Exam 40: The American People Face a New Century

Why did the issue of comprehensive immigration reform prove to be such a vexing and contentious political issue during the Obama administration? Discuss the attempts to forge a political compromise on comprehensive immigration reform and explain why they failed to materialize.

The new cabinet-level agency charged with protecting America against foreign terrorist attacks was the

Which of the following measurement(s) demonstrated the growing inequality in America from the mid-1960s to 2012?

Identify and state the historical significance of the World Trade Center.

In what ways did George W. Bush's administration and policies represent a continuation of the conservative revolution launched by Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and to what extent did it represent a more radical and unprecedented turn in American foreign and domestic policies?

Identify and state the historical significance of Dick Cheney.

In June 2004, the United States handed over ____ to the new interim government of Iraq.

Who was the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice?

Identify and state the historical significance of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010).

Identify and state the historical significance of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

What explains the growing income disparity between wealthy and poor since the 1970s? How did liberals and Tea Party conservatives each explain the growing income disparity between the wealthy and poor since the 1970s?

How did George W. Bush's election as the first popular-vote minority president in over a century affect his ability to lead the country? Why was he able to pursue a vigorously conservative political course despite the thinness of his mandate?

Identify and state the historical significance of Apple.

Identify and state the historical significance of Colin Powell.

Identify and state the historical significance of the information age.

Which of the following helped account for President Obama's re-election over Republican Mitt Romney in 2012?

How did the Bush administration respond at home and abroad to the terrorist attacks of 2001? Which elements of its response were met with general approval, and which caused heightened political controversy?

Which of the following was NOT among the polarizing conservative policies that George W. Bush pursued when he assumed the presidency?

Identify and state the historical significance of traditional media.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Taliban.