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100
One result of the changes Mikhail Gorbachev encouraged in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s was A) East Germany's opening its border with West Germany. B) widespread bloodshed in Russia, most of Eastern Europe, and the Baltic states. C) an emergency meeting of the United Nations to determine the status of the new nations. D) the strengthening of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
A) East Germany's opening its border with West Germany.
100
President George H. W. Bush saw himself as a guardian of the Reagan legacy, but he was more inclined than President Reagan had been to A) veto environmental legislation. B) liberalize restrictions on abortion. C) approve government activity in the private sphere. D) separate government from the private sphere.
C) approve government activity in the private sphere.
100
The Clinton administration ended its eight-year term in office with A) a record deficit in the federal budget. B) a federal budget surplus and the longest economic boom in history. C) an abysmal record on women's rights, gay rights, and the environment. D) an unprecedented increase in spending on welfare programs.
B) a federal budget surplus and the longest economic boom in history.
100
President George W. Bush's environmental policies reflected his overall commitment to A) limiting the power of big business. B) conserving fossil fuels and developing alternative energy sources. C) protecting disadvantaged Americans. D) reducing government regulation and promoting economic growth.
D) reducing government regulation and promoting economic growth.
100
The Congressional elections of 1994 resulted in A) Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. B) a Democratic majority in the House and a Republican majority in the Senate. C) a Republican majority in the House and a Democratic majority in the Senate. D) Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
D) Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
200
At the end of the twentieth century, globalization A) was facilitated by new communications technology that linked almost all parts of the world. B) had become more political than economic. C) had become a way to limit the impact of economic disaster in any one area of the globe. D) only connected countries in the West to each other.
A) was facilitated by new communications technology that linked almost all parts of the world.
200
The 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act A) led to a significant tax increase. B) required that private businesses be accessible to people with disabilities. C) required public buildings to be handicap accessible; private businesses, however, were exempt. D) upheld businesses' rights not to hire people with severe disabilities.
B) required that private businesses be accessible to people with disabilities.
200
Bill Clinton's ambitious plan for health care reform failed early in his presidency because A) the public did not want such reforms. B) Congress could not be persuaded to vote for it. C) liberals and conservatives both opposed it. D) the plan was not sufficiently comprehensive.
C) liberals and conservatives both opposed it.
200
President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act A) failed to secure bipartisan support. B) lacked adequate funding for implementation. C) did not set standards for educational improvement. D) did not apply to the nation's poorest school districts.
B) lacked adequate funding for implementation.
200
Growing levels of racial and ethnic diversity were most evident during the 1990s in A) the East Coast. B) the Southwest. C) the Midwest. D) throughout the United States.
D) throughout the United States.
300
Some businessmen criticized globalization because they A) believed it only benefited the United States and not the third world. B) believed it created wealth in developing nations but not solutions for their other social needs. C) thought it would ultimately threaten U.S. security by creating new sources of international power. D) did not want to see the growth of private wealth in formerly communist countries.
B) believed it created wealth in developing nations but not solutions for their other social needs.
300
Which two justices did President George H. W. Bush appoint to the Supreme Court? A) Antonin Scalia and David Hackett Souter B) Anthony M. Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas D) David Souter and Clarence Thomas
D) David Souter and Clarence Thomas
300
Opposition from which group led President Clinton to back away from his campaign promise to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military? A) The Left B) Conservatives C) Women's organizations D) Most members of Congress
B) Conservatives
300
After the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, A) the Bush administration proved that Saddam Hussein was producing weapons of mass destruction. B) the Bush administration was able to show that Saddam Hussein had concrete connections to Osama bin Laden and the attacks on September 11. C) George Bush and his advisers were unprepared for the subsequent social and political chaos in Iraq. D) George Bush won support from the major European powers that had initially opposed the invasion.
C) George Bush and his advisers were unprepared for the subsequent social and political chaos in Iraq.
300
In the presidential election of 2000, A) Al Gore won the popular vote and the electoral college vote. B) George W. Bush won the popular vote. C) George W. Bush won the electoral college vote. D) Bush officially lost the election to Al Gore.
C) George W. Bush won the electoral college vote.
400
How did President Clinton appease critics of globalization in 2000? A) He outlined the benefits that would come to Americans with the growth of the telecommunications and computer industries. B) Clinton agreed to provide poor nations with debt relief and a greater voice in decisions about loans and grants. C) He promoted a national boycott of Nike, the Gap, and other companies that made use of sweatshop labor around the world. D) Clinton signed an executive order requiring an environmental impact review before signing any new trade agreement.
D) Clinton signed an executive order requiring an environmental impact review before signing any new trade agreement.
400
The United States intervened in the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait because A) it wanted to help the Kuwaitis defend their land. B) it needed to maintain access to Middle Eastern oil resources. C) Saudi Arabia asked the United States to send troops to Kuwait. D) the United Nations asked the United States to send troops to Kuwait.
B) it needed to maintain access to Middle Eastern oil resources.
400
The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton in 1998 on the grounds of A) perjury and obstruction of justice. B) his sexual relationship with a White House intern. C) his links to a phony real estate deal in Mississippi. D) alleged sexual harassment of an Arkansas state worker.
A) perjury and obstruction of justice.
400
What was the outcome of the presidential election of 2004? A) George W. Bush beat John Kerry in a landslide victory. B) George W. Bush beat John Kerry by a slim margin in both the electoral college and the popular vote. C) John Kerry received a majority of the popular vote but lost in the electoral college. D) John Kerry received a majority of votes in the electoral college but lost the popular vote.
B) George W. Bush beat John Kerry by a slim margin in both the electoral college and the popular vote.
400
The purpose of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 was to A) establish new civil liberties protections for American citizens. B) create new civil liberties protections for American-born Muslims. C) suspend certain civil liberties protections. D) increase taxes to pay for the war on terrorism.
C) suspend certain civil liberties protections.
500
To stop the flow of illegal immigrants coming into the United States in the late twentieth century, Congress passed A) the Alien and Sedition Act. B) the Immigration and Naturalization Act. C) the Immigration Regulation Act. D) the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
D) the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
500
Which of the following characterizes Operation Desert Storm of 1991? A) It was a fiasco for the United States that resulted in thousands of deaths and an erosion of morale. B) The operation was a war that President George H. W. Bush waged without the support of Congress. C) It was a war that President George H. W. Bush waged with the consent of Congress and widespread American support. D) The operation was essentially an aborted attempt to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
C) It was a war that President George H. W. Bush waged with the consent of Congress and widespread American support.
500
For unskilled and semiskilled workers in the United States, the economic boom of the 1990s meant A) a significant narrowing of the gap between them and the wealthy. B) the introduction of a nationwide comprehensive job training program. C) new benefits in the form of the Earned Income Tax Credit. D) fewer opportunities and lower wages.
D) fewer opportunities and lower wages.
500
In what major way did Barack Obama's foreign policy differ from that of George H. W. Bush? A) Obama refused to maintain an American military presence in Asia or the Middle East. B) Obama was committed to a multilateral approach to foreign affairs. C) Because of his belief in transparency in government, Obama refused to make use of the CIA. D) Obama dismantled NATO, suggesting that since the Cold War was long over, it was no longer necessary.
B) Obama was committed to a multilateral approach to foreign affairs.
500
The Democratic presidential primaries in 2008 came down to a tight race between A) Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. B) Barack Obama and John Edwards. C) Barack Obama and Joe Biden. D) Barack Obama and John McCain.
A) Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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