Question 1

In the late 1980s,drug use began to decline significantly among

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A)  middle-class Americans. 
B)  poor inner-city Americans. 
C)  rural Americans. 
D)  southern Americans. 
E)  white Americans. 
A)  middle-class Americans. 
B)  poor inner-city Americans. 
C)  rural Americans. 
D)  southern Americans. 
E)  white Americans.

Question 2

The Human Genome Project

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A)  originally hoped to identify all the specific genes in humans by 2015. 
B)  was opposed by the Bush administration on ethical grounds. 
C)  was created during the Clinton administration. 
D)  had identified 3 billion genes by 2013. 
E)  was funded solely by private sources. 
A)  originally hoped to identify all the specific genes in humans by 2015. 
B)  was opposed by the Bush administration on ethical grounds. 
C)  was created during the Clinton administration. 
D)  had identified 3 billion genes by 2013. 
E)  was funded solely by private sources.

Question 3

Characterize the controversies in the 2000 presidential election.Do you agree or disagree with the manner in which the final result was determined? Why?

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The controversies in the 2000 presidenti

Question 4

The 2000 presidential election was one of the most controversial in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

President Bush faced an enormous political setback in his second term with the natural disaster of ________,which devastated the city of New Orleans in particular.

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The answer of President Bush faced an enormous political setback...

Question 6

Since the 1960s,the number of middle-class African Americans has sharply increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of financial impropriety by President Clinton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Before the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,the United States had never experienced

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A)  terrorism within its borders. 
B)  terrorism anywhere. 
C)  terrorism enacted by Islamic fundamentalists. 
D)  any of these: terrorism caused by Islamic fundamentalists, or terrorism within its borders or anywhere. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  terrorism within its borders. 
B)  terrorism anywhere. 
C)  terrorism enacted by Islamic fundamentalists. 
D)  any of these: terrorism caused by Islamic fundamentalists, or terrorism within its borders or anywhere. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 9

In 2002,President George W.Bush described an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq,Iran,and

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A)  Syria. 
B)  Libya. 
C)  North Korea. 
D)  Lebanon. 
E)  Somalia. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Libya. 
C)  North Korea. 
D)  Lebanon. 
E)  Somalia.

Question 10

The Bush administration's poor response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina contributed to the loss of the Republican majorities in both houses of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Beginning in the late 1980s,drug use declined significantly among middle-class people,but much more slowly among poor people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regarding scandals surrounding President Bill Clinton,

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A)  charges of impropriety had existed throughout his term in office. 
B)  Clinton admitted to corruption during his first weeks in office. 
C)  the Lewinsky affair marked the first in a series of scandals to plague the president. 
D)  the public seemed ready to condemn Clinton based on his previous reputation when allegations of sexual impropriety were leveled against him. 
E)  few charges of impropriety were leveled at the president until his 1996 reelection. 
A)  charges of impropriety had existed throughout his term in office. 
B)  Clinton admitted to corruption during his first weeks in office. 
C)  the Lewinsky affair marked the first in a series of scandals to plague the president. 
D)  the public seemed ready to condemn Clinton based on his previous reputation when allegations of sexual impropriety were leveled against him. 
E)  few charges of impropriety were leveled at the president until his 1996 reelection.

Question 13

On the day of the 2000 election,

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A)  George W. Bush won the electoral college. 
B)  Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore. 
C)  Al Gore won popular vote. 
D)  Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  George W. Bush won the electoral college. 
B)  Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore. 
C)  Al Gore won popular vote. 
D)  Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 14

The World Wide Web,the first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet,was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Was Bill Clinton a Democrat in the New Deal tradition,or the Great Society tradition,or something else?

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton, who served as the 42nd Pre

Question 16

In the election of 2000,when a court-ordered deadline for the Florida recount arrived,the Florida secretary of state certified Bush the winner in Florida by a little more than 500 votes,even though the recount was not complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In April 1995,former Marine Timothy McVeigh,who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement,killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in

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A)  Chicago. 
B)  Topeka. 
C)  Charlotte. 
D)  Oklahoma City. 
E)  New Orleans. 
A)  Chicago. 
B)  Topeka. 
C)  Charlotte. 
D)  Oklahoma City. 
E)  New Orleans.

Question 18

The year 1981 marked the first documentation of the AIDS virus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How has the Internet changed American society and the American economy? Do you believe these change are permanent?

Accepted Answer

The Internet has drastically changed Ame

Question 20

Which presidential administration(s)supported and won congressional support for the Troubled Asset Relief Program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obama 
B)  Bush 
C)  Bush and Obama 
D)  Clinton and Bush 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Obama 
B)  Bush 
C)  Bush and Obama 
D)  Clinton and Bush 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

In the late 1980s,drug use began to decline significantly among

The Human Genome Project

Characterize the controversies in the 2000 presidential election.Do you agree or disagree with the manner in which the final result was determined? Why?

The 2000 presidential election was one of the most controversial in American history.

President Bush faced an enormous political setback in his second term with the natural disaster of ________,which devastated the city of New Orleans in particular.

Since the 1960s,the number of middle-class African Americans has sharply increased.

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of financial impropriety by President Clinton.

Before the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,the United States had never experienced

In 2002,President George W.Bush described an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq,Iran,and

The Bush administration's poor response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina contributed to the loss of the Republican majorities in both houses of Congress.

Beginning in the late 1980s,drug use declined significantly among middle-class people,but much more slowly among poor people.

Regarding scandals surrounding President Bill Clinton,

On the day of the 2000 election,

The World Wide Web,the first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet,was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee.

Was Bill Clinton a Democrat in the New Deal tradition,or the Great Society tradition,or something else?

In the election of 2000,when a court-ordered deadline for the Florida recount arrived,the Florida secretary of state certified Bush the winner in Florida by a little more than 500 votes,even though the recount was not complete.

In April 1995,former Marine Timothy McVeigh,who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement,killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in

The year 1981 marked the first documentation of the AIDS virus.

How has the Internet changed American society and the American economy? Do you believe these change are permanent?

Which presidential administration(s)supported and won congressional support for the Troubled Asset Relief Program?

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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Jacksonian America

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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

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From Crisis to Empire

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