Question 1

What important piece of legislation tried to target the origins of the great recession in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Obamacare" 
B)  TARP-the Troubled Asset Relief Program 
C)  the bailout of the nation's automakers 
D)  the bank regulation reform law 
E)  the No Child Left Behind Act 
A)  "Obamacare" 
B)  TARP-the Troubled Asset Relief Program 
C)  the bailout of the nation's automakers 
D)  the bank regulation reform law 
E)  the No Child Left Behind Act

Question 2

Sonia Sotomayor

Accepted Answer

A)  was not supported by Obama in her candidacy to the Supreme Court. 
B)  was a candidate to become Supreme Court justice, but did not win the position. 
C)  was the first Hispanic to be appointed to the Supreme Court. 
D)  was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. 
E)  was appointed by Bush to the Supreme Court. 
A)  was not supported by Obama in her candidacy to the Supreme Court. 
B)  was a candidate to become Supreme Court justice, but did not win the position. 
C)  was the first Hispanic to be appointed to the Supreme Court. 
D)  was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. 
E)  was appointed by Bush to the Supreme Court.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about John Kerry and the 2004 presidential campaign is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a Vietnam War veteran. 
B)  He was very in touch with the people and embraced by the common man. 
C)  He was from California. 
D)  He had bipartisan support from Republican John McCain. 
E)  He voted against the Iraq War in the Senate. 
A)  He was a Vietnam War veteran. 
B)  He was very in touch with the people and embraced by the common man. 
C)  He was from California. 
D)  He had bipartisan support from Republican John McCain. 
E)  He voted against the Iraq War in the Senate.

Question 4

How did federal courts react to Trump's ban on travel to the United States from Muslim-majority countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They declared it unconstitutional because it violated religious freedom. 
B)  They declared it unconstitutional because it violated individual liberty. 
C)  They upheld its validity. 
D)  They declared it unconstitutional based on a legal technicality. 
E)  They stated it was constitutional because Muslims were a danger to the nation. 
A)  They declared it unconstitutional because it violated religious freedom. 
B)  They declared it unconstitutional because it violated individual liberty. 
C)  They upheld its validity. 
D)  They declared it unconstitutional based on a legal technicality. 
E)  They stated it was constitutional because Muslims were a danger to the nation.

Question 5

What did congressional Republicans denounce as a "government takeover" in March 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  a financial reform bill that required the breakup of big banks 
B)  Western state officials assuming control of national parks within their borders 
C)  a sweeping health care bill that required all Americans to purchase health insurance 
D)  an executive order that mandated an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid in twenty-three states 
E)  a labor bill requiring unions to appoint government officials to executive positions 
A)  a financial reform bill that required the breakup of big banks 
B)  Western state officials assuming control of national parks within their borders 
C)  a sweeping health care bill that required all Americans to purchase health insurance 
D)  an executive order that mandated an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid in twenty-three states 
E)  a labor bill requiring unions to appoint government officials to executive positions

Question 6

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry served in the first Gulf War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In addition to deregulation, what contributed to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  a hurricane 
B)  global warming 
C)  globalization 
D)  a strike by oil rig workers 
E)  marine life 
A)  a hurricane 
B)  global warming 
C)  globalization 
D)  a strike by oil rig workers 
E)  marine life

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Tea Party

Accepted Answer

The term "Tea Party" is historically sig

Question 9

The claims of the conservative Tea Party focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  the president wanting to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment birthright to citizenship. 
B)  a denunciation that racial inequality continued to exist. 
C)  reducing the overbearing power the Obama administration was giving to the states. 
D)  the growth of the federal government and immigration policies. 
E)  banning free trade agreements with foreign nations. 
A)  the president wanting to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment birthright to citizenship. 
B)  a denunciation that racial inequality continued to exist. 
C)  reducing the overbearing power the Obama administration was giving to the states. 
D)  the growth of the federal government and immigration policies. 
E)  banning free trade agreements with foreign nations.

Question 10

March for Our Lives

Accepted Answer

A)  was the follow-up to the Occupy Wall Street movement. 
B)  was organized by high school students to demand gun control. 
C)  took place after Trump's inauguration and was mostly led by women. 
D)  was organized by Mexican immigrants demanding citizenship. 
E)  was organized in support of religious freedom. 
A)  was the follow-up to the Occupy Wall Street movement. 
B)  was organized by high school students to demand gun control. 
C)  took place after Trump's inauguration and was mostly led by women. 
D)  was organized by Mexican immigrants demanding citizenship. 
E)  was organized in support of religious freedom.

Question 11

Conservative Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority in the Lawrence v. Texas and Obergefell v. Hodges rulings,

Accepted Answer

A)  described the Constitution as a document bound by the "original intent" of the nation's founding fathers. 
B)  suggested constitutional interpretation must normally rest on a narrow reading of the text. 
C)  reaffirmed the liberal view of the Constitution as a "living document" whose protections expand as society changes. 
D)  offered no explanation for the Court's upholding of state laws banning same-sex marriages. 
E)  upheld the conservative view of reading the "original intent" of the founders and amendment authors. 
A)  described the Constitution as a document bound by the "original intent" of the nation's founding fathers. 
B)  suggested constitutional interpretation must normally rest on a narrow reading of the text. 
C)  reaffirmed the liberal view of the Constitution as a "living document" whose protections expand as society changes. 
D)  offered no explanation for the Court's upholding of state laws banning same-sex marriages. 
E)  upheld the conservative view of reading the "original intent" of the founders and amendment authors.

Question 12

What allowed Donald Trump to be chosen as the Republican presidential candidate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Other candidates within the party believed he had no chance at winning the nomination. 
B)  The Democratic establishment supported his candidacy. 
C)  He had the support of the liberals from the North. 
D)  He inspired the youth. 
E)  He got the support of immigrants. 
A)  Other candidates within the party believed he had no chance at winning the nomination. 
B)  The Democratic establishment supported his candidacy. 
C)  He had the support of the liberals from the North. 
D)  He inspired the youth. 
E)  He got the support of immigrants.

Question 13

In 2008, testifying before Congress, Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that regulation would damage banks, Wall Street, and the mortgage market. 
B)  admitted that his conviction that free markets would produce the best results was flawed. 
C)  argued that the federal government should allow unregulated economic competition. 
D)  argued that banks and investment firms should regulate themselves. 
E)  called for deregulation and artificially low interest rates. 
A)  argued that regulation would damage banks, Wall Street, and the mortgage market. 
B)  admitted that his conviction that free markets would produce the best results was flawed. 
C)  argued that the federal government should allow unregulated economic competition. 
D)  argued that banks and investment firms should regulate themselves. 
E)  called for deregulation and artificially low interest rates.

Question 14

Why did Goldman Sachs have to pay a fine of half a billion dollars in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had underwritten most of the subprime mortgages during the real estate boom. 
B)  It had failed to document its business structure to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
C)  It had knowingly sold toxic mortgage-based securities and then bet on their failure. 
D)  It had illegally financed the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. 
E)  It had failed to reform its management and business practice in the wake of the mortgage crisis. 
A)  It had underwritten most of the subprime mortgages during the real estate boom. 
B)  It had failed to document its business structure to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
C)  It had knowingly sold toxic mortgage-based securities and then bet on their failure. 
D)  It had illegally financed the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. 
E)  It had failed to reform its management and business practice in the wake of the mortgage crisis.

Question 15

How did Obama appeal to the young population during his presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  by opposing the war in Iraq 
B)  by joining the sexual revolution movement 
C)  by promising change 
D)  by promising more unionization to workers 
E)  by promising to be tough on illegal immigrants 
A)  by opposing the war in Iraq 
B)  by joining the sexual revolution movement 
C)  by promising change 
D)  by promising more unionization to workers 
E)  by promising to be tough on illegal immigrants

Question 16

Which of the following groups voted overwhelmingly for Trump?

Accepted Answer

A)  residents of large cities 
B)  residents of rural areas and small towns 
C)  blacks 
D)  immigrants 
E)  Democrats 
A)  residents of large cities 
B)  residents of rural areas and small towns 
C)  blacks 
D)  immigrants 
E)  Democrats

Question 17

Write an that analyzes the successes and failures of Mexican immigration since the 1930s, paying close attention to the debates surrounding Mexican immigration today.

Accepted Answer

Mexican immigration to the United States

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Edward Snowden

Accepted Answer

Edward Snowden is a former CIA employee

Question 19

How did the 2013 Supreme Court ruling invalidate the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  The entire act was declared unconstitutional, since evidence of racial bias in southern election law no longer met the Court's burden of proof standard. 
B)  The southern states cited in the original law no longer needed approval from the Justice Department before changing their election laws. 
C)  The Court threw out the law's original provision providing federal protection for African-American voters at the polls in four southern states. 
D)  Limitations were removed from the range of acceptable voter identification required for same-day registration at the polls. 
E)  The Court declared that literacy tests were no longer necessary. 
A)  The entire act was declared unconstitutional, since evidence of racial bias in southern election law no longer met the Court's burden of proof standard. 
B)  The southern states cited in the original law no longer needed approval from the Justice Department before changing their election laws. 
C)  The Court threw out the law's original provision providing federal protection for African-American voters at the polls in four southern states. 
D)  Limitations were removed from the range of acceptable voter identification required for same-day registration at the polls. 
E)  The Court declared that literacy tests were no longer necessary.

Question 20

President Barack Obama surprised both his supporters and his opponents with

Accepted Answer

A)  his conduct in the war on terror from Guantanamo Bay to Libya. 
B)  his nominations to the Supreme Court. 
C)  his lack of special legislation to address the plight of African-Americans. 
D)  "Obamacare." 
E)  revelations about his affair with a White House intern. 
A)  his conduct in the war on terror from Guantanamo Bay to Libya. 
B)  his nominations to the Supreme Court. 
C)  his lack of special legislation to address the plight of African-Americans. 
D)  "Obamacare." 
E)  revelations about his affair with a White House intern.

Exam 28: A Divided Nation

What important piece of legislation tried to target the origins of the great recession in 2010?

Sonia Sotomayor

Which of the following statements about John Kerry and the 2004 presidential campaign is true?

How did federal courts react to Trump's ban on travel to the United States from Muslim-majority countries?

What did congressional Republicans denounce as a "government takeover" in March 2010?

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry served in the first Gulf War.

In addition to deregulation, what contributed to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Tea Party

The claims of the conservative Tea Party focused on

March for Our Lives

Conservative Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority in the Lawrence v. Texas and Obergefell v. Hodges rulings,

What allowed Donald Trump to be chosen as the Republican presidential candidate?

In 2008, testifying before Congress, Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Why did Goldman Sachs have to pay a fine of half a billion dollars in 2010?

How did Obama appeal to the young population during his presidential campaign?

Which of the following groups voted overwhelmingly for Trump?

Write an that analyzes the successes and failures of Mexican immigration since the 1930s, paying close attention to the debates surrounding Mexican immigration today.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Edward Snowden

How did the 2013 Supreme Court ruling invalidate the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

President Barack Obama surprised both his supporters and his opponents with

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