Question 1

The problem of inequality in America after 2010

Accepted Answer

A)  finally lost momentum with the economic recovery. 
B)  declined as union power rose. 
C)  grew due to rising unemployment and stagnant home sales. 
D)  resulted from corporations paying wages at or below minimum wage. 
E)  declined as market regulations opened new opportunities for small businesses. 
A)  finally lost momentum with the economic recovery. 
B)  declined as union power rose. 
C)  grew due to rising unemployment and stagnant home sales. 
D)  resulted from corporations paying wages at or below minimum wage. 
E)  declined as market regulations opened new opportunities for small businesses.

Question 2

What was the result of Lawrence v. Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court overturned the law on a procedural technicality, making sexual acts between persons of the same sex legal. 
B)  The Supreme Court declared the criminalization of homosexual acts unconstitutional. 
C)  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state "religious liberty" laws. 
D)  The Supreme Court declared homosexual acts were unconstitutional. 
E)  The Supreme Court decided same-sex marriages were constitutional. 
A)  The Supreme Court overturned the law on a procedural technicality, making sexual acts between persons of the same sex legal. 
B)  The Supreme Court declared the criminalization of homosexual acts unconstitutional. 
C)  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state "religious liberty" laws. 
D)  The Supreme Court declared homosexual acts were unconstitutional. 
E)  The Supreme Court decided same-sex marriages were constitutional.

Question 3

The 2008 financial crisis was linked to subprime mortgages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following shows how Trump felt about environmental issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  He withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. 
B)  He promised to stop the coal industry. 
C)  He reduced fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. 
D)  He curbed regulations aimed at controlling emissions. 
E)  He supported research on renewable energy. 
A)  He withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. 
B)  He promised to stop the coal industry. 
C)  He reduced fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. 
D)  He curbed regulations aimed at controlling emissions. 
E)  He supported research on renewable energy.

Question 5

How did Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme serve as a metaphor for the American economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American economy's growth was based on borrowing from others and spending money people did not have. 
B)  Hard work and wise investments were key to the growth of the American economy. 
C)  The American economy did not grow because there was a lack of investors from the United States and overseas. 
D)  The American economy could withstand significant changes to products in the market, as long as the companies themselves remained solvent. 
E)  Open and honest communication between investors and companies was a key factor in stimulating economic growth in America. 
A)  The American economy's growth was based on borrowing from others and spending money people did not have. 
B)  Hard work and wise investments were key to the growth of the American economy. 
C)  The American economy did not grow because there was a lack of investors from the United States and overseas. 
D)  The American economy could withstand significant changes to products in the market, as long as the companies themselves remained solvent. 
E)  Open and honest communication between investors and companies was a key factor in stimulating economic growth in America.

Question 6

Why is the characterization of the war on terror as a "clash of civilizations"-the West versus Islam-unhistorical?

Accepted Answer

A)  It denies the militancy of Christian sects. 
B)  It ignores the militant tendencies of Buddhism. 
C)  It denies a long past of cultural exchanges between the two. 
D)  It exaggerates the diversity of Islamic countries. 
E)  It undermines the liberation struggle of the Arab Spring. 
A)  It denies the militancy of Christian sects. 
B)  It ignores the militant tendencies of Buddhism. 
C)  It denies a long past of cultural exchanges between the two. 
D)  It exaggerates the diversity of Islamic countries. 
E)  It undermines the liberation struggle of the Arab Spring.

Question 7

As a U.S. senator, what did Barack Obama oppose?

Accepted Answer

A)  the invasion of Afghanistan 
B)  universal health care 
C)  governmental involvement in reducing global warming 
D)  the Iraq War 
E)  gun control 
A)  the invasion of Afghanistan 
B)  universal health care 
C)  governmental involvement in reducing global warming 
D)  the Iraq War 
E)  gun control

Question 8

The conservative governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, surprised his critics by supporting collective bargaining rights for state employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to police the southwest border?

Accepted Answer

A)  They publicly supported protests against illegal immigration. 
B)  They paid private militias through the Department of Homeland Security to provide extra enforcement at border crossings. 
C)  They increased the number of U.S. Border Patrol agents. 
D)  They denied the importance of illegal immigration. 
E)  They prohibited the use of regional unofficial militias to patrol the border. 
A)  They publicly supported protests against illegal immigration. 
B)  They paid private militias through the Department of Homeland Security to provide extra enforcement at border crossings. 
C)  They increased the number of U.S. Border Patrol agents. 
D)  They denied the importance of illegal immigration. 
E)  They prohibited the use of regional unofficial militias to patrol the border.

Question 10

Prior to the twentieth century, what was humanity's primary economic activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  developing medical solutions 
B)  acquiring food, clothing, and shelter 
C)  printing books 
D)  inventing time-saving technologies 
E)  investing in stocks 
A)  developing medical solutions 
B)  acquiring food, clothing, and shelter 
C)  printing books 
D)  inventing time-saving technologies 
E)  investing in stocks

Question 11

What statement best describes ISIS?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an American military group that promoted peace in the Middle East. 
B)  It was a national oil drilling company seeking to expand into foreign markets. 
C)  It was a multiethnic coalition with the goal of promoting freedom of religion. 
D)  It was a self-proclaimed Islamic State that conducted campaigns of exceptional brutality. 
E)  It was a group of Christian activists looking to gain territory in Europe. 
A)  It was an American military group that promoted peace in the Middle East. 
B)  It was a national oil drilling company seeking to expand into foreign markets. 
C)  It was a multiethnic coalition with the goal of promoting freedom of religion. 
D)  It was a self-proclaimed Islamic State that conducted campaigns of exceptional brutality. 
E)  It was a group of Christian activists looking to gain territory in Europe.

Question 12

Why did the number of Americans receiving food stamps rise after 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Obama had eased eligibility requirements. 
B)  The Midwestern farm lobby had pushed for an expansion of the program. 
C)  The number of needy Americans skyrocketed with the recession. 
D)  Americans had become increasingly comfortable with handouts. 
E)  Illegal immigrants became eligible for food stamps in 2009. 
A)  President Obama had eased eligibility requirements. 
B)  The Midwestern farm lobby had pushed for an expansion of the program. 
C)  The number of needy Americans skyrocketed with the recession. 
D)  Americans had become increasingly comfortable with handouts. 
E)  Illegal immigrants became eligible for food stamps in 2009.

Question 13

The Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare,"

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed for most businesses to stop providing health insurance to employees. 
B)  was supported by Democrats and Republicans. 
C)  allowed health care companies to deny insurance to applicants with existing illnesses. 
D)  treated every citizen under the same provisions. 
E)  required all Americans to purchase health insurance. 
A)  allowed for most businesses to stop providing health insurance to employees. 
B)  was supported by Democrats and Republicans. 
C)  allowed health care companies to deny insurance to applicants with existing illnesses. 
D)  treated every citizen under the same provisions. 
E)  required all Americans to purchase health insurance.

Question 14

Which of these developed nations placed the most emphasis on religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  United States 
A)  Italy 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  United States

Question 15

The unemployment rate for African-Americans was double that for whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden was charged with

Accepted Answer

A)  publishing fake information. 
B)  violating the Espionage Act. 
C)  robbery. 
D)  embezzlement. 
E)  domestic violence. 
A)  publishing fake information. 
B)  violating the Espionage Act. 
C)  robbery. 
D)  embezzlement. 
E)  domestic violence.

Question 17

Hurricane Katrina's aftermath revealed to Americans the extent of poverty in the United States, much as earlier publications such as Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives (1890) and Michael Harrington's The Other America (1962) had done. Compare the responses by the federal government and by the American people to those publications versus the aftermath of the hurricane. What do you believe needs to be done today to alleviate poverty in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The responses by the federal government

Question 18

What did President George W. Bush's frequent references to freedom and liberty in his second inaugural address indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was more determined than ever to impose American democracy on the Middle East. 
B)  He was willing to expand his foreign policy focus from Iraq to North Korea. 
C)  He had decided to push for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act. 
D)  He wanted to restore support for the Iraq War with a focus on liberation, not terror. 
E)  He was the nation's staunchest defender of civil liberties for gays and lesbians. 
A)  He was more determined than ever to impose American democracy on the Middle East. 
B)  He was willing to expand his foreign policy focus from Iraq to North Korea. 
C)  He had decided to push for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act. 
D)  He wanted to restore support for the Iraq War with a focus on liberation, not terror. 
E)  He was the nation's staunchest defender of civil liberties for gays and lesbians.

Question 19

Into which of the following did British Petroleum spill oil in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawaiian coast 
B)  Balkans 
C)  Gulf of Mexico 
D)  Mediterranean Sea 
E)  Pacific Ocean 
A)  Hawaiian coast 
B)  Balkans 
C)  Gulf of Mexico 
D)  Mediterranean Sea 
E)  Pacific Ocean

Question 20

By the early twenty-first century, what was the status of union membership in the private sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union membership steadily increased from 1900 to 2000. 
B)  Military troops were used to prevent unions from meeting. 
C)  Less than 10 percent of workers in the private sector belonged to unions. 
D)  These private-sector unions were more powerful than ever. 
E)  Unions had been completely banned. 
A)  Union membership steadily increased from 1900 to 2000. 
B)  Military troops were used to prevent unions from meeting. 
C)  Less than 10 percent of workers in the private sector belonged to unions. 
D)  These private-sector unions were more powerful than ever. 
E)  Unions had been completely banned.

Exam 28: A Divided Nation

The problem of inequality in America after 2010

What was the result of Lawrence v. Texas?

The 2008 financial crisis was linked to subprime mortgages.

Which of the following shows how Trump felt about environmental issues?

How did Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme serve as a metaphor for the American economy?

Why is the characterization of the war on terror as a "clash of civilizations"-the West versus Islam-unhistorical?

As a U.S. senator, what did Barack Obama oppose?

The conservative governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, surprised his critics by supporting collective bargaining rights for state employees.

Which of the following is true of the Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to police the southwest border?

Prior to the twentieth century, what was humanity's primary economic activity?

What statement best describes ISIS?

Why did the number of Americans receiving food stamps rise after 2008?

The Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare,"

Which of these developed nations placed the most emphasis on religion?

The unemployment rate for African-Americans was double that for whites.

National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden was charged with

What did President George W. Bush's frequent references to freedom and liberty in his second inaugural address indicate?

Into which of the following did British Petroleum spill oil in 2010?

By the early twenty-first century, what was the status of union membership in the private sector?

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Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

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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

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An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

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