Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American pol

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Al Qaeda

Accepted Answer

Al Qaeda, Arabic for "The Base," is a tr

Question 3

The vigorously partisan leader who led Republicans to a majority in the House of Representatives in 1994 was

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A)  John McCain. 
B)  Richard Cheney. 
C)  Robert Dole. 
D)  Newt Gingrich. 
E)  Henry Hyde. 
A)  John McCain. 
B)  Richard Cheney. 
C)  Robert Dole. 
D)  Newt Gingrich. 
E)  Henry Hyde.

Question 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Persian Gulf

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 5

President Clinton's approach to the controversial policy of affirmative action was

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A)  wholehearted support. 
B)  a plea to "mend it, not end it." 
C)  to support it for private business and universities but not for the federal government or public universities. 
D)  to extend it from African Americans to other minorities. 
E)  to work toward its eventual abolition. 
A)  wholehearted support. 
B)  a plea to "mend it, not end it." 
C)  to support it for private business and universities but not for the federal government or public universities. 
D)  to extend it from African Americans to other minorities. 
E)  to work toward its eventual abolition.

Question 6

Americans experienced a great wave of national unity and solidarity in the wake of the September 11,2001,terrorist attacks.Yet within a few years they were very bitterly divided over both political goals and tactics.What was the primary cause of these divisions? Were they debates over longstanding cultural and moral differences,or were the divisions directly related to the specific policies and conduct of the Bush administration?

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The answer of Americans experienced a great wave of national...

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"red" and "blue" states

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"Red" and "blue" states are terms used i

Question 8

What were the essential components of George W.Bush's conservative domestic policies? How were they related to the Bush administration's foreign policy?

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George W. Bush's conservative domestic p

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"culture wars"

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The term "culture wars" refers to the co

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Enron and Worldcom

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Enron and WorldCom are two companies tha

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George W.Bush

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George W. Bush was the 43rd President of

Question 12

What was the primary political legacy of the Clinton administration? Do you agree with the text that Clinton "did more to consolidate than to reverse the Reagan-Bush revolution against New Deal liberalism"?

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The primary political legacy of the Clin

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ralph Nader

Accepted Answer

Ralph Nader is an American political act

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Department of Homeland Security

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS

Question 15

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

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A)  Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. 
B)  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  former President George H.W. Bush and the foreign policy realists. 
D)  Vice President Richard Cheney and administration neoconservatives. 
E)  former President Bill Clinton and the New Democrats in Congress. 
A)  Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. 
B)  Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  former President George H.W. Bush and the foreign policy realists. 
D)  Vice President Richard Cheney and administration neoconservatives. 
E)  former President Bill Clinton and the New Democrats in Congress.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Cheney

Accepted Answer

Richard Cheney, commonly known as Dick C

Question 17

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Iraq

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 18

In the beginning of the Clinton administration,First Lady Hillary Clinton was heavily criticized for

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A)  taking too large a role in managing her husband's administration. 
B)  considering running for office in her own right. 
C)  not publicly criticizing her husband's sexual affairs. 
D)  developing an excessively complex health care plan that was quickly dropped by Congress. 
E)  advocating too strongly for the role of women in the administration. 
A)  taking too large a role in managing her husband's administration. 
B)  considering running for office in her own right. 
C)  not publicly criticizing her husband's sexual affairs. 
D)  developing an excessively complex health care plan that was quickly dropped by Congress. 
E)  advocating too strongly for the role of women in the administration.

Question 19

In the 1992 national elections,Democratic candidate Bill Clinton

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A)  campaigned as a new Democrat who proposed to move away from his party's traditional liberalism. 
B)  campaigned on a platform criticizing President Bush's leadership in the Persian Gulf War. 
C)  effectively prevented third-party candidate Ross Perot from taking votes away from the Democrats. 
D)  stayed away from economic issues because of the growing prosperity under President Bush. 
E)  proved inarticulate and unable to respond to sharp Republican attacks on his character and record. 
A)  campaigned as a new Democrat who proposed to move away from his party's traditional liberalism. 
B)  campaigned on a platform criticizing President Bush's leadership in the Persian Gulf War. 
C)  effectively prevented third-party candidate Ross Perot from taking votes away from the Democrats. 
D)  stayed away from economic issues because of the growing prosperity under President Bush. 
E)  proved inarticulate and unable to respond to sharp Republican attacks on his character and record.

Question 20

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.

Exam 41: America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John McCain

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Al Qaeda

The vigorously partisan leader who led Republicans to a majority in the House of Representatives in 1994 was

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Persian Gulf

President Clinton's approach to the controversial policy of affirmative action was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"red" and "blue" states

What were the essential components of George W.Bush's conservative domestic policies? How were they related to the Bush administration's foreign policy?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"culture wars"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Enron and Worldcom

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George W.Bush

What was the primary political legacy of the Clinton administration? Do you agree with the text that Clinton "did more to consolidate than to reverse the Reagan-Bush revolution against New Deal liberalism"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ralph Nader

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Department of Homeland Security

Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Cheney

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Iraq

In the beginning of the Clinton administration,First Lady Hillary Clinton was heavily criticized for

In the 1992 national elections,Democratic candidate Bill Clinton

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

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