Question 1

Which of the following nations is not a member of the Group of Eight (G8)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  China 
D)  France 
A)  The United States 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  China 
D)  France

Question 2

What legislation did Congress and the Obama administration enact to relieve the economic crisis that began in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
B)  Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
C)  Economic Protection and Property Recovery Act 
D)  Troubled Assets Relief Program 
A)  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
B)  Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
C)  Economic Protection and Property Recovery Act 
D)  Troubled Assets Relief Program

Question 3

Read the following excerpt before answering the next question. This morning,Secretary [of the Department of Homeland Security] Napolitano announced new actions my administration will take to mend our nation's immigration policy,to make it more fair,more efficient and more just,specifically for certain young people sometimes called DREAMers.
Now,these are young people who study in our schools,they play in our neighborhoods,they're friends with our kids,they pledge allegiance to our flag.They are Americans in their heart,in their minds,in every single way but one: on paper.They were brought to this country by their parents,sometimes even as infants,and often have no idea that they're undocumented until they apply for a job or a driver's license or a college scholarship....
That's what gave rise to the Dream Act.It says that if your parents brought you here as a child,you've been here for five years and you're willing to go to college or serve in our military,you can one day earn your citizenship....
Now,as I said in my speech on the economy yesterday,it makes no sense to expel talented young people who,for all intents and purposes,are Americans.They've been raised as Americans,understand themselves to be part of this country....
Now,let's be clear.This is not amnesty.This is not immunity.This is not a path to citizenship.It's not a permanent fix.This is a temporary,stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented,driven,patriotic young people.It is the-it is the right thing to do.
[[POSITION SOURCE LINE AS SHOWN BELOW,INDENTED WITH HANGING INDENT]]
President Barack Obama,June 15,2012,announcement at the White House Rose Garden
The ideas expressed in the passage most clearly show the influence of

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing integration of the United States into the twenty-first-century world economy. 
B)  ideological clashes over the power of the presidency and the federal government. 
C)  demographic shifts in the U.S.population since 1980. 
D)  liberals' inability to transform the political status quo. 
A)  the increasing integration of the United States into the twenty-first-century world economy. 
B)  ideological clashes over the power of the presidency and the federal government. 
C)  demographic shifts in the U.S.population since 1980. 
D)  liberals' inability to transform the political status quo.

Question 4

The overwhelming majority of immigrants to the United States between 1970 and 2000 came from

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia and Latin America. 
B)  Canada and Great Britain. 
C)  Europe and Africa. 
D)  Africa and Canada. 
A)  East Asia and Latin America. 
B)  Canada and Great Britain. 
C)  Europe and Africa. 
D)  Africa and Canada.

Question 5

President Bill Clinton was officially impeached in 1998 for

Accepted Answer

A)  adultery. 
B)  sexual misconduct. 
C)  real estate fraud. 
D)  perjury and obstruction of justice. 
A)  adultery. 
B)  sexual misconduct. 
C)  real estate fraud. 
D)  perjury and obstruction of justice.

Question 6

When Patrick Buchanan referred to "a culture war" in the 1980s,he was talking about

Accepted Answer

A)  a struggle over the public funding of the arts and humanities. 
B)  the confrontation between American Christianity and Middle Eastern Islam. 
C)  a national struggle between rights liberalism and Christian family morality. 
D)  the long-standing debate over the difference between high- and low-brow culture. 
A)  a struggle over the public funding of the arts and humanities. 
B)  the confrontation between American Christianity and Middle Eastern Islam. 
C)  a national struggle between rights liberalism and Christian family morality. 
D)  the long-standing debate over the difference between high- and low-brow culture.

Question 7

What accounted for the tremendous rise in the profits of the American financial industry,from less than 10 percent of total business profits in the 1950s to more than 40 percent in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  China's demand for capital 
B)  The growing housing market 
C)  Financial deregulation 
D)  Computers and communications technology 
A)  China's demand for capital 
B)  The growing housing market 
C)  Financial deregulation 
D)  Computers and communications technology

Question 8

In what way does the period between Bill Clinton's election in 1992 and Barack Obama's reelection in 2012 suggest a postliberal era in American politics? To what extent has the conservative resurgence of the Reagan years survived and in what ways has it changed?
Answer Key

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Taxation

Question 9

Which of the following occurred during the Reagan and Clinton presidencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growing trade deficits 
B)  Increases in the federal deficit 
C)  Economic prosperity 
D)  Problems caused by the Cold War 
A)  Growing trade deficits 
B)  Increases in the federal deficit 
C)  Economic prosperity 
D)  Problems caused by the Cold War

Question 10

Answer the following  questions :
-Proposition 209

Accepted Answer

A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees. 
A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees.

Question 11

Answer the following  questions :
-Defense of Marriage Act

Accepted Answer

A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees. 
A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees.

Question 12

Answer the following  questions :
-Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v.Casey

Accepted Answer

A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees. 
A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees.

Question 13

Which of the following describes patterns of immigration to the United States between 1970 and 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost 28 million immigrants came into the United States. 
B)  The number of Latino immigrants dropped substantially. 
C)  The issue of immigration became less charged politically. 
D)  The federal government set a numerical quota of 2 million immigrants annually. 
A)  Almost 28 million immigrants came into the United States. 
B)  The number of Latino immigrants dropped substantially. 
C)  The issue of immigration became less charged politically. 
D)  The federal government set a numerical quota of 2 million immigrants annually.

Question 14

The defining event of President George W.Bush's administration was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Iraq War. 
B)  Hurricane Katrina. 
C)  nuclear proliferation. 
D)  global warming. 
A)  the Iraq War. 
B)  Hurricane Katrina. 
C)  nuclear proliferation. 
D)  global warming.

Question 15

Answer the following  questions :
-Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Accepted Answer

A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees. 
A) A network of radical Islamic terrorists organized by Osama bin Laden,who issued a call for holy war against Americans and their allies.Members of this group were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 
B) The spread of political,cultural,and economic influences and connections among countries,businesses,and individuals around the world through trade,immigration,communication,and other means. 
C) International economic body established in 1995 through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to enforce substantial tariff and import quota reductions. 
D) An international organization of the leading capitalist industrial nations: the United States,Britain,Germany,France,Italy,Japan,Canada,and Russia.This organization largely controlled the world's major international financial organizations: the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). 
E) A 1993 treaty that eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
F)Corporations with offices and factories in multiple countries,which expanded to find new markets and cheaper sources of labor.Globalization was made possible by the proliferation of these.
G)A decentralized computer network developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.Department of Defense in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Internet grew out of this.
H)A collection of interlinked computer servers that debuted in 1991,allowing access by millions to documents,pictures,and other materials.
I)A term used by Patrick Buchanan in 1992 to describe a long-standing political struggle,dating to the 1920s,between religious traditionalists and secular liberals.Social issues such as abortion rights and the rights of lesbians and gay men divided these groups.
J)A 1965 law that eliminated the discriminatory 1924 nationality quotas,established a slightly higher total limit on immigration,included provisions to ease the entry of immigrants with skills in high demand,and allowed immediate family members of legal residents in the United States to be admitted outside of the total numerical limit.
K)The promotion of diversity in gender,race,ethnicity,religion,and sexual preference.This political and social policy became increasingly popular in the United States during the 1980s post-civil rights era.
L)A proposition approved by California voters in 1996 that outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education.
M)A movement founded by religious activist Randall Terry in 1987 that mounted protests outside abortion clinics and harassed their staffs and clients.
N)A law enacted by Congress in 1998 that allowed states to refuse to recognize gay marriages or civil unions formed in other jurisdictions.The Supreme Court ruled that this law was unconstitutional in 2013.
O)1989 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the authority of state governments to limit the use of public funds and facilities for abortions.
P)A 1992 Supreme Court case that upheld a law requiring a twenty-four-hour waiting period prior to an abortion.Although the decision upheld certain restrictions on abortions,it affirmed the "essential holding" in Roe v.Wade (1973)that women had a constitutional right to control their reproduction.
Q)A 2003 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that limited the power of states to prohibit private homosexual activity between consenting adults.
R)Initiatives by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia for significant tax cuts,reductions in welfare programs,anticrime measures,and cutbacks in federal regulations.
S)Legislation signed by President Clinton in 1996 that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children,the major welfare program dating to the New Deal era,with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,which provided grants to the states to assist the poor and which limited welfare payments to two years,with a lifetime maximum of five years.
T)Legislation introduced by President George W.Bush and passed by Congress in 2001 that slashed income tax rates,extended the earned income credit for the poor,and marked the estate tax to be phased out by 2010.
U)A 2001 law that gave the government new powers to monitor suspected terrorists and their associates,including the ability to access personal information.
V)A prison just outside Baghdad,Iraq,where American guards were photographed during the Iraq War abusing and torturing suspected insurgents.
W)An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009,in response to the Great Recession,that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools,hospitals,and transportation projects.It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
X)A set of far-right opposition groups that emerged during President Obama's first term and gave voice to the extreme individualism and antigovernment sentiment traditionally associated with right-wing movements in the United States.
Y)Sweeping 2010 health-care reform bill championed by President Obama that established nearly universal health insurance by providing subsidies and compelling larger businesses to offer coverage to employees.

Question 16

Which of the following California propositions are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prop 63-made English the official language of California 
B)  Prop 187-banned bilingual education in California public schools 
C)  Prop 209-outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education 
D)  Prop 227-barred illegal aliens from attending public schools or public health clinics 
A)  Prop 63-made English the official language of California 
B)  Prop 187-banned bilingual education in California public schools 
C)  Prop 209-outlawed affirmative action in state employment and public education 
D)  Prop 227-barred illegal aliens from attending public schools or public health clinics

Question 17

Who were the new immigrants? What were the sources of hostility to them?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- New Immi

Question 18

What were the most important factors in globalization? How would you evaluate or rank their importance in reshaping the world?

Accepted Answer

The G8 nations-the United States,Great B

Question 19

What did Clinton mean by the term New Democrat? Why were conservatives still so opposed to his presidency?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Clinton

Question 20

Which of these corporations became one of the largest in the world by 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ford 
B)  Amazon.com 
C)  Target 
D)  Walmart 
A)  Ford 
B)  Amazon.com 
C)  Target 
D)  Walmart

Exam 30: Confronting Global and National Dilemmas, 1989 to the Present

Which of the following nations is not a member of the Group of Eight (G8)?

What legislation did Congress and the Obama administration enact to relieve the economic crisis that began in 2008?

The overwhelming majority of immigrants to the United States between 1970 and 2000 came from

President Bill Clinton was officially impeached in 1998 for

When Patrick Buchanan referred to "a culture war" in the 1980s,he was talking about

What accounted for the tremendous rise in the profits of the American financial industry,from less than 10 percent of total business profits in the 1950s to more than 40 percent in the 1990s?

In what way does the period between Bill Clinton's election in 1992 and Barack Obama's reelection in 2012 suggest a postliberal era in American politics? To what extent has the conservative resurgence of the Reagan years survived and in what ways has it changed? Answer Key

Which of the following occurred during the Reagan and Clinton presidencies?

Answer the following questions : -Proposition 209

Answer the following questions : -Defense of Marriage Act

Answer the following questions : -Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v.Casey

Which of the following describes patterns of immigration to the United States between 1970 and 2000?

The defining event of President George W.Bush's administration was

Answer the following questions : -Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Which of the following California propositions are correctly matched?

Who were the new immigrants? What were the sources of hostility to them?

What were the most important factors in globalization? How would you evaluate or rank their importance in reshaping the world?

What did Clinton mean by the term New Democrat? Why were conservatives still so opposed to his presidency?

Which of these corporations became one of the largest in the world by 2000?

Colliding Worlds, 1491-1600

American Experiments, 1521-1700

The British Atlantic World, 1607-1750

Growth, Diversity, and Conflict, 1720-1763

The Problem of Empire, 1754-1776

Making War and Republican Governments, 1776-1789

Hammering Out a Federal Republic, 1787-1820

Economic Transformations, 1800-1848

A Democratic Revolution, 1800-1848

Religion, Reform, and Culture, 1820-1848

Imperial Ambitions, 1820-1848

Sectional Conflict and Crisis, 1844-1860

Bloody Ground: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Conquering a Continent, 1860-1890

Industrial America: Corporations and Conflicts, 1877-1910

Making Modern American Culture, 1880-1917

Civilizations Inferno: the Rise and Reform of Industrial Cities, 1880-1917

Whose Government Politics, Populists, and Progressives, 1880-1917

An Emerging World Power, 1890-1918

Unsettled Prosperity: From War to Depression, 1919-1932

Managing the Great Depression, Forging the New Deal, 1929-1938

The World at War, 1937-1945

Cold War America, 1945-1963

Triumph of the Middle Class, 1945-1963

Walking Into Freedom Land: the Civil Rights Movement, 1941-1973

Uncivil Wars:liberal Crisis and Conservative Rebirth, 1961-1972

The Search for Order in an Era of Limits, 1973-1980

Conservative America in the Ascent, 1980-1991

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