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With a bit of hindsight,how would you characterize the 2008 presidential and congressional elections? Were they a "referendum" on the Bush administration or are they perhaps better described another way?

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With a bit of hindsight, the 2008 presid...

Question 2

In 2001,regarding an international treaty signed in Kyoto,Japan,to reduce emissions in the atmosphere,President George W.Bush

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A)   reluctantly agreed to abide by the treaty.
B)   refused to participate in the agreement.
C)   wanted stronger controls on greenhouse emissions than the treaty provided for.
D)   sent the treaty to Congress but was defeated by Republican opposition.
E)   wholeheartedly endorsed the treaty.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

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

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   Obama
C)   Bush and Obama
D)   Bush
E)   Clinton and BushF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Since the 1970s,the primary goal of Islamic fundamentalists in the world has been to

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A)   modernize their economies.
B)   encourage international funding and development in their home nations.
C)   improve the political status of women.
D)   defend their traditional cultures from the West.
E)   reduce the levels of poverty within their societies.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 5

How was America transformed by the events of September 11,2001? How did the events of that day impact the second Bush administration? How did they transform American foreign policy? How did they alter the daily lives of Americans?

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The events of September 11, 2001, had a ...

Question 6

President Clinton responded to the 1994 election results by moving to the left.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

The World Wide Web,which helped establish an orderly system for both the distribution and retrieval of electronic information on the Internet,was introduced by British scientist

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A)  Bill Gates.
B)  J.C.R.Licklider.
C)  Tim Berners-Lee.
D)  Francis Crick.
E)  Colin MacLeod.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The activists involved in Occupy Wall Street developed their concerns into a movement with broad popular support.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Regarding scandals surrounding President Bill Clinton,

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A)   the Lewinsky affair marked the first in a series of scandals to plague the president.
B)   few charges of impropriety were leveled at the president until his 1996 re-election.
C)   charges of impropriety had existed throughout his term in office.
D)   Clinton admitted to corruption during his first weeks in office.
E)   the public seemed ready to condemn Clinton based on his previous reputation when allegations of sexual impropriety were leveled against him.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 11

All of the following are true about the Affordable Care Act EXCEPT that

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A)   only one Republican congressman supported the bill.
B)   many Republican state's attorneys sued to stop the health bill.
C)   Republicans largely opposed the law, frustrating Obama's desire for bipartisanship.
D)   the Supreme Court ruled against the bill twice, in 2012 and 2015.
E)   the law ensured that almost all Americans would have access to health care insurance.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern,his public approval rating

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A)   immediately dropped to historic lows.
B)   rose slightly and then dropped sharply.
C)   rose to record levels.
D)   gradually dropped more precipitously as details emerged.
E)   remained largely unchanged.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

All of the following are true of the Iraq War EXCEPT that

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A)   Iraq's rumored supply of "weapons of mass destruction" was uncovered by American troops in 2005.
B)   George W. Bush declared victory in the Iraq war in May 2003.
C)   over 4,000 American soldiers died in Iraq after Bush's "mission accomplished" speech.
D)   support for the war steadily declined in the years after the first claim of victory.
E)   Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 14

In 2001,convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists,NATO,led by the United States,attacked

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A)   Iran.
B)   Syria.
C)   Libya.
D)   Afghanistan.
E)   Iraq.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

In 1996,significant legislation was passed by Congress concerning

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A)   welfare programs.
B)   rising health care costs.
C)   occupational health care.
D)   primary school education.
E)   the criminal appeals process.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Describe the key differences among the post-Cold War foreign policies of the first Bush,Clinton,and second Bush administrations.

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The post-Cold War foreign policies of th...

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

What accounted for the high degree of public support for President Clinton? Why did scandals and the impeachment trial fail to erode his support?

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There were several factors that accounte...

Question 20

All of the following persons are directly associated with the discovery of DNA and its properties EXCEPT

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A)   Oswald Avery.
B)   Francis Crick.
C)   Colin MacLeod.
D)   Gregor Mendel.
E)   Maclyn McCarty.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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