Question 1

In 2006, the war in Iraq cost the United States ____ billion dollars a month.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
E) six 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
E) six

Question 2

The Affordable Health Care Act offered all of the following benefits except

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited insurers from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. 
B) replaced Medicare with state exchanges. 
C) established mechanism to increase competition between insurance companies.​ 
D) required that all Americans have health insurance.​ 
E) health coverage to 30 million uninsured people. 
A) prohibited insurers from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. 
B) replaced Medicare with state exchanges. 
C) established mechanism to increase competition between insurance companies.​ 
D) required that all Americans have health insurance.​ 
E) health coverage to 30 million uninsured people.

Question 3

During the Clinton presidency, unemployment dropped below ____________________ percent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the Clinton presidency, unemployment dropped below...

Question 4

The Bush administration has argued for a loose definition of what constitutes torture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Analyze George Bush's response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the impact on foreign policy and foreign relations.

Accepted Answer

George Bush's response to the attacks of

Question 6

In the election of 2000, a majority of white men voted for

Accepted Answer

A) Al Gore. 
B) Ralph Nader. 
C) George W. Bush. 
D) Ross Perot. 
E) Edward Kennedy. 
A) Al Gore. 
B) Ralph Nader. 
C) George W. Bush. 
D) Ross Perot. 
E) Edward Kennedy.

Question 7

President Bush replaced William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court with

Accepted Answer

A) John Roberts. 
B) John Bolton. 
C) Harriet Myers. 
D) Samuel Alito. 
E) Steven Breyer. 
A) John Roberts. 
B) John Bolton. 
C) Harriet Myers. 
D) Samuel Alito. 
E) Steven Breyer.

Question 8

President Clinton failed to intervene in ____________________ where a genocidal civil war resulted in the death of 500,000 Tutsis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Clinton failed to intervene in ____________________...

Question 9

In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush's margin of victory in the popular was

Accepted Answer

A) less than 1 percent. 
B) less than 3 percent. 
C) more than 5 percent. 
D) more than 8 percent. 
E) more than 12 percent. 
A) less than 1 percent. 
B) less than 3 percent. 
C) more than 5 percent. 
D) more than 8 percent. 
E) more than 12 percent.

Question 10

The program that allowed students to repay college loans through community service was called "____________________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The program that allowed students to repay...

Question 11

After the 2012 election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was more committed than ever to overturning the highly contentious _______________________ -- voting on 50 different measures to repeal it.

Accepted Answer

the Affordable Healt

Question 12

In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was fiercely attacked over his

Accepted Answer

A) voting record in the Senate. 
B) allegations of affairs. 
C) choice of a running mate. 
D) Vietnam War record. 
E) campaign contributions. 
A) voting record in the Senate. 
B) allegations of affairs. 
C) choice of a running mate. 
D) Vietnam War record. 
E) campaign contributions.

Question 13

When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003 it sought to create a system of governance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of

Accepted Answer

A) drug enforcement. 
B) public housing. 
C) immigration policy. 
D) energy regulations. 
E) Social Security. 
A) drug enforcement. 
B) public housing. 
C) immigration policy. 
D) energy regulations. 
E) Social Security.

Question 15

Republicans obtained a bare majority of votes in favor of the impeachment of Bill Clinton but not the required two-thirds majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following statements regarding the Clinton impeachment are true except

Accepted Answer

A) Clinton attempted to conceal his sexual relationship with a young White House intern. 
B) the special prosecutor who discovered the affair was a conservative Republican. 
C) Clinton faced impeachment on the grounds he had obstructed justice and committed perjury. 
D) The Senate was able to muster the votes needed for impeachment​ 
E) Clinton remained under Republican attack even after the impeachment proceedings ended.​ 
A) Clinton attempted to conceal his sexual relationship with a young White House intern. 
B) the special prosecutor who discovered the affair was a conservative Republican. 
C) Clinton faced impeachment on the grounds he had obstructed justice and committed perjury. 
D) The Senate was able to muster the votes needed for impeachment​ 
E) Clinton remained under Republican attack even after the impeachment proceedings ended.​

Question 17

Compared to Bill Clinton in executive style, George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

A) favored meetings that were more formal and structured. 
B) was more interested in free-wheeling, intellectual give-and-take. 
C) was more likely to be interested in the details of ideas. 
D) preferred longer meetings. 
E) was remarkably similar. 
A) favored meetings that were more formal and structured. 
B) was more interested in free-wheeling, intellectual give-and-take. 
C) was more likely to be interested in the details of ideas. 
D) preferred longer meetings. 
E) was remarkably similar.

Question 18

Al Gore's campaign for the presidency in 2000 was better organized and more focused than that of George W. Bush.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How did groups who were sympathetic to immigration issues counter the efforts of the anti-immigration movement? ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​they rallied immigrant populations via radio and Spanish-language publications. 
B) ​they staged work-stoppages. 
C) ​they organized street demonstrations. 
D) ​they used research to counter claims that undocumented workers took jobs away from legal Americans. 
E) ​all of these choices. 
A) ​they rallied immigrant populations via radio and Spanish-language publications. 
B) ​they staged work-stoppages. 
C) ​they organized street demonstrations. 
D) ​they used research to counter claims that undocumented workers took jobs away from legal Americans. 
E) ​all of these choices.

Question 20

President Bush proclaimed an end to "significant combat" in the Iraq war

Accepted Answer

A) less than two months after it began. 
B) from the Oval office. 
C) after the capture of Saddam Hussein. 
D) before the U.S. troops had reached Baghdad. 
E) all of these choices 
A) less than two months after it began. 
B) from the Oval office. 
C) after the capture of Saddam Hussein. 
D) before the U.S. troops had reached Baghdad. 
E) all of these choices

Exam 32: A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

In 2006, the war in Iraq cost the United States ____ billion dollars a month.

The Affordable Health Care Act offered all of the following benefits except

During the Clinton presidency, unemployment dropped below ____________________ percent.

The Bush administration has argued for a loose definition of what constitutes torture.

Analyze George Bush's response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the impact on foreign policy and foreign relations.

In the election of 2000, a majority of white men voted for

President Bush replaced William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court with

President Clinton failed to intervene in ____________________ where a genocidal civil war resulted in the death of 500,000 Tutsis.

In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush's margin of victory in the popular was

The program that allowed students to repay college loans through community service was called "____________________."

After the 2012 election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was more committed than ever to overturning the highly contentious _______________________ -- voting on 50 different measures to repeal it.

In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was fiercely attacked over his

When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003 it sought to create a system of governance.

Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of

Republicans obtained a bare majority of votes in favor of the impeachment of Bill Clinton but not the required two-thirds majority.

All of the following statements regarding the Clinton impeachment are true except

Compared to Bill Clinton in executive style, George W. Bush

Al Gore's campaign for the presidency in 2000 was better organized and more focused than that of George W. Bush.

How did groups who were sympathetic to immigration issues counter the efforts of the anti-immigration movement? ​

President Bush proclaimed an end to "significant combat" in the Iraq war

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

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