Question 1

The USA Patriot Act is a remarkably short and concise document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 2008 election,when Barack Obama "redrew the nation's political map," he:

Accepted Answer

A)  only won in Democratic strongholds. 
B)  did extremely well in cities. 
C)  only won in the North and West. 
D)  won in states that had been reliably Republican for years as well as in Democratic strongholds. 
E)  won 53 percent of the popular vote and a large majority in the electoral college. 
A)  only won in Democratic strongholds. 
B)  did extremely well in cities. 
C)  only won in the North and West. 
D)  won in states that had been reliably Republican for years as well as in Democratic strongholds. 
E)  won 53 percent of the popular vote and a large majority in the electoral college.

Question 3

Worldwide reaction to Bush's "axis of evil" declaration and the National Security Strategy was mostly positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

After the September 11 attacks,Americans experienced a new feeling of common social purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Bush Doctrine refers to a set of for

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Black Lives Matter movement is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focused on narrow platform policy, rather than a broad claim to black humanity. 
B)  Members demanded that police practices be changed and officers using excessive force be held accountable. 
C)  Public reaction to the movement was mixed and racially divided. 
D)  It emerged in response to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and other authorities. 
E)  It made extensive use of current technology and social media to organize. 
A)  It focused on narrow platform policy, rather than a broad claim to black humanity. 
B)  Members demanded that police practices be changed and officers using excessive force be held accountable. 
C)  Public reaction to the movement was mixed and racially divided. 
D)  It emerged in response to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and other authorities. 
E)  It made extensive use of current technology and social media to organize.

Question 7

What was the result of Lawrence v.Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court overturned the law on a procedural technicality. 
B)  The Supreme Court declared the criminalization of homosexual acts unconstitutional. 
C)  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state "religious liberty" laws. 
D)  The Supreme Court paved the way for Obergefell v. Hodges twelve years later. 
E)  B and D 
A)  The Supreme Court overturned the law on a procedural technicality. 
B)  The Supreme Court declared the criminalization of homosexual acts unconstitutional. 
C)  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state "religious liberty" laws. 
D)  The Supreme Court paved the way for Obergefell v. Hodges twelve years later. 
E)  B and D

Question 8

"Obamacare":

Accepted Answer

A)  included a provision for government-run health insurance called "the public option." 
B)  was bitterly opposed by congressional Republicans because most favored a "single-payer" plan. 
C)  survived two challenges to its constitutionality. 
D)  was partially repealed in 2013 in order to avert a government shutdown. 
E)  led to the expansion of Medicaid in Republican controlled states. 
A)  included a provision for government-run health insurance called "the public option." 
B)  was bitterly opposed by congressional Republicans because most favored a "single-payer" plan. 
C)  survived two challenges to its constitutionality. 
D)  was partially repealed in 2013 in order to avert a government shutdown. 
E)  led to the expansion of Medicaid in Republican controlled states.

Question 9

What made Bush's 2002 "National Security Strategy" fundamentally different from previous American policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began by defining freedom. 
B)  It called for a huge military buildup. 
C)  It did not refrain from nuclear weapons. 
D)  It advocated the use of preemptive war. 
E)  It called for multilateral action. 
A)  It began by defining freedom. 
B)  It called for a huge military buildup. 
C)  It did not refrain from nuclear weapons. 
D)  It advocated the use of preemptive war. 
E)  It called for multilateral action.

Question 10

How did Barack Obama's presidential campaigns connect with the history of American freedom?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama's presidential campaigns co

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Colin Powell

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 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"Too big to fail"

Accepted Answer

The term "too big to fail" refers to the

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS

Question 14

What did President Obama do in his second term that involved historic enemies of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  He apologized to the governments of Colombia and Honduras for the use of unauthorized military force in the war on drugs. 
B)  He moved to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. 
C)  His administration helped broker a nuclear energy agreement with Iran. 
D)  He supported a military coup in Egypt that ended badly for the United States. 
E)  B and C 
A)  He apologized to the governments of Colombia and Honduras for the use of unauthorized military force in the war on drugs. 
B)  He moved to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. 
C)  His administration helped broker a nuclear energy agreement with Iran. 
D)  He supported a military coup in Egypt that ended badly for the United States. 
E)  B and C

Question 15

Assess the status of African-Americans at the beginning of the twenty-first century.Had America transformed into a so-called postracial nation as some social commentators claimed? Why,or why not? Explain.

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the twenty-first cen

Question 16

What setback did the Bush administration suffer in its war on terror in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  The House voted for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. 
B)  The press disclosed the secret family ties between the Bush family and the Saudi Arabian monarchy. 
C)  The Senate began its investigations into the corruption and abuses of Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, Halliburton. 
D)  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Guantanamo Bay detainees could invoke rights under the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  U.S. troops had to withdraw from Iraq. 
A)  The House voted for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. 
B)  The press disclosed the secret family ties between the Bush family and the Saudi Arabian monarchy. 
C)  The Senate began its investigations into the corruption and abuses of Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, Halliburton. 
D)  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Guantanamo Bay detainees could invoke rights under the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  U.S. troops had to withdraw from Iraq.

Question 17

The borderlands of the Southwest:

Accepted Answer

A)  had only rarely been a source of tension for Americans since the passage of the Hart-Cellar Act. 
B)  emerged as an area of renewed anxiety for some Americans in the wake of the September 11 attacks. 
C)  only infrequently enjoyed close cultural and community connections to Mexico. 
D)  seemed less of a national security threat than the borderlands of the Pacific Northwest. 
E)  were not largely affected by the September 11 attacks because of their location. 
A)  had only rarely been a source of tension for Americans since the passage of the Hart-Cellar Act. 
B)  emerged as an area of renewed anxiety for some Americans in the wake of the September 11 attacks. 
C)  only infrequently enjoyed close cultural and community connections to Mexico. 
D)  seemed less of a national security threat than the borderlands of the Pacific Northwest. 
E)  were not largely affected by the September 11 attacks because of their location.

Question 18

The 2008 financial crisis was unrelated to subprime mortgages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Sonia Sotomayor

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 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Jack Abramoff

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

Exam 28: A New Century and New Crises

The USA Patriot Act is a remarkably short and concise document.

In the 2008 election,when Barack Obama "redrew the nation's political map," he:

Worldwide reaction to Bush's "axis of evil" declaration and the National Security Strategy was mostly positive.

After the September 11 attacks,Americans experienced a new feeling of common social purpose.

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

Which of the following statements about the Black Lives Matter movement is NOT accurate?

What was the result of Lawrence v.Texas?

"Obamacare":

What made Bush's 2002 "National Security Strategy" fundamentally different from previous American policy?

How did Barack Obama's presidential campaigns connect with the history of American freedom?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Colin Powell

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -"Too big to fail"

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

What did President Obama do in his second term that involved historic enemies of the United States?

Assess the status of African-Americans at the beginning of the twenty-first century.Had America transformed into a so-called postracial nation as some social commentators claimed? Why,or why not? Explain.

What setback did the Bush administration suffer in its war on terror in 2008?

The borderlands of the Southwest:

The 2008 financial crisis was unrelated to subprime mortgages.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sonia Sotomayor

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Jack Abramoff

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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