Exam 40: The American People Face a New Century

What were the essential components of George W. Bush's conservative domestic policies? How were they related to the Bush administration's foreign policy?

Identify and state the historical significance of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The deployment of an additional thirty thousand soldiers in Afghanistan and the implementation of a new counterinsurgency strategy by American armed forces in the country during President Obama's first term

What were the causes of the Great Recession that took hold in the fall of 2008? Evaluate the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the measures Congress and the Obama administration took to address the recession and the underlying weaknesses in the American economy, banking, and Wall Street.

Identify and state the historical significance of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in the election of 2004 especially by claiming that

The Great Recession of 2008 that rocked the world in the autumn of that year was

Identify and state the historical significance of Occupy Wall Street.

Why did the federal surpluses of the 1990s turn to deficits?

What was the practical result of Obergefell v. Hodges?

What were the causes of the widening income gap between the wealthy and the poor in America between the late 1960s and 2012? What role, if any, did government economic policies during that period have in exacerbating the income gap? What government policies and programs might have narrowed the gap during that period?

To President George W. Bush, "the axis of evil" that menaced American security consisted of the nations of

What was truly "new" about the Obama administration's "New Directions in Foreign Policy"? What foreign policies of the Obama administration constituted a continuation or merely a modification of the Bush administration's foreign policies?

Discuss the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 within the larger context of American history and foreign policy. How had the relative safety of the American homeland since the early 19^th century affected America's outlook and relations with the rest of the world? How might the attacks alter those perspectives and relationships?

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

Identify and state the historical significance of Osama bin Laden.

Identify and state the historical significance of weapons of mass destruction.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Department of Homeland Security.

Which of the following was NOT among the issues that sharply divided Americans during the George W. Bush administration?

Identify and state the historical significance of Sunni Muslims.