Question 1

Illegal immigrants coming to the United States push down wages at the bottom of the economic ladder,but they spend money and pay taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Despite the fact that there were 20 million new voters in the presidential election of 2004,only three states changed their electoral votes compared to 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The claims of conservative Tea Party activists in 2010 included that:

Accepted Answer

A)  President Obama was born in Africa, not the United States. 
B)  President Obama secretly worked to prevent a new health care law. 
C)  President Obama had not won the 2008 election with a majority vote. 
D)  the President wanted to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment birthright to citizenship. 
E)  Democratic senators were gerrymandering their districts to secure their seats. 
A)  President Obama was born in Africa, not the United States. 
B)  President Obama secretly worked to prevent a new health care law. 
C)  President Obama had not won the 2008 election with a majority vote. 
D)  the President wanted to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment birthright to citizenship. 
E)  Democratic senators were gerrymandering their districts to secure their seats.

Question 4

The health care reform bill did not prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with existing illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Conservative Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy,writing for the majority in the Lawrence v.Texas and Obergefell v.Hodges rulings:

Accepted Answer

A)  described the Constitution as a document bound by the "original intent" of the nation's founding fathers. 
B)  suggested constitutional interpretation must normally rest on a narrow reading of the text. 
C)  reaffirmed the liberal view of the Constitution as a "living document," whose protections expand as society changes. 
D)  offered no explanation for the Court's upholding of state laws banning same-sex marriages. 
E)  upheld the conservative view of reading the "original intent" of the Founders and amendment authors. 
A)  described the Constitution as a document bound by the "original intent" of the nation's founding fathers. 
B)  suggested constitutional interpretation must normally rest on a narrow reading of the text. 
C)  reaffirmed the liberal view of the Constitution as a "living document," whose protections expand as society changes. 
D)  offered no explanation for the Court's upholding of state laws banning same-sex marriages. 
E)  upheld the conservative view of reading the "original intent" of the Founders and amendment authors.

Question 6

The effect of undocumented immigrants on the economy of the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a settled question among economists. 
B)  has not yet been a subject of study, so no data exists. 
C)  appears to push down wages for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. 
D)  is negligible in terms of consumer spending and additional tax revenue. 
E)  is limited because there are only a few thousand working in the United States. 
A)  is a settled question among economists. 
B)  has not yet been a subject of study, so no data exists. 
C)  appears to push down wages for those at the bottom of the economic ladder. 
D)  is negligible in terms of consumer spending and additional tax revenue. 
E)  is limited because there are only a few thousand working in the United States.

Question 7

George W.Bush commented in his 2001 inaugural address that America had gone out into the world to protect,not to possess,and to defend,not to conquer.Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give examples to support your position.

Accepted Answer

I agree with George W. Bush's statement

Question 8

Why was the lack of preparedness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Hurricane Katrina disaster so damaging for the George W.Bush administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a native of Louisiana, he was expected to display particular care for New Orleans. 
B)  There was nothing unusual about this particular hurricane, but the city and state had not done anything to prepare the city's population. 
C)  President Bush had vociferously denied that hurricanes of this size could ever reach the United States. 
D)  President Bush had been the head of FEMA during his father's presidency. 
E)  The Bush administration had prided itself on its unique focus for homeland security. 
A)  As a native of Louisiana, he was expected to display particular care for New Orleans. 
B)  There was nothing unusual about this particular hurricane, but the city and state had not done anything to prepare the city's population. 
C)  President Bush had vociferously denied that hurricanes of this size could ever reach the United States. 
D)  President Bush had been the head of FEMA during his father's presidency. 
E)  The Bush administration had prided itself on its unique focus for homeland security.

Question 9

In 2008,testifying before Congress,Alan Greenspan,the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank:

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that regulation would damage banks, Wall Street, and the mortgage market. 
B)  admitted that there had been a "flaw" in his long-held conviction that free markets would produce the best results. 
C)  argued that the federal government should allow unregulated economic competition. 
D)  argued that banks and investment firms should regulate themselves. 
E)  called for deregulation and artificially low interest rates. 
A)  argued that regulation would damage banks, Wall Street, and the mortgage market. 
B)  admitted that there had been a "flaw" in his long-held conviction that free markets would produce the best results. 
C)  argued that the federal government should allow unregulated economic competition. 
D)  argued that banks and investment firms should regulate themselves. 
E)  called for deregulation and artificially low interest rates.

Question 10

George W.Bush was the first president since Herbert Hoover to see the economy lose jobs over the course of a four-year term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Abu Ghraib

Accepted Answer

A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike 
A) global warming 
B) significantly reduced workforce 
C) rules of war and treatment of prisoners 
D) terrorist group 
E) Afghanistan
F)U.S.prison in Iraq
G)Cuba
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)preemptive strike

Question 12

Hamdan v.Rumsfeld ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hamdan was so dangerous he ought to be sent back to Saudi Arabia. 
B)  a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay could challenge his incarceration in federal court. 
C)  it was constitutional for the National Security Agency to wiretap domestic calls without a court order. 
D)  the president had to uphold the Geneva Conventions. 
E)  in times of war, the president had unlimited authority. 
A)  Hamdan was so dangerous he ought to be sent back to Saudi Arabia. 
B)  a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay could challenge his incarceration in federal court. 
C)  it was constitutional for the National Security Agency to wiretap domestic calls without a court order. 
D)  the president had to uphold the Geneva Conventions. 
E)  in times of war, the president had unlimited authority.

Question 13

All of the following statements about President Obama's inaugural address are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  he promised a foreign policy based on diplomacy rather than on unilateral force. 
B)  his address harked back to the Revolutionary-era ideal of putting the common good before individual self-interest. 
C)  he blamed a culture of "greed and irresponsibility" for helping to bring on the economic crisis. 
D)  he spoke about freedom repeatedly. 
E)  he spoke of the need to combat income inequality and lack of access to health care. 
A)  he promised a foreign policy based on diplomacy rather than on unilateral force. 
B)  his address harked back to the Revolutionary-era ideal of putting the common good before individual self-interest. 
C)  he blamed a culture of "greed and irresponsibility" for helping to bring on the economic crisis. 
D)  he spoke about freedom repeatedly. 
E)  he spoke of the need to combat income inequality and lack of access to health care.

Question 14

What was the response to the 2006 House of Representatives bill that criminalized offering assistance to illegal immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Silence from the mainstream media. 
B)  Mass protests staged by legal and illegal immigrants nationwide. 
C)  "self-deportation" en masse. 
D)  Mass arrests of people distributing water to immigrants in Texas. 
E)  Many Americans assisted in deporting thousands of illegal immigrants. 
A)  Silence from the mainstream media. 
B)  Mass protests staged by legal and illegal immigrants nationwide. 
C)  "self-deportation" en masse. 
D)  Mass arrests of people distributing water to immigrants in Texas. 
E)  Many Americans assisted in deporting thousands of illegal immigrants.

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Hurricane Katrina

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating Cate

Question 16

Prior to the new national security atmosphere of the war on terror,what had separated Americans from the historical abuses of the CIA and FBI during the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national security reforms of the Reagan administration. 
B)  The liberal civil rights enhancements of the Clinton administration. 
C)  The radical expansions of civil liberties under the Warren and Burger courts. 
D)  The discoveries of the Church Committee in the wake of Nixon's resignation. 
E)  The political reforms of the Republican Congress under Newt Gingrich. 
A)  The national security reforms of the Reagan administration. 
B)  The liberal civil rights enhancements of the Clinton administration. 
C)  The radical expansions of civil liberties under the Warren and Burger courts. 
D)  The discoveries of the Church Committee in the wake of Nixon's resignation. 
E)  The political reforms of the Republican Congress under Newt Gingrich.

Question 17

What important piece of legislation tried to target the origins of the great recession in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Obamacare." 
B)  TARP-the Troubled Asset Relief Program. 
C)  The bailout of the nation's automakers. 
D)  The bank regulation reform law. 
E)  The No Child Left Behind Act. 
A)  "Obamacare." 
B)  TARP-the Troubled Asset Relief Program. 
C)  The bailout of the nation's automakers. 
D)  The bank regulation reform law. 
E)  The No Child Left Behind Act.

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John McCain

Accepted Answer

A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008 
A) sponsored a bill banning the use of torture 
B) Bush's secretary of state 
C) House majority leader 
D) Obama appointee to the Supreme Court 
E) inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency effectively
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)elected president in 2008

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of the Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to police the southwest border?

Accepted Answer

A)  They publicly supported protests against illegal immigration. 
B)  They paid private militias through the Department of Homeland Security to provide extra enforcement at border crossings. 
C)  They sent more U.S. Border Patrol agents to the southwest borderlands. 
D)  They deported more undocumented immigrants. 
E)  A and B 
A)  They publicly supported protests against illegal immigration. 
B)  They paid private militias through the Department of Homeland Security to provide extra enforcement at border crossings. 
C)  They sent more U.S. Border Patrol agents to the southwest borderlands. 
D)  They deported more undocumented immigrants. 
E)  A and B

Question 20

What did the USA Patriot Act empower law enforcement agencies to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convict U.S. citizens without trial. 
B)  Wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge. 
C)  Detain family members to secure the surrender of a suspect. 
D)  Employ physical torture to extract evidence from suspected gang members. 
E)  Prevent defendants from learning the charges brought against them. 
A)  Convict U.S. citizens without trial. 
B)  Wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge. 
C)  Detain family members to secure the surrender of a suspect. 
D)  Employ physical torture to extract evidence from suspected gang members. 
E)  Prevent defendants from learning the charges brought against them.

Exam 28: A New Century and New Crises

Illegal immigrants coming to the United States push down wages at the bottom of the economic ladder,but they spend money and pay taxes.

Despite the fact that there were 20 million new voters in the presidential election of 2004,only three states changed their electoral votes compared to 2000.

The claims of conservative Tea Party activists in 2010 included that:

The health care reform bill did not prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with existing illnesses.

Conservative Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy,writing for the majority in the Lawrence v.Texas and Obergefell v.Hodges rulings:

The effect of undocumented immigrants on the economy of the United States:

George W.Bush commented in his 2001 inaugural address that America had gone out into the world to protect,not to possess,and to defend,not to conquer.Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give examples to support your position.

Why was the lack of preparedness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Hurricane Katrina disaster so damaging for the George W.Bush administration?

In 2008,testifying before Congress,Alan Greenspan,the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank:

George W.Bush was the first president since Herbert Hoover to see the economy lose jobs over the course of a four-year term.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Abu Ghraib

Hamdan v.Rumsfeld ruled that:

All of the following statements about President Obama's inaugural address are true EXCEPT:

What was the response to the 2006 House of Representatives bill that criminalized offering assistance to illegal immigrants?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Hurricane Katrina

Prior to the new national security atmosphere of the war on terror,what had separated Americans from the historical abuses of the CIA and FBI during the 1950s and 1960s?

What important piece of legislation tried to target the origins of the great recession in 2010?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John McCain

Which of the following is NOT true of the Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to police the southwest border?

What did the USA Patriot Act empower law enforcement agencies to do?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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