated voters in the counties that supported Trump in the 2016 election was a sense of having lost ground economically under Democratic administrations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The conservative mood of the mid-1990s especially manifested itself in a number of court rulings that limited

Accepted Answer

A)  capital punishment. 
B)  government spending. 
C)  church-state separation. 
D)  affirmative action. 
E)  sexual freedom. 
A)  capital punishment. 
B)  government spending. 
C)  church-state separation. 
D)  affirmative action. 
E)  sexual freedom.

Question 18

Within a few weeks of the September 11 attacks, U.S. forces led an invasion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
E)  Iran. 
A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
E)  Iran.

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 32: Twenty-First-Century America

What did the policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provide?

Which of the following did Trump accomplish during his first year in office?

Match each description with the item below. -Kenneth Starr

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Black Lives Matter organization?

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

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Iraq War?

Which of the following was the result of the Starr Report?

By the end of 2014, Russia had

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

What factors might have accounted for the Republican gains in the 1994 elections?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Contract with America in 1994?

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?

In May 2017, Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller III special counsel to investigate

Which of the following statements accurately describes Bill Clinton's plan for universal medical coverage?

What was an effect of Shelby County v. Holder (2013)?

One of the factors that most motivated voters in the counties that supported Trump in the 2016 election was a sense of having lost ground economically under Democratic administrations.

The conservative mood of the mid-1990s especially manifested itself in a number of court rulings that limited

Within a few weeks of the September 11 attacks, U.S. forces led an invasion of

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

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

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