Question 1

Which of the following did Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidential campaigns have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both appealed to the voters' feeling that the country was moving in the wrong direction. 
B)  Both failed to use social media. 
C)  Both used a past political figure to represent them. 
D)  Both used their heritage to appeal to voters. 
E)  Both campaigned for the Republican Party. 
A)  Both appealed to the voters' feeling that the country was moving in the wrong direction. 
B)  Both failed to use social media. 
C)  Both used a past political figure to represent them. 
D)  Both used their heritage to appeal to voters. 
E)  Both campaigned for the Republican Party.

Question 2

To which of the following rights did Khizr Khan think Trump need to pay attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  equal protection under the law 
B)  the right to bear arms 
C)  freedom of the press 
D)  rights of life and property 
E)  voting rights 
A)  equal protection under the law 
B)  the right to bear arms 
C)  freedom of the press 
D)  rights of life and property 
E)  voting rights

Question 3

Which of the following was a job category for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted strong growth in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  childcare 
B)  financial services 
C)  technology 
D)  higher education 
E)  social sciences 
A)  childcare 
B)  financial services 
C)  technology 
D)  higher education 
E)  social sciences

Question 4

What did "freedom" mean for Americans in the early twenty-first century? Was America an "exceptional" nation? How so? Describe the range of freedoms people experienced, or perhaps did not experience. How would Americans describe their status at home and in the world by the end of the Obama presidency? Explain.

Accepted Answer

In the early twenty-first century, "free

Question 5

By 2007, polls showed that a large majority of Americans considered the invasion of Iraq a mistake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How did Trump intend to promote American manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A)  by promoting free trade 
B)  by lowering tariffs on imported goods 
C)  by raising taxes paid by large corporations 
D)  by raising tariffs on imported goods 
E)  by dismantling NATO 
A)  by promoting free trade 
B)  by lowering tariffs on imported goods 
C)  by raising taxes paid by large corporations 
D)  by raising tariffs on imported goods 
E)  by dismantling NATO

Question 7

Analyze Donald Trump's path to the White House. Make sure to include his campaign, mention his opponent, and discuss his main ideas.

Accepted Answer

Donald Trump's path to the White House w

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The Geneva Conventions are a series of i

Question 10

Despite the fact that there were 20 million new voters in the presidential election of 2004, only three states changed their electoral votes compared to 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Lawrence v. Texas upheld that sexual acts between persons of the same gender were not a criminal act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following did Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidential campaigns have in common?

To which of the following rights did Khizr Khan think Trump need to pay attention?

Which of the following was a job category for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted strong growth in 2012?

By 2007, polls showed that a large majority of Americans considered the invasion of Iraq a mistake.

How did Trump intend to promote American manufacturing?

Analyze Donald Trump's path to the White House. Make sure to include his campaign, mention his opponent, and discuss his main ideas.

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

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

Despite the fact that there were 20 million new voters in the presidential election of 2004, only three states changed their electoral votes compared to 2000.

Lawrence v. Texas upheld that sexual acts between persons of the same gender were not a criminal act.

A New World

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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Exam 28: A Divided Nation

Which of the following did Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidential campaigns have in common?

To which of the following rights did Khizr Khan think Trump need to pay attention?

Which of the following was a job category for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted strong growth in 2012?

By 2007, polls showed that a large majority of Americans considered the invasion of Iraq a mistake.

How did Trump intend to promote American manufacturing?

Analyze Donald Trump's path to the White House. Make sure to include his campaign, mention his opponent, and discuss his main ideas.

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

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

Despite the fact that there were 20 million new voters in the presidential election of 2004, only three states changed their electoral votes compared to 2000.

Lawrence v. Texas upheld that sexual acts between persons of the same gender were not a criminal act.

A New World

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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