American foreign policy
1. What was the significance of President Nixon's visit to Communist China in 1972?
A. It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China.
B. It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace.
C. It showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over.
D. It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States.
D. It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States.
6. How did the U.S. Supreme Court influence the Presidential election of 2000?
A. The Court halted a recount in Florida, resulting in the winner.
B. The Court disregarded the results of the Electoral College.
C. The Court decided on the winner of a disputed election.
D. The Court required voting to be held again in Florida
A. The Court halted a recount in Florida, resulting in the winner.
11. How did President Bush respond to the acts of terrorism committed on September 11, 2001?
A. He sent troops to Israel to protect it from terrorist attacks.
B. He ordered a boycott of goods from Afghanistan and Iran.
C. He invaded Iraq since he thought Saddam Hussein was behind the attacks.
D. He sent troops to Afghanistan when it refused to surrender Osama bin Laden
D. He sent troops to Afghanistan when it refused to surrender Osama bin Laden
3. Based on the timeline, what conclusion can be made about federal policy towards the American Indians?
A. Federal policy was mainly aimed at preserving American Indian traditions.
B. Federal policy consistently favored assimilation of American Indians into mainstream society.
C. Federal policy was based on the belief that American Indians were better off living on reservations.
D. Federal policy went back and forth between favoring American Indian independence and promoting assimilation
D. Federal policy went back and forth between favoring American Indian independence and promoting assimilation
8. What was the reasoning of the U.S. Supreme Court in its opinion in Roe v. Wade (1973)?
A. A balancing of the interests of the woman and the state give the woman the right to abort early in her pregnancy but not later.
B. A woman’s right to privacy prevents any outside interference with her right to abort her pregnancy.
C. The right to an abortion is a question that should be determined by state legislatures and not the courts.
D. Because many religions teach that life begins with pregnancy, abortion cannot be permitted.
B. A woman’s right to privacy prevents any outside interference with her right to abort her pregnancy.
2. With which event was this cartoon associated?
A. Teapot Dome Scandal
B. Iran Hostage Crisis
C. Watergate Scandal
D. Iran-Contra Affair
C. Watergate Scandal
7. What has been an important consequence of globalization on the United States
A. Fewer Americans are working in other countries than previously.
B. Many U.S. jobs have moved overseas, where labor costs are less.
C. Prices for most manufactured goods have increased substantially.
D. The U.S. population has decreased because of environmental concerns.
B. Many U.S. jobs have moved overseas, where labor costs are less.
12. Why did both Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton support this [NAFTA] agreement?
A. They believed that Japanese manufacturers intended to open factories in Mexico.
B. They thought it would stop the United States from joining the European Union (EU).
C. They believed it would help Canada and Mexico to resist the appeals of Communism.
D. They hoped more trade with Canada and Mexico would stimulate U.S. economic growth.
D. They hoped more trade with Canada and Mexico would stimulate U.S. economic growth.
4. What tactic was used by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to further the goals of the United Farm Workers?
A. voting for new laws to protect workers
B. armed violence against rich farm owners
C. civil disobedience by lying down in fields
D. national boycotts of various types of produce
D. national boycotts of various types of produce
9. What did the Supreme Court decide in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright?
A. If the police violate the law to obtain evidence, they cannot use that evidence in court.
B. The government must provide an attorney to a person accused of a serious crime who cannot afford one.
C. Police should inform suspects of their right to remain silent or have a lawyer present before taking their confession.
D. The government cannot prevent a newspaper from printing a story without proving that this would be a clear threat to national security.
B. The government must provide an attorney to a person accused of a serious crime who cannot afford one.
3. The photograph below shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978. What was the outcome of this meeting?
A. The United States and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union.
B. The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty.
C. The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama Canal Zone.
D. The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran.
B. The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty.
8. Which step did Mikhail Gorbachev take to overcome stagnation in the Soviet Union in the 1980s?
A. ending the system of apartheid
B. increasing the size of his nation's armed forces
C. permitting greater freedom of expression through glasnost
D. creating a new free trade zone with the countries of the Warsaw
C. permitting greater freedom of expression through glasnost
13. Based on the table [U.S. Trade with other nations in 2012], which conclusion can be made about American trade in 2012?
A. Americans exported more goods to Germany than to Japan.
B. China imported more goods from the United States than it exported.
C. Americans imported more goods from Europe than from any other region.
D. Two of America's three strongest trading partners were members of NAFTA.
D. Two of America's three strongest trading partners were members of NAFTA.
5. How were the methods of the Gray Panthers similar to those of the earlier Civil Rights Movement?
A. Both conducted “Freedom Rides” to win support.
B. Both filed lawsuits against major drug manufacturers.
C. Both sought new laws from Congress to prohibit discrimination.
D. Members of both movements faced physical violence
C. Both sought new laws from Congress to prohibit discrimination.
10. What was the conclusion of the 1978 Supreme Court decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
A. Universities could take race into consideration in their admissions but could not establish racial quotas.
B. Universities should rely exclusively on high school grades and SAT scores for their admissions process.
C. Universities could establish racial quotas as part of their admissions process to reverse earlier racial discrimination.
D. Universities could not take race into consideration in their admissions at all because this would violate the 14th Amendment
A. Universities could take race into consideration in their admissions but could not establish racial quotas.
4. The diagram below gives details about the 1970s and 1980s: Defeat in Vietnam, Pentagon Papers, Watergate Scandal, Iran-Contra Affair. Which phrase completes the diagram?
A. Efforts to Reduce Presidential Power
B. Events that Weakened Public Trust in Government
C. Clashes between the Executive and Legislative Branches
D. Disagreements between the Supreme Court and the President
B. Events that Weakened Public Trust in Government
9. How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 similar?
A. Both resulted in global economic depressions.
B. Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.
C. Both led to military conscription of adult American men.
D. Both convinced American voters to retreat into isolationism.
B. Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts.
1. Which was NOT one of the demands of AIM (American Indian Movement)?
A. more federal aid to American Indians living on reservations
B. revising school textbooks to include the American Indian perspective
C. division and distribution of remaining reservation lands to individuals
D. ending biased depictions of American Indians
C. division and distribution of remaining reservation lands to individuals
6. Which conclusion can be drawn from this speech [by Cesar Chavez]?
A. The speaker had once been a student in Dr. King’s classes.
B. Judicial action was usually more successful than direct action.
C. Later social movements were influenced by the Civil Rights Movement.
D. The speaker did not believe that Dr. King’s methods could be successfully used by farm workers.
C. Later social movements were influenced by the Civil Rights Movement.
11. According to this excerpt [from Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg], which action was justified?
A. maintaining some racially segregated schools
B. sending students to the schools closest to their homes
C. substituting private and charter schools for public schools
D. busing students to more distant schools for racial integration
D. busing students to more distant schools for racial integration
5. What was the primary cause of the [gasoline] shortages shown in the photograph?
A. A war in Afghanistan had cut oil supplies from Central Asia.
B. The Mexican government had nationalized its petroleum industry.
C. Arab members of OPEC had placed an oil embargo on the United States.
D. Iran had halted its oil exports after the former Shah was admitted into America.
C. Arab members of OPEC had placed an oil embargo on the United States.
10. Which has been an important goal of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East?
A. helping local leaders suppress popular movements for democracy
B. replacing the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
C. assisting Islamic Fundamentalist groups in establishing Islamic republics
D. achieving a peaceful settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization
D. achieving a peaceful settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization
2. The poster on the right was printed in 1978. Which social issue was addressed in this poster?
A. United States immigration policies
B. increasing health risks from pesticides
C. the conditions of migrant farm workers
D. the refusal of labor unions to admit minorities
C. the conditions of migrant farm workers
7. Which Supreme Court decision did the actions of the judge violate?
A. Bush v. Gore
B. Mapp v. Ohio
C. Miranda v. Arizona
D. Gideon v. Wainwright
D. Gideon v. Wainwright
12. What has been the long-term effect of these decisions [Mapp, Gideon, and Miranda]?
A. More women have been elected to public office.
B. Poll taxes and literacy tests have been prohibited.
C. The rights of those accused of crimes have been protected.
D. Representation in state legislatures and Congress has became more equal.
13. Which law ended the system of quotas based on national origins and allowed every country an equal number of immigrants into the United States?
A. McCarran-Walter Act
B. Immigration Act of 1965
C. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
D. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
14. Which applicants were given priority for admission to the United States under the Refugee Act of 1980?
A. those with close relatives already living in the United States
B. those needing immediate medical treatment only offered in the United States
C. those who fear political, social or religious persecution in their own country
D. those looking for better economic opportunities than exist in their own country
15. Why has the number of legal immigrants to the United States increased since the 1980s?
A. Food shortages forced more people to migrate to the United States.
B. The United States has not secured its borders with Mexico and Canada.
C. More liberal immigration laws have allowed more legal immigrants to enter.
D. Television and the Internet have attracted more young people to the United States.
16. Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in this diagram?
A. The number of legal immigrants to the U.S. still exceeds the number of illegal aliens.
B. The arrival of illegal immigrants has been a continuing problem for U.S. policymakers.
C. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 reduced the flow of illegal immigration.
D. Executive orders have dealt with illegal immigration more effectively than federal legislation.
C. The rights of those accused of crimes have been protected.
B. Immigration Act of 1965
C. those who fear political, social or religious persecution in their own country
C. More liberal immigration laws have allowed more legal immigrants to enter.
B. The arrival of illegal immigrants has been a continuing problem for U.S. policymakers.