Question 1

Which of the following was an action taken by the George W. Bush administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refused to implement proposed EPA measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 
B)  It rejected calls for stricter emissions standards. 
C)  It repudiated the Kyoto protocol. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  It refused to implement proposed EPA measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 
B)  It rejected calls for stricter emissions standards. 
C)  It repudiated the Kyoto protocol. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 2

Which of these was not among Barack Obama's objectives when he first took office in 2009?

Accepted Answer

A)  closing Guantanamo prison. 
B)  winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 
C)  ending the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military. 
D)  lifting the ban on stem-cell research. 
E)  seeking alternative energy sources. 
A)  closing Guantanamo prison. 
B)  winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 
C)  ending the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military. 
D)  lifting the ban on stem-cell research. 
E)  seeking alternative energy sources.

Question 3

President Bush's appointment of John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  both were loyal to the president. 
B)  the court became increasingly conservative. 
C)  the court became increasingly liberal. 
D)  Justice William Rehnquist would now be a vital swing vote to ensure the safety of Roe v. Wade . 
E)  both opposed any changes to Roe v. Wade . 
A)  both were loyal to the president. 
B)  the court became increasingly conservative. 
C)  the court became increasingly liberal. 
D)  Justice William Rehnquist would now be a vital swing vote to ensure the safety of Roe v. Wade . 
E)  both opposed any changes to Roe v. Wade .

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Nancy Pelosi

Accepted Answer

Nancy Pelosi is an American politician w

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Roberts, Samuel Alito

Accepted Answer

John Roberts and Samuel Alito are both j

Question 6

Analyze the 2008 presidential election. Who were the major candidates, and what were the issues? Explain the outcome of the election. Did the election suggest that the United States was heading in a major new direction? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The 2008 presidential election was a his

Question 7

Where has the largest number of immigrants to the United States since 1960 originated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa and the Middle East 
B)  Asia and nations of the Western Hemisphere 
C)  Southern Europe 
D)  The Soviet Union 
E)  Island nations in the Caribbean and Pacific 
A)  Africa and the Middle East 
B)  Asia and nations of the Western Hemisphere 
C)  Southern Europe 
D)  The Soviet Union 
E)  Island nations in the Caribbean and Pacific

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Sunnis vs. Shi'ites

Accepted Answer

Sunnis and Shi'ites are the two main bra

Question 9

Who was the leader of al Qaeda until he was killed in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ayman Al-Zawahiri 
B)  Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah 
C)  Osama bin Laden 
D)  Fazul Abdullah Mohammed 
E)  Mohammed Ali Hamadei 
A)  Ayman Al-Zawahiri 
B)  Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah 
C)  Osama bin Laden 
D)  Fazul Abdullah Mohammed 
E)  Mohammed Ali Hamadei

Question 10

What roles did Condoleezza Rice serve in the administration of George W. Bush?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secretary of Defense and Vice President 
B)  Secretary of the Treasury and Special Advisor to the President 
C)  National security advisor and Secretary of State 
D)  Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense 
E)  Attorney general and White House Counsel 
A)  Secretary of Defense and Vice President 
B)  Secretary of the Treasury and Special Advisor to the President 
C)  National security advisor and Secretary of State 
D)  Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense 
E)  Attorney general and White House Counsel

Question 11

Analyze the events of September 11, 2001. What happened? Why did terrorists want to attack the United States and specifically the targets they chose? Why was the country not prepared for it?

Accepted Answer

The events of September 11, 2001, also k

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Condoleezza Rice

Accepted Answer

Condoleezza Rice is an American politica

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
"Mission accomplished!"

Accepted Answer

"Mission Accomplished!" refers to a bann

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Donald Rumsfield

Accepted Answer

Donald Rumsfeld was an American politici

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Yucca Mountain storage site

Accepted Answer

The Yucca Mountain storage site refers t

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Global Warning, Kyoto Accords

Accepted Answer

Global warming refers to the long-term i

Question 17

Examine recent immigration to the United States and the current debate about immigration policy. How has immigration changed the ethnic composition of the country? What are U.S. immigration policies? What issues have been debated since 2000? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Recent immigration to the United States

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Kurds

Accepted Answer

The Kurds are an ethnic group primarily

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Department of Homeland Security

Accepted Answer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Sarah Palin

Accepted Answer

Sarah Palin is an American politician, c

Exam 31: A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

Which of the following was an action taken by the George W. Bush administration?

Which of these was not among Barack Obama's objectives when he first took office in 2009?

President Bush's appointment of John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court was significant because

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Nancy Pelosi

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Roberts, Samuel Alito

Analyze the 2008 presidential election. Who were the major candidates, and what were the issues? Explain the outcome of the election. Did the election suggest that the United States was heading in a major new direction? Why or why not?

Where has the largest number of immigrants to the United States since 1960 originated?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sunnis vs. Shi'ites

Who was the leader of al Qaeda until he was killed in 2011?

What roles did Condoleezza Rice serve in the administration of George W. Bush?

Analyze the events of September 11, 2001. What happened? Why did terrorists want to attack the United States and specifically the targets they chose? Why was the country not prepared for it?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Condoleezza Rice

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "Mission accomplished!"

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Donald Rumsfield

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Yucca Mountain storage site

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Global Warning, Kyoto Accords

Examine recent immigration to the United States and the current debate about immigration policy. How has immigration changed the ethnic composition of the country? What are U.S. immigration policies? What issues have been debated since 2000? Explain.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Kurds

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Department of Homeland Security

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sarah Palin

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