Question 1

The most impassioned opposition to globalization in the West

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A)   favored free-trade agreements.
B)   claimed it was an economic threat.
C)   argued it was turning American workers into poorly-paid "slave laborers."
D)   asserted it weakened the profitability of large corporations.
E)   argued it gave too much freedom to individuals and communities abroad.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

In the Supreme Court case of Bush v.Gore,the Court voted 5-4 to confirm Bush as president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

With help from Republicans in Congress,George W.Bush won passage of the largest tax cut in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Other than tax cuts,one of President George W.Bush's most significant domestic accomplishments was the

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A)   Iraq War.
B)   appointment of a more conservative Supreme Court.
C)   rejection of the Kyoto Protocol.
D)   passage of the "No Child Left Behind" Act.
E)   banning of stem-cell research.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Other than Katrina,what else accounted for the political woes faced by the Bush administration in its second term? How might they have ameliorated or even avoided these political problems?

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In addition to Hurricane Katrina, the Bu...

Question 6

In the 1990s and 2000s,opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was

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A)   using its military to advance its economic interests.
B)   allowing itself to be swayed by the interests of other nations.
C)   ceding too much power to international organizations.
D)   wrongly getting involved in places like Somalia and the Balkans.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

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

Question 8

In the 1996 election,

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A)   the Reform Party emerged as a powerful third political party.
B)   President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote.
C)   Democrats regained control of the House but not the Senate.
D)   Bob Dole placed third in the race.
E)   President Clinton barely eked out a victory in the electoral vote.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Briefly explain the series of financial problems that beset the U.S.beginning in mid-2007.What triggered the problems and what has been the outcome?

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The series of financial problems that be...

Question 10

Which of the following was among the failures of President Obama's first two years in office that led to disappointment among many Democrats?

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A)   failure to close the prison at Guantanamo
B)   failure to pass a significant financial reform bill
C)   failure to pass a health-care reform bill
D)   failure to cooperate with Republican leaders
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following is true of DNA?

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A)   The structure of DNA is unique in every individual.
B)   DNA can be used to identify individuals through their blood, semen, skin, or hair.
C)   DNA can be used in criminal investigations.
D)   DNA can both be used to identify individuals through their blood, semen, skin, or hair; and can be used in criminal investigations.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Between 1994 and 2000,economic growth in the United States

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A)   was at times very substantial.
B)   experienced its longest continual peacetime rise in the nation's history.
C)   recorded growth in every quarter of every year.
D)   both was at times very substantial, and recorded growth in every quarter of every year.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Discuss America's relationship with terrorism before and after the September 2001 attacks.In what ways had the nation confronted terrorism before then? How were the September 2001 attacks distinctive?

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Before the September 2001 attacks, Ameri...

Question 14

The term "terrorism" was first used in

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A)   Palestine during the 1940s.
B)   Germany in the 1870s.
C)   Ireland in the 1960s.
D)   France in the 1790s.
E)   America in the 1860s.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

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

Question 16

Part of the Bush administration's public case for invading Iraq in 2003 involved removing "weapons of mass destruction" from Saddam Hussein's arsenal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Though its influence began to decline in the first decade of the twenty-first century,"globalization" of the economy had been the driving force in the great prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The 2000 election results were decided

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A)   after a national recount showed that George W. Bush had won a narrow victory.
B)   when Al Gore dropped his efforts to have further recounts in Florida.
C)   after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner.
D)   when the Supreme Court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida.
E)   after the House of Representatives voted to choose George W. Bush as the winner.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

What accounted for the Republican resurgence in 1994? How did President Clinton respond to this and how successful was his response?

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The Republican resurgence in 1994 was la...

Question 20

Public support for the Iraq War remained steady in the years after the initial March 2003 invasion.

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A) True 
 B)False

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