Question 1

The 2000 presidential election was one of the most controversial in American history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In 1996, significant reform legislation was passed by Congress concerning

Accepted Answer

A)  primary school education. 
B)  rising health care costs. 
C)  occupational health care. 
D)  the criminal appeals process. 
E)  welfare programs. 
A)  primary school education. 
B)  rising health care costs. 
C)  occupational health care. 
D)  the criminal appeals process. 
E)  welfare programs. E

Question 3

The World Wide Web, the first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet, was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Other than Katrina, what else accounted for the political woes faced by the Bush administration in its second term? How might they have ameliorated or even avoided these political problems?

Accepted Answer

In addition to Hurricane Katrina, the Bu

Question 5

In 1993, President Clinton enjoyed no powerful mandate to govern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Between 1980 and 2000, the United States' economy saw

Accepted Answer

A)  its gross national product (GNP) nearly double. 
B)  its rate of inflation average 4 percent per year. 
C)  the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost quintuple. 
D)  all of these occur: its gross national product (GNP) nearly double, its rate of inflation average 4 percent per year, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost quintuple. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  its gross national product (GNP) nearly double. 
B)  its rate of inflation average 4 percent per year. 
C)  the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost quintuple. 
D)  all of these occur: its gross national product (GNP) nearly double, its rate of inflation average 4 percent per year, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost quintuple. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

Like Reagan in 1984, President Clinton was able to campaign in 1996 as the champion of peace, prosperity, and national well-being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the late 1980s, the spread of AIDS in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  remained largely confined to gay communities in large cities. 
B)  was concentrated in the Northeast. 
C)  was transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact. 
D)  began to level off and then decline. 
E)  occurred most rapidly among heterosexuals. 
A)  remained largely confined to gay communities in large cities. 
B)  was concentrated in the Northeast. 
C)  was transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact. 
D)  began to level off and then decline. 
E)  occurred most rapidly among heterosexuals.

Question 9

When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, he

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyed a powerful mandate from the American voters. 
B)  faced an adversarial Republican majority in Congress. 
C)  brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda. 
D)  had few perceived political weaknesses. 
E)  benefited from strong and resilient Democratic majorities in Congress. 
A)  enjoyed a powerful mandate from the American voters. 
B)  faced an adversarial Republican majority in Congress. 
C)  brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda. 
D)  had few perceived political weaknesses. 
E)  benefited from strong and resilient Democratic majorities in Congress.

Question 10

In 1993, President Clinton appointed a task force on health care to be chaired by ________.

Accepted Answer

Hillary Ro

Question 11

In 1998, following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, his public approval rating

Accepted Answer

A)  immediately dropped to historic lows. 
B)  gradually dropped more precipitously as details emerged. 
C)  remained largely unchanged. 
D)  rose slightly and then dropped sharply. 
E)  rose to record levels and remained high throughout the year that followed. 
A)  immediately dropped to historic lows. 
B)  gradually dropped more precipitously as details emerged. 
C)  remained largely unchanged. 
D)  rose slightly and then dropped sharply. 
E)  rose to record levels and remained high throughout the year that followed.

Question 12

In 2001, convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists, the United States attacked

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Afghanistan. 
D)  Libya. 
E)  Iran. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Afghanistan. 
D)  Libya. 
E)  Iran.

Question 13

In the Supreme Court case of Bush v. Gore, the Court voted 5-4 to confirm Bush as president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the

Accepted Answer

A)  extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates. 
B)  opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close. 
C)  difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination. 
D)  presence of a strong third political party. 
E)  failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton. 
A)  extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates. 
B)  opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close. 
C)  difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination. 
D)  presence of a strong third political party. 
E)  failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton.

Question 15

Between 1994 and 2000, economic growth in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was at times very substantial. 
B)  experienced its longest continual peacetime rise in the nation's history. 
C)  recorded growth in every quarter of every year. 
D)  both was at times very substantial, and recorded growth in every quarter of every year. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was at times very substantial. 
B)  experienced its longest continual peacetime rise in the nation's history. 
C)  recorded growth in every quarter of every year. 
D)  both was at times very substantial, and recorded growth in every quarter of every year. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Many of the features in the operating system used for the first Apple computers were borrowed from Microsoft Windows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Was Bill Clinton a Democrat in the New Deal tradition, or the Great Society tradition, or something else?

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton, who served as the 42nd Pre

Question 18

President Clinton's first year following his reelection marked the low point in his popularity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As a result of the 1994 elections,

Accepted Answer

A)  President Clinton moved toward the political left. 
B)  Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress. 
C)  President Clinton proposed a national health care plan. 
D)  Republicans in Congress moved toward the political center. 
E)  President Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to big government. 
A)  President Clinton moved toward the political left. 
B)  Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress. 
C)  President Clinton proposed a national health care plan. 
D)  Republicans in Congress moved toward the political center. 
E)  President Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to big government.

Question 20

The Human Genome Project

Accepted Answer

A)  originally hoped to identify all the specific genes in humans by 2015. 
B)  was opposed by the Bush administration on ethical grounds. 
C)  was created during the Clinton administration. 
D)  had identified 3 billion genes by 2013. 
E)  was funded solely by private sources. 
A)  originally hoped to identify all the specific genes in humans by 2015. 
B)  was opposed by the Bush administration on ethical grounds. 
C)  was created during the Clinton administration. 
D)  had identified 3 billion genes by 2013. 
E)  was funded solely by private sources.

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

The 2000 presidential election was one of the most controversial in American history.

In 1996, significant reform legislation was passed by Congress concerning

The World Wide Web, the first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet, was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee.

Other than Katrina, what else accounted for the political woes faced by the Bush administration in its second term? How might they have ameliorated or even avoided these political problems?

In 1993, President Clinton enjoyed no powerful mandate to govern.

Between 1980 and 2000, the United States' economy saw

Like Reagan in 1984, President Clinton was able to campaign in 1996 as the champion of peace, prosperity, and national well-being.

In the late 1980s, the spread of AIDS in the United States

When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, he

In 1993, President Clinton appointed a task force on health care to be chaired by ________.

In 1998, following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, his public approval rating

In 2001, convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists, the United States attacked

In the Supreme Court case of Bush v. Gore, the Court voted 5-4 to confirm Bush as president.

The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the

Between 1994 and 2000, economic growth in the United States

Many of the features in the operating system used for the first Apple computers were borrowed from Microsoft Windows.

Was Bill Clinton a Democrat in the New Deal tradition, or the Great Society tradition, or something else?

President Clinton's first year following his reelection marked the low point in his popularity.

As a result of the 1994 elections,

The Human Genome Project

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

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