Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Immigration rights refer to the legal an

Question 2

In the 2016 election, more citizens voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating Cate

Question 4

What statement regarding President Obama and immigration is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  More illegal immigrants than ever entered the United States while Obama was president. 
B)  Obama's outspoken disdain for illegal immigrants gained him Republican supporters. 
C)  Obama refused to deport any illegal immigrants during his time in office. 
D)  The recession during Obama's term in office created excellent opportunities for Mexican immigrants to take low-paying jobs. 
E)  Obama's administration deported far more illegal immigrants than George W. Bush's. 
A)  More illegal immigrants than ever entered the United States while Obama was president. 
B)  Obama's outspoken disdain for illegal immigrants gained him Republican supporters. 
C)  Obama refused to deport any illegal immigrants during his time in office. 
D)  The recession during Obama's term in office created excellent opportunities for Mexican immigrants to take low-paying jobs. 
E)  Obama's administration deported far more illegal immigrants than George W. Bush's.

Question 5

Compare Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidential campaigns. Describe their similarities and differences.

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presiden

Question 6

What made Barack Obama's presidential campaign "the first political campaign of the twenty-first century"?

Accepted Answer

A)  its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters 
B)  its use of televised debates 
C)  its use of television advertisements 
D)  its use of direct calling 
E)  its use of direct mailings 
A)  its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters 
B)  its use of televised debates 
C)  its use of television advertisements 
D)  its use of direct calling 
E)  its use of direct mailings

Question 7

What does the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum commemorate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the thousands of victims of lynching 
B)  the soldiers who died during the Iraq War 
C)  the soldiers who died during the Afghanistan War 
D)  the victims of gun violence 
E)  the victims of 9/11 
A)  the thousands of victims of lynching 
B)  the soldiers who died during the Iraq War 
C)  the soldiers who died during the Afghanistan War 
D)  the victims of gun violence 
E)  the victims of 9/11

Question 8

Which of the following contributed to the banking crisis of 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Federal Reserve Bank had kept interest rates at unprecedentedly high levels. 
B)  Banks and other lending institutions eliminated "subprime" mortgages. 
C)  Wall Street bankers withdrew themselves from the mortgage market. 
D)  The Federal Reserve Bank and other regulatory agencies slowed the speculative frenzy. 
E)  Public and private policies favored economic speculation and get-rich-quick schemes. 
A)  The Federal Reserve Bank had kept interest rates at unprecedentedly high levels. 
B)  Banks and other lending institutions eliminated "subprime" mortgages. 
C)  Wall Street bankers withdrew themselves from the mortgage market. 
D)  The Federal Reserve Bank and other regulatory agencies slowed the speculative frenzy. 
E)  Public and private policies favored economic speculation and get-rich-quick schemes.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 10

Illegal immigrants coming to the United States raised wages at the bottom of the economic ladder but failed to spend money and pay taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The outcome of the presidential election of 2008 would have been less decisive if

Accepted Answer

A)  the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, wasn't African-American. 
B)  the Republican candidate, John McCain, had not been so old. 
C)  Sarah Palin had been selected as vice president on John McCain's ticket. 
D)  voter turnout had not been so low. 
E)  President Bush's popularity had not suffered from the recession and the war on terror. 
A)  the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, wasn't African-American. 
B)  the Republican candidate, John McCain, had not been so old. 
C)  Sarah Palin had been selected as vice president on John McCain's ticket. 
D)  voter turnout had not been so low. 
E)  President Bush's popularity had not suffered from the recession and the war on terror.

Question 12

The Affordable Care Act prevented insurance companies from denying coverage to people with existing illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During his first year in office, George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

A)  raised tax rates for wealthy Americans. 
B)  sponsored legislation to protect the environment. 
C)  supported the accelerated reduction of nuclear weapons. 
D)  had the full support of Congress, which had a commanding Republican majority. 
E)  persuaded Congress to enact the largest tax cut in American history. 
A)  raised tax rates for wealthy Americans. 
B)  sponsored legislation to protect the environment. 
C)  supported the accelerated reduction of nuclear weapons. 
D)  had the full support of Congress, which had a commanding Republican majority. 
E)  persuaded Congress to enact the largest tax cut in American history.

Question 14

In 2012, how many people in the United States were murdered with guns?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 100 
B)  about 1,000 
C)  nearly 5,000 
D)  nearly 10,000 
E)  more than 20,000 
A)  about 100 
B)  about 1,000 
C)  nearly 5,000 
D)  nearly 10,000 
E)  more than 20,000

Question 15

Vice President Cheney was found guilty of perjury in Bush's second term for a leak to the press about a CIA operative in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is one key factor that explains the unprecedented amount of money that was spent on the presidential and congressional elections of 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2010, the Supreme Court removed restrictions on corporate political donations. 
B)  Door-to-door donations increased through grassroots campaigns. 
C)  Social media made it easier for supporters to donate. 
D)  Celebrity endorsements and donations became a popular new trend. 
E)  Political action committees were abolished. 
A)  In 2010, the Supreme Court removed restrictions on corporate political donations. 
B)  Door-to-door donations increased through grassroots campaigns. 
C)  Social media made it easier for supporters to donate. 
D)  Celebrity endorsements and donations became a popular new trend. 
E)  Political action committees were abolished.

Question 17

What was the response to the 2006 House of Representatives bill that criminalized the offering of assistance to illegal immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  silence from the mainstream media 
B)  mass protests staged by legal and illegal immigrants nationwide 
C)  "self-deportation" en masse 
D)  mass arrests of people distributing water to immigrants in Texas 
E)  many Americans assisted in deporting thousands of illegal immigrants 
A)  silence from the mainstream media 
B)  mass protests staged by legal and illegal immigrants nationwide 
C)  "self-deportation" en masse 
D)  mass arrests of people distributing water to immigrants in Texas 
E)  many Americans assisted in deporting thousands of illegal immigrants

Question 18

The USA Patriot Act is a remarkably short and concise document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In his eulogy for the shooting victims at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, to what larger trend did Barack Obama connect the tragic events?

Accepted Answer

A)  a growing hostility toward immigrants 
B)  a renewed hatred of organized religion 
C)  a history of random acts of violence against no one in particular 
D)  a long history of violence aimed at churches as a means of oppression 
E)  a newfound movement rooted in ideas of racial inequality 
A)  a growing hostility toward immigrants 
B)  a renewed hatred of organized religion 
C)  a history of random acts of violence against no one in particular 
D)  a long history of violence aimed at churches as a means of oppression 
E)  a newfound movement rooted in ideas of racial inequality

Question 20

How were the two candidates on the Republican Party ticket in 2012 different from those who ran in years past?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither was wealthy. 
B)  Neither actively campaigned. 
C)  Both fully supported same-sex marriage. 
D)  Neither was a traditional Protestant. 
E)  Both criticized the National Rifle Association. 
A)  Neither was wealthy. 
B)  Neither actively campaigned. 
C)  Both fully supported same-sex marriage. 
D)  Neither was a traditional Protestant. 
E)  Both criticized the National Rifle Association.

Exam 28: A Divided Nation

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

In the 2016 election, more citizens voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton.

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

What statement regarding President Obama and immigration is true?

Compare Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidential campaigns. Describe their similarities and differences.

What made Barack Obama's presidential campaign "the first political campaign of the twenty-first century"?

What does the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum commemorate?

Which of the following contributed to the banking crisis of 2008?

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

Illegal immigrants coming to the United States raised wages at the bottom of the economic ladder but failed to spend money and pay taxes.

The outcome of the presidential election of 2008 would have been less decisive if

The Affordable Care Act prevented insurance companies from denying coverage to people with existing illnesses.

During his first year in office, George W. Bush

In 2012, how many people in the United States were murdered with guns?

Vice President Cheney was found guilty of perjury in Bush's second term for a leak to the press about a CIA operative in Africa.

What is one key factor that explains the unprecedented amount of money that was spent on the presidential and congressional elections of 2012?

What was the response to the 2006 House of Representatives bill that criminalized the offering of assistance to illegal immigrants?

The USA Patriot Act is a remarkably short and concise document.

In his eulogy for the shooting victims at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, to what larger trend did Barack Obama connect the tragic events?

How were the two candidates on the Republican Party ticket in 2012 different from those who ran in years past?

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Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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