Question 1

American labor unions strongly backed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Clinton's secretary of interior moved to block road construction and logging in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Clinton's secretary of interior moved to block...

Question 3

The most accurate assessment of the Clinton administration's controversial $20 billion loan to Mexico in 1995 would be that it was

Accepted Answer

A) very successful for both countries. 
B) a continuing source of friction between the two nations. 
C) a political fiasco for President Clinton. 
D) an embarrassment for both countries. 
E) a good financial deal for Mexico but a bad one for the United States. 
A) very successful for both countries. 
B) a continuing source of friction between the two nations. 
C) a political fiasco for President Clinton. 
D) an embarrassment for both countries. 
E) a good financial deal for Mexico but a bad one for the United States.

Question 4

The United States went in alone into Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The George W. Bush administration's ____________________ Act gave the executive branch broad latitude over the surveillance and detention of people considered threats to national security.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The George W. Bush administration's ____________________ Act...

Question 6

In 1998, Republican Speaker of House, Newt Gingrich, was forced to resign from office due to

Accepted Answer

A) illegal campaign contributions. 
B) hiring family members on his staff. 
C) being arrested for drunk driving. 
D) making a racial joke. 
E) an extramarital affair. 
A) illegal campaign contributions. 
B) hiring family members on his staff. 
C) being arrested for drunk driving. 
D) making a racial joke. 
E) an extramarital affair.

Question 7

The Bush administration backed a constitutional amendment that declared marriage to be a union between a man and a woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The attacks of September 11, 2001 were the first times that Islamic terrorism had been directed against the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Tea Party movement pledged to

Accepted Answer

A) impeach President Barack Obama. 
B) oust any incumbent Republicans who supported Obama's initiatives. 
C) support health care reform. 
D) overturn the TARP assistance to companies facing bankruptcy. 
E) resolve the economic crisis by supporting government spending on infrastructure improvements. 
A) impeach President Barack Obama. 
B) oust any incumbent Republicans who supported Obama's initiatives. 
C) support health care reform. 
D) overturn the TARP assistance to companies facing bankruptcy. 
E) resolve the economic crisis by supporting government spending on infrastructure improvements.

Question 10

All of the following social issues became hotly debated political causes in the new millennium except​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Immigration. 
B) ​Environmentalism. 
C) ​Gay marriage. 
D) ​Equal Rights Amendment.​ 
E) ​Stem cell research. 
A) ​Immigration. 
B) ​Environmentalism. 
C) ​Gay marriage. 
D) ​Equal Rights Amendment.​ 
E) ​Stem cell research.

Question 11

President George W. Bush's popularity soared

Accepted Answer

A) when he introduced his tax cut package. 
B) after the terrorist attacks on U.S. targets in Washington and New York. 
C) when he announced his energy program. 
D) when he took a tough stand against corporate fraud. 
E) when he ordered the invasion of Panama. 
A) when he introduced his tax cut package. 
B) after the terrorist attacks on U.S. targets in Washington and New York. 
C) when he announced his energy program. 
D) when he took a tough stand against corporate fraud. 
E) when he ordered the invasion of Panama.

Question 12

Controversy broke out over American soldiers' treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 due to a Supreme Court decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Years after the war in Iraq, an official U.S. government report concluded that, in 2003, Iraq

Accepted Answer

A) did have biological weapons though it was unclear what happened to them. 
B) destroyed its biological weapons once the U.S. invaded. 
C) did not have either biological or nuclear weapons when the U.S. invaded. 
D) had no desire to possess weapons of mass destruction. 
E) had ended all purchases of military weapons of any kind. 
A) did have biological weapons though it was unclear what happened to them. 
B) destroyed its biological weapons once the U.S. invaded. 
C) did not have either biological or nuclear weapons when the U.S. invaded. 
D) had no desire to possess weapons of mass destruction. 
E) had ended all purchases of military weapons of any kind.

Question 15

The Clinton administration advocated strict regulation of new financial products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1994, President Clinton's major proposal to reform ____________________ was heavily criticized and easily defeated in Congress.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1994, President Clinton's major proposal to...

Question 17

In 2006, President Bush issued his first veto of a bill on the issue of wiretaps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

President Bush proclaimed an end to "significant combat" in the Iraq war before the fall of Baghdad to U.S. troops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​All of the following are true statements about the economy during the Clinton years except​

Accepted Answer

A) ​unemployment averaged below 2 percent per year.​ 
B) ​real  income rose for the first time in 15 years.​ 
C) ​millions of new jobs were created.​ 
D) ​the gulf between the richest 1 percent and the rest of the country narrowed.​ 
E) ​the federal deficit decreased.​ 
A) ​unemployment averaged below 2 percent per year.​ 
B) ​real  income rose for the first time in 15 years.​ 
C) ​millions of new jobs were created.​ 
D) ​the gulf between the richest 1 percent and the rest of the country narrowed.​ 
E) ​the federal deficit decreased.​

Question 20

From the 1990s on, Americans seem very interested in court cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

American labor unions strongly backed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Clinton's secretary of interior moved to block road construction and logging in ____________________.

The most accurate assessment of the Clinton administration's controversial $20 billion loan to Mexico in 1995 would be that it was

The United States went in alone into Iraq.

The George W. Bush administration's ____________________ Act gave the executive branch broad latitude over the surveillance and detention of people considered threats to national security.

In 1998, Republican Speaker of House, Newt Gingrich, was forced to resign from office due to

The Bush administration backed a constitutional amendment that declared marriage to be a union between a man and a woman.

The attacks of September 11, 2001 were the first times that Islamic terrorism had been directed against the United States.

The Tea Party movement pledged to

All of the following social issues became hotly debated political causes in the new millennium except​

President George W. Bush's popularity soared

Controversy broke out over American soldiers' treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 due to a Supreme Court decision.

Years after the war in Iraq, an official U.S. government report concluded that, in 2003, Iraq

The Clinton administration advocated strict regulation of new financial products.

In 1994, President Clinton's major proposal to reform ____________________ was heavily criticized and easily defeated in Congress.

In 2006, President Bush issued his first veto of a bill on the issue of wiretaps.

President Bush proclaimed an end to "significant combat" in the Iraq war before the fall of Baghdad to U.S. troops.

​All of the following are true statements about the economy during the Clinton years except​

From the 1990s on, Americans seem very interested in court cases.

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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All of the following social issues became hotly debated political causes in the new millennium except

All of the following are true statements about the economy during the Clinton years except