Question 1

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 attempted to

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A)  restrict access to welfare for legal immigrants. 
B)  require immigrants to learn English as a condition of American citizenship. 
C)  restrict access to welfare and education for illegal immigrants. 
D)  deny amnesty to illegal immigrants living in the U.S. 
E)  penalize employers for hiring illegal immigrants. 
A)  restrict access to welfare for legal immigrants. 
B)  require immigrants to learn English as a condition of American citizenship. 
C)  restrict access to welfare and education for illegal immigrants. 
D)  deny amnesty to illegal immigrants living in the U.S. 
E)  penalize employers for hiring illegal immigrants.

Question 2

Studies show that illegal immigrants

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A)  do not seek education for their children. 
B)  mostly plan to return to their country of origin as soon as they can. 
C)  claim welfare benefits at the taxpayer's expense. 
D)  are responsible for a disproportionate share of crime. 
E)  pay more dollars in federal taxes than they claim in benefits but do often burden local government services. 
A)  do not seek education for their children. 
B)  mostly plan to return to their country of origin as soon as they can. 
C)  claim welfare benefits at the taxpayer's expense. 
D)  are responsible for a disproportionate share of crime. 
E)  pay more dollars in federal taxes than they claim in benefits but do often burden local government services.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eero Saarinen

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Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American arc

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"outsourcing"

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Outsourcing refers to the business pract

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-multiculturalism

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Multiculturalism is a term that refers t

Question 6

How has American democracy and popular culture affected the character of American literature and theater?

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American democracy and popular culture h

Question 7

Is the change in America's place in the world caused by the attacks of September 11,2001,likely to increase our international involvement and leadership,or to make America more fearful and inclined to unilateral actions?

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The change in America's place in the wor

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Randolph Bourne

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Randolph Bourne (1886-1918) was an Ameri

Question 9

Account for the rise of minority groups in American society since World War II.Do you think that this rise has been a healthy development? Why or why not?

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The rise of minority groups in American

Question 10

Evaluate the debates over multiculturalism and the traditional melting pot of American national culture.Why have such controversies so often contributed to the culture wars? Is there a middle ground between a strong multiculturalism and the desire to hold onto shared American values and culture?

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The debates over multiculturalism and th

Question 11

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years,and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

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The label of the "age of no confidence"

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

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The Immigration Reform and Control Act o

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an Am

Question 14

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

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A)  the federal income tax. 
B)  the contributions made by the elderly during their working lives. 
C)  Social Security taxes paid by current workers. 
D)  private employers' pension funds. 
E)  the federal government's investment of Social Security contributions in the stock market. 
A)  the federal income tax. 
B)  the contributions made by the elderly during their working lives. 
C)  Social Security taxes paid by current workers. 
D)  private employers' pension funds. 
E)  the federal government's investment of Social Security contributions in the stock market.

Question 15

The leading painting movement in the immediate post-World War II period was

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A)  pop art. 
B)  abstract expressionism. 
C)  minimalism. 
D)  Dadaism. 
E)  postmodernism. 
A)  pop art. 
B)  abstract expressionism. 
C)  minimalism. 
D)  Dadaism. 
E)  postmodernism.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-gender gap

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

Question 17

In 2005,the foreign-born population accounted for ____ percent of the United States' population.

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A)  about 17 
B)  more than 30 
C)  about 23 
D)  about 13 
E)  less than 5 
A)  about 17 
B)  more than 30 
C)  about 23 
D)  about 13 
E)  less than 5

Question 18

Despite numerous victories,feminists in the 1990s and 2000s continued to be frustrated for all of these reasons except that

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A)  the percentage of women physicians in America remained low. 
B)  women generally were paid less than men for performing corresponding jobs. 
C)  women remained concentrated in traditionally feminine occupations. 
D)  women continued to be legally barred from holding high-level, high-prestige positions. 
E)  women continued to bear the greatest responsibilities for the welfare of children. 
A)  the percentage of women physicians in America remained low. 
B)  women generally were paid less than men for performing corresponding jobs. 
C)  women remained concentrated in traditionally feminine occupations. 
D)  women continued to be legally barred from holding high-level, high-prestige positions. 
E)  women continued to bear the greatest responsibilities for the welfare of children.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"dot.com" businesses

Accepted Answer

The "dot.com" businesses refer to the in

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Condoleezza Rice

Accepted Answer

Condoleezza Rice is an American politica

Exam 42: The American People Face a New Century

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 attempted to

Studies show that illegal immigrants

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eero Saarinen

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"outsourcing"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -multiculturalism

How has American democracy and popular culture affected the character of American literature and theater?

Is the change in America's place in the world caused by the attacks of September 11,2001,likely to increase our international involvement and leadership,or to make America more fearful and inclined to unilateral actions?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Randolph Bourne

Account for the rise of minority groups in American society since World War II.Do you think that this rise has been a healthy development? Why or why not?

Evaluate the debates over multiculturalism and the traditional melting pot of American national culture.Why have such controversies so often contributed to the culture wars? Is there a middle ground between a strong multiculturalism and the desire to hold onto shared American values and culture?

One historian has concluded that since 1960 the United States has entered a new "age of no confidence." Carefully consider major developments in the last twenty-five years,and explain why you think that this is or is not an appropriate label for the period.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Frank Lloyd Wright

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

The leading painting movement in the immediate post-World War II period was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -gender gap

In 2005,the foreign-born population accounted for ____ percent of the United States' population.

Despite numerous victories,feminists in the 1990s and 2000s continued to be frustrated for all of these reasons except that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"dot.com" businesses

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Condoleezza Rice

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

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