Question 1

After they gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections, the Republicans

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A)  successfully pushed through their Contract with America. 
B)  overreached with conservative policies that bred a backlash favoring President Clinton. 
C)  worked to keep the federal government running despite a confrontation with President Clinton. 
D)  modified their more radical conservative ideas to take account of political reality. 
E)  failed to achieve even one of their political goals. 
A)  successfully pushed through their Contract with America. 
B)  overreached with conservative policies that bred a backlash favoring President Clinton. 
C)  worked to keep the federal government running despite a confrontation with President Clinton. 
D)  modified their more radical conservative ideas to take account of political reality. 
E)  failed to achieve even one of their political goals.

Question 2

Given that traditional political party organizations had seriously weakened, what explains the fierce partisan conflict between Republicans and Democrats in the 1990s? Was the conflict really rooted in different ideologies and views of government or more in the clash of colorful personalities like Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich?

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The fierce partisan conflict between Rep

Question 3

What were the primary domestic policy goals of the Clinton presidency? Did Clinton's policies owe more to his claim to be a New Democrat, or was he still fundamentally in tune with the liberal heritage of the Democratic party?

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The primary domestic policy goals of the

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of multiculturalism.

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A movement to celebrate divers

Question 5

What gains has the African-American community attained since the 1960s? What are the greatest challenges still facing African Americans and U.S. society regarding race?

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Since the 1960s, the African-American co

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of H. Ross Perot.

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Texas billionaire who ran for

Question 7

The razor-thin 2000 presidential election was finally settled by

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A)  a vote by states in the House of Representatives. 
B)  the Florida Supreme Court determining that George W. Bush had won Florida's electoral votes. 
C)  a complete recount of Florida's votes that gave a majority there to George W. Bush. 
D)  a federal commission that awarded Florida's electoral votes to George W. Bush. 
E)  the Supreme Court's ruling ending a recount of Florida's votes and declaring George W. Bush the winner of Florida's electoral votes and, thus, giving an Electoral College majority to George W. Bush. 
A)  a vote by states in the House of Representatives. 
B)  the Florida Supreme Court determining that George W. Bush had won Florida's electoral votes. 
C)  a complete recount of Florida's votes that gave a majority there to George W. Bush. 
D)  a federal commission that awarded Florida's electoral votes to George W. Bush. 
E)  the Supreme Court's ruling ending a recount of Florida's votes and declaring George W. Bush the winner of Florida's electoral votes and, thus, giving an Electoral College majority to George W. Bush.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the Contract with America.

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A policy agenda that

Question 9

By the 2000s, the traditional nuclear family unit was undergoing severe strain because

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A)  the divorce rate had increased. 
B)  the number of single-parent households had risen. 
C)  parent-substitutes had assumed the role of child-rearing. 
D)  the family no longer served many of its traditional social functions. 
E)  the family no longer served many of its traditional social functions.. 
A)  the divorce rate had increased. 
B)  the number of single-parent households had risen. 
C)  parent-substitutes had assumed the role of child-rearing. 
D)  the family no longer served many of its traditional social functions. 
E)  the family no longer served many of its traditional social functions..

Question 10

Why did President Clinton sign the Welfare Reform Bill?

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A)  to court favor with the radical left-wing of his party 
B)  to avert an imminent financial crisis 
C)  because of pressure over the Lewinsky affair 
D)  in response to new Supreme Court decisions 
E)  to win the votes of a conservative public 
A)  to court favor with the radical left-wing of his party 
B)  to avert an imminent financial crisis 
C)  because of pressure over the Lewinsky affair 
D)  in response to new Supreme Court decisions 
E)  to win the votes of a conservative public

Question 11

Evaluate the impact of the postindustrial economy on the American family. In what ways is it accurate to say that the family has not so much declined as altered its forms and functions? What were the greatest challenges that American families faced?

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The postindustrial economy has had a sig

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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First Lady and direc

Question 13

What led to the passage of term-limits in several states?

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A)  the Oklahoma City Bombing 
B)  the killing of Branch Davidians 
C)  response to Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
D)  Ross Perot's candidacy 
E)  pervasive disenchantment 
A)  the Oklahoma City Bombing 
B)  the killing of Branch Davidians 
C)  response to Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
D)  Ross Perot's candidacy 
E)  pervasive disenchantment

Question 14

President Clinton's primary political legacy was that he

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A)  revived the vigorous liberal traditions of the Democratic party. 
B)  established a firm direction for American foreign policy after the Cold War. 
C)  consolidated the Reagan-Bush revolution by encouraging reduced expectations of government. 
D)  restored faith in elected officials if not in big government. 
E)  turned the Democratic party away from his historic commitments to racial and social justice. 
A)  revived the vigorous liberal traditions of the Democratic party. 
B)  established a firm direction for American foreign policy after the Cold War. 
C)  consolidated the Reagan-Bush revolution by encouraging reduced expectations of government. 
D)  restored faith in elected officials if not in big government. 
E)  turned the Democratic party away from his historic commitments to racial and social justice.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of George W. Bush.

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Republican party presidential

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of J. Danforth Quayle.

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Vice President under

Question 17

Which author was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

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A)  Raymond Carver 
B)  Colson Whitehead 
C)  Tony Kushner 
D)  Junot Diaz 
E)  Toni Morrison 
A)  Raymond Carver 
B)  Colson Whitehead 
C)  Tony Kushner 
D)  Junot Diaz 
E)  Toni Morrison

Question 18

Mexican-American mutual aid societies, or Mutualistas, provided

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A)  a way for money to be transferred to relatives back in Mexico. 
B)  recreation, aid for the sick and disabled, and defense against discrimination. 
C)  a political alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. 
D)  artistic, intellectual, and religious outlets for the immigrant community. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  a way for money to be transferred to relatives back in Mexico. 
B)  recreation, aid for the sick and disabled, and defense against discrimination. 
C)  a political alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. 
D)  artistic, intellectual, and religious outlets for the immigrant community. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of Robert Dole.

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Republican Senate Majority Lea

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of Al Gore.

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Vice President under William Clinton who

Exam 39: America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

After they gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections, the Republicans

What were the primary domestic policy goals of the Clinton presidency? Did Clinton's policies owe more to his claim to be a New Democrat, or was he still fundamentally in tune with the liberal heritage of the Democratic party?

Identify and state the historical significance of multiculturalism.

What gains has the African-American community attained since the 1960s? What are the greatest challenges still facing African Americans and U.S. society regarding race?

Identify and state the historical significance of H. Ross Perot.

The razor-thin 2000 presidential election was finally settled by

Identify and state the historical significance of the Contract with America.

By the 2000s, the traditional nuclear family unit was undergoing severe strain because

Why did President Clinton sign the Welfare Reform Bill?

Evaluate the impact of the postindustrial economy on the American family. In what ways is it accurate to say that the family has not so much declined as altered its forms and functions? What were the greatest challenges that American families faced?

Identify and state the historical significance of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

What led to the passage of term-limits in several states?

President Clinton's primary political legacy was that he

Identify and state the historical significance of George W. Bush.

Identify and state the historical significance of J. Danforth Quayle.

Which author was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Mexican-American mutual aid societies, or Mutualistas, provided

Identify and state the historical significance of Robert Dole.

Identify and state the historical significance of Al Gore.

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