Question 1

During the Clinton presidency,

Accepted Answer

A) crime statistics dropped dramatically. 
B) unemployment fell below 4 percent. 
C) more than sixteen million jobs were created. 
D) welfare rolls declined by 6/7ths. 
E) all of these choices 
A) crime statistics dropped dramatically. 
B) unemployment fell below 4 percent. 
C) more than sixteen million jobs were created. 
D) welfare rolls declined by 6/7ths. 
E) all of these choices

Question 2

In 2005,an official U.S.government report concluded that,in 2003,Iraq did not have nuclear weapons but did possess biological weapons when the U.S.invaded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The White House intern who had an affair with Bill Clinton was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The White House intern who had an...

Question 4

One area in which Democrats seemed disappointed in Barack Obama involves

Accepted Answer

A) his position on gay marriage. 
B) his healthcare programs. 
C) his retention of former Bush appointees and position on the war. 
D) his use of social networking and technology. 
E) all of these choices 
A) his position on gay marriage. 
B) his healthcare programs. 
C) his retention of former Bush appointees and position on the war. 
D) his use of social networking and technology. 
E) all of these choices

Question 5

In foreign policy,President Bill Clinton

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A) continued a trade embargo against Vietnam. 
B) expanded international markets and lowered trade barriers in Asia and North America. 
C) offered nuclear weapons to South Korea as a deterrent to North Korean aggression. 
D) established friendly relations with Cuba. 
E) broke off relations with Israel. 
A) continued a trade embargo against Vietnam. 
B) expanded international markets and lowered trade barriers in Asia and North America. 
C) offered nuclear weapons to South Korea as a deterrent to North Korean aggression. 
D) established friendly relations with Cuba. 
E) broke off relations with Israel.

Question 6

In the 2000 election,the key state in deciding the winner of the presidency was

Accepted Answer

A) Texas. 
B) Florida. 
C) Ohio. 
D) New Hampshire. 
E) Nevada. 
A) Texas. 
B) Florida. 
C) Ohio. 
D) New Hampshire. 
E) Nevada.

Question 7

In 1994,President Clinton sent U.S.troops into ____ in order to reinstate its democratically elected leader.

Accepted Answer

A) Nicaragua 
B) the Dominican Republic 
C) Haiti 
D) Costa Rica 
E) Panama 
A) Nicaragua 
B) the Dominican Republic 
C) Haiti 
D) Costa Rica 
E) Panama

Question 8

The ____________________ Act was a Bush educational program that called for mandatory testing.

Accepted Answer

No Child L

Question 9

Barack Obama has utilized celebrities and new technologies more than any other president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1993,a bomb ripped through ____ in New York City,evidence that terrorism had reached the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) the Empire State Building 
B) Grand Central Station 
C) Penn Station 
D) the World Trade Center 
E) Metropolitan Museum 
A) the Empire State Building 
B) Grand Central Station 
C) Penn Station 
D) the World Trade Center 
E) Metropolitan Museum

Question 11

In the election of 2008

Accepted Answer

A) John McCain mounted a significant smear campaign against Barack Obama. 
B) Sarah Palin became the first female vice presidential candidate. 
C) Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate. 
D) Barack Obama became the first African American president. 
E) John McCain tried to ride on the immense popularity of George W.Bush. 
A) John McCain mounted a significant smear campaign against Barack Obama. 
B) Sarah Palin became the first female vice presidential candidate. 
C) Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate. 
D) Barack Obama became the first African American president. 
E) John McCain tried to ride on the immense popularity of George W.Bush.

Question 12

Younger voters turned out in higher numbers in the 2010 elections,which resulted in fewer Republican candidates being elected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bill Clinton sent U.S.troops to intervene in a civil war in Rwanda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Unlike the 1991 ____________________,American taxpayers directly bore the cost of the 2003 Iraq War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unlike the 1991 ____________________,American taxpayers directly bore...

Question 15

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 16

Bill Clinton's Republican opponent in 1996 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bill Clinton's Republican opponent in 1996 was...

Question 17

The (George W. )"Bush Doctrine"

Accepted Answer

A) called for tax cuts to stimulate the economy. 
B) challenged the Soviet Union's dominance in Eastern Europe. 
C) asserted U.S.authority to wage preemptive war. 
D) supported domestic legislation to enhance surveillance of suspected terrorists. 
E) called for U.S.dominance in Latin America. 
A) called for tax cuts to stimulate the economy. 
B) challenged the Soviet Union's dominance in Eastern Europe. 
C) asserted U.S.authority to wage preemptive war. 
D) supported domestic legislation to enhance surveillance of suspected terrorists. 
E) called for U.S.dominance in Latin America.

Question 18

The response to the economic crisis in finance and real estate in 2006 by Hank Paulson was

Accepted Answer

A) an internationally coordinated trade and tariff agreement. 
B) an across the board tax cut. 
C) the Troubled Assets Relief Program. 
D) an economic stimulus package for families. 
E) to bail out Goldman Sachs. 
A) an internationally coordinated trade and tariff agreement. 
B) an across the board tax cut. 
C) the Troubled Assets Relief Program. 
D) an economic stimulus package for families. 
E) to bail out Goldman Sachs.

Question 19

Whom did Clinton appoint as the second woman to sit on the High Court?

Accepted Answer

A) Madeleine Albright 
B) Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
C) Hillary Rodham Clinton 
D) Paula Corbin Jones 
E) Sarah Palin 
A) Madeleine Albright 
B) Ruth Bader Ginsburg 
C) Hillary Rodham Clinton 
D) Paula Corbin Jones 
E) Sarah Palin

Question 20

In 2000,Ralph Nader ran for president as a(n)____________________ party candidate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2000,Ralph Nader ran for president as...

Exam 32: A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

During the Clinton presidency,

In 2005,an official U.S.government report concluded that,in 2003,Iraq did not have nuclear weapons but did possess biological weapons when the U.S.invaded.

The White House intern who had an affair with Bill Clinton was ____________________.

One area in which Democrats seemed disappointed in Barack Obama involves

In foreign policy,President Bill Clinton

In the 2000 election,the key state in deciding the winner of the presidency was

In 1994,President Clinton sent U.S.troops into ____ in order to reinstate its democratically elected leader.

The ____________________ Act was a Bush educational program that called for mandatory testing.

Barack Obama has utilized celebrities and new technologies more than any other president.

In 1993,a bomb ripped through ____ in New York City,evidence that terrorism had reached the United States.

In the election of 2008

Younger voters turned out in higher numbers in the 2010 elections,which resulted in fewer Republican candidates being elected.

Bill Clinton sent U.S.troops to intervene in a civil war in Rwanda.

Unlike the 1991 ____________________,American taxpayers directly bore the cost of the 2003 Iraq War.

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

Bill Clinton's Republican opponent in 1996 was ____________________.

The (George W. )"Bush Doctrine"

The response to the economic crisis in finance and real estate in 2006 by Hank Paulson was

Whom did Clinton appoint as the second woman to sit on the High Court?

In 2000,Ralph Nader ran for president as a(n)____________________ party candidate.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

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