Question 1

Which of the following was a job category for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted strong growth in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teacher. 
B)  Financial service. 
C)  Factory operative. 
D)  Computer programmer. 
E)  Home health aides. 
A)  Teacher. 
B)  Financial service. 
C)  Factory operative. 
D)  Computer programmer. 
E)  Home health aides.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-subprime mortgage

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 3

Why is the characterization of the war on terror as a "clash of civilizations"-the West versus Islam-unhistorical?

Accepted Answer

A)  It denies the militancy of Christian sects. 
B)  It ignores the militant tendencies of Buddhism. 
C)  It denies a long past of cultural exchanges between the two. 
D)  It exaggerates the diversity of Islamic countries. 
E)  It undermines the liberation struggle of the Arab Spring. 
A)  It denies the militancy of Christian sects. 
B)  It ignores the militant tendencies of Buddhism. 
C)  It denies a long past of cultural exchanges between the two. 
D)  It exaggerates the diversity of Islamic countries. 
E)  It undermines the liberation struggle of the Arab Spring.

Question 4

According to President George W.Bush's message to the American people in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks,what would have kept terrorists from attacking the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Better education. 
B)  Better economic opportunities. 
C)  A love of country. 
D)  A true Christian faith. 
E)  A love of freedom. 
A)  Better education. 
B)  Better economic opportunities. 
C)  A love of country. 
D)  A true Christian faith. 
E)  A love of freedom.

Question 5

In a Supreme Court decision in 2003,the right to use affirmative action in college admissions was:

Accepted Answer

A)  found unconstitutional. 
B)  reaffirmed. 
C)  supported by President Bush. 
D)  declared unnecessary in the twenty-first century. 
E)  left intentionally vague. 
A)  found unconstitutional. 
B)  reaffirmed. 
C)  supported by President Bush. 
D)  declared unnecessary in the twenty-first century. 
E)  left intentionally vague.

Question 6

During his first year in office,George W.Bush:

Accepted Answer

A)  raised tax rates for wealthy Americans. 
B)  sponsored legislation to protect the environment. 
C)  supported the accelerated reduction of nuclear weapons. 
D)  had the full support of Congress, which had a commanding Republican majority. 
E)  persuaded Congress to enact the largest tax cut in American history. 
A)  raised tax rates for wealthy Americans. 
B)  sponsored legislation to protect the environment. 
C)  supported the accelerated reduction of nuclear weapons. 
D)  had the full support of Congress, which had a commanding Republican majority. 
E)  persuaded Congress to enact the largest tax cut in American history.

Question 7

Vice President Cheney was found guilty of perjury in Bush's second term for a leak to the press about a CIA operative in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Conservative governor of Wisconsin,Scott Walker,surprised his critics by supporting collective bargaining rights for state employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why did the number of Americans receiving food stamps rise after 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Obama had eased eligibility requirements. 
B)  The Midwestern farm lobby had pushed for an expansion of the program. 
C)  The number of needy Americans skyrocketed with the recession. 
D)  Americans had become increasingly comfortable with handouts. 
E)  Illegal immigrants became eligible for food stamps in 2009. 
A)  President Obama had eased eligibility requirements. 
B)  The Midwestern farm lobby had pushed for an expansion of the program. 
C)  The number of needy Americans skyrocketed with the recession. 
D)  Americans had become increasingly comfortable with handouts. 
E)  Illegal immigrants became eligible for food stamps in 2009.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Taliban

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 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-"toxic assets"

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

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

Accepted Answer

The Geneva Conventions are a series of i

Question 13

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an apology to Japan for the dropping of the atomic bombs. 
B)  addressed the issue of global warming and was rejected by President Bush. 
C)  addressed the issue of global warming and was supported by President Bush. 
D)  was a trade agreement between Japan and the United States. 
E)  was a declaration of war guilt by the Japanese. 
A)  was an apology to Japan for the dropping of the atomic bombs. 
B)  addressed the issue of global warming and was rejected by President Bush. 
C)  addressed the issue of global warming and was supported by President Bush. 
D)  was a trade agreement between Japan and the United States. 
E)  was a declaration of war guilt by the Japanese.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hamdan v.Rumsfeld

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 16

Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001:

Accepted Answer

A)  against Afghanistan, because the nation was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
B)  against Saudi Arabia, because it was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
C)  against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban's treatment of women. 
D)  against Afghanistan, because the Afghan government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11. 
E)  as a way to combat rising unemployment. 
A)  against Afghanistan, because the nation was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
B)  against Saudi Arabia, because it was harboring Osama bin Laden. 
C)  against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban's treatment of women. 
D)  against Afghanistan, because the Afghan government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11. 
E)  as a way to combat rising unemployment.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hurricane Katrina

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 18

Lawrence v.Texas upheld affirmative action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Karl Rove

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

What did congressional Republicans denounce as a "government takeover" in March 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  A financial reform bill that required the breakup of big banks. 
B)  Western state officials assuming control of national parks within their borders. 
C)  A sweeping health care bill that required all Americans to purchase health insurance. 
D)  An executive order that mandated an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid in twenty-three states. 
E)  A labor bill requiring unions to appoint government officials in executive positions. 
A)  A financial reform bill that required the breakup of big banks. 
B)  Western state officials assuming control of national parks within their borders. 
C)  A sweeping health care bill that required all Americans to purchase health insurance. 
D)  An executive order that mandated an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid in twenty-three states. 
E)  A labor bill requiring unions to appoint government officials in executive positions.

Exam 28: A New Century and New Crises

Which of the following was a job category for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted strong growth in 2012?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -subprime mortgage

Why is the characterization of the war on terror as a "clash of civilizations"-the West versus Islam-unhistorical?

According to President George W.Bush's message to the American people in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks,what would have kept terrorists from attacking the United States?

In a Supreme Court decision in 2003,the right to use affirmative action in college admissions was:

During his first year in office,George W.Bush:

Vice President Cheney was found guilty of perjury in Bush's second term for a leak to the press about a CIA operative in Africa.

Conservative governor of Wisconsin,Scott Walker,surprised his critics by supporting collective bargaining rights for state employees.

Why did the number of Americans receiving food stamps rise after 2008?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Taliban

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -"toxic assets"

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

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hamdan v.Rumsfeld

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

Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hurricane Katrina

Lawrence v.Texas upheld affirmative action.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Karl Rove

What did congressional Republicans denounce as a "government takeover" in March 2010?

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