Question 1

In 1998,the federal budget

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A)   set a record for deficit spending.
B)   saw its first surplus in thirty years.
C)   was one-third smaller than it had been six years earlier.
D)   had cut military spending in half from its Cold War peak.
E)   had paid off the national debt.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Describe the effect of Hurricane Katrina on public perception of the Bush administration.Do you think this perception was fair? How could the administration have handled events differently?

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Hurricane Katrina had a significant impa...

Question 3

Which of the following was true of poor inner-city African Americans in the first decade of the twenty-first century?

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A)   In 2010, only 35 percent of black children lived with both their parents.
B)   The number of black children living with both their parents had been steadily declining since before the 1970s.
C)   Sixty percent of young, inner-city blacks were unemployed in 2006.
D)   All these answers are correct.
E)   In 2006, less than half of inner-city blacks completed high school.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

George W.Bush spent his first term governing as a moderate and trying to build coalitions across party lines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By the early twenty-first century,the percentage of black high-school graduates going on to college was virtually the same as that of white high-school graduates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The 2000 presidential election was characterized by the

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A)   presence of a strong third political party.
B)   difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination.
C)   extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates.
D)   failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton.
E)   sensational controversy over its results.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

The Human Genome Project

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A)   had identified and classified over 100,000 human genes by 2003.
B)   was opposed by the Bush administration on ethical grounds.
C)   was created during the Clinton administration.
D)   was funded solely by private sources.
E)   originally hoped to identify all the specific genes in humans by 2015.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The microprocessor was first introduced in 1971 by

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A)   IBM.
B)   Apple.
C)   Microsoft.
D)   Compaq.
E)   Intel.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

In their first year in office,the Bush administration

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A)   liberalized scientific restrictions on stem-cell research.
B)   primarily relied on Republican moderates for support.
C)   worked hard to build coalitions across party lines.
D)   passed the largest tax cut in American history.
E)   reduced federal budget deficits considerably.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Bill Clinton was the first Democrat to win two terms as president since

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A)   Woodrow Wilson.
B)   Grover Cleveland.
C)   Franklin Roosevelt.
D)   Lyndon Johnson.
E)   Harry Truman.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

The 1994 elections saw the Republicans win control of both houses of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

George Bush's "mission accomplished" speech aboard an American aircraft carrier marked the end of major U.S.military personnel losses in Iraq.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

Question 15

By 2012,well over ________ computers were in use around the world.

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A)   500 million
B)   700 million
C)   250 million
D)   1 billion
E)   2 billionF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 16

In 1995,the Clinton administration and Congress

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A)   had a smooth political relationship.
B)   each favored reductions in federal spending but could not agree on a budget.
C)   could not agree on whether or not to cut taxes.
D)   were both moving to the political left.
E)   passed a dramatic welfare reform bill.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Soon after the September 2001 attacks,it became unquestionably clear that Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq was sheltering and supporting Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Well before September 2001,America had witnessed home-grown terrorism in the actions of militants on the American left and Timothy McVeigh,among others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In his first year as president,Bill Clinton secured from Congress all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   an international free-trade agreement.
B)   a significant reduction in many areas of government spending.
C)   an expansion of tax credits to low-income working people.
D)   a national health reform plan.
E)   a large tax increase on the wealthy.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

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

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

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George Bush's "mission accomplished" speech aboard an American aircraft carrier marked the end of major U.S.military personnel losses in Iraq.

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