// question: 17154513 name: “AmeriCorps” was a program that ::“AmeriCorps” was a program that::[html]
“AmeriCorps” was a program that
{ ~was to replace the Peace Corps.#Incorrect ~let nonviolent offenders out of jail if they joined the military.#Incorrect ~Clinton strongly opposed.#Incorrect =allowed students to repay college loans through community service.#Correct ~restricted the number of hours a minor could work at night.#Incorrect } // question: 17154527 name: A legal controversy surrounded a Colorado baker who claimed that his free ... ::A legal controversy surrounded a Colorado baker who claimed that his free ...::[html]
A legal controversy surrounded a Colorado baker who claimed that his free speech rights were violated because
{ ~he was not allowed to bake a cake in the shape of a cross for a public school.#Incorrect ~a synagogue in Denver refused to accept his donation of leavened bread.#Incorrect =he refused to craft a cake for a gay couple’s wedding celebration.#Correct ~he would not admit Muslim children into his bakery.#Incorrect ~he was not allowed to blog about baking on the state’s website.#Incorrect } // question: 17154605 name: A major overhaul of welfare under Clinton was called “The Personal ... ::A major overhaul of welfare under Clinton was called “The Personal ...::[html]
A major overhaul of welfare under Clinton was called “The Personal Responsibility ______________________________ Act.”
{ ~and Health Reform#Incorrect ~and National Welfare#Incorrect ~for All Americans#Incorrect ~and End Welfare Now#Incorrect =Work Opportunity Reconciliation#Correct } // question: 17154618 name: After the 2012 election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives ... ::After the 2012 election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives ...::[html]
After the 2012 election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was more committed than ever to overturning the highly contentious _______________________—voting on 50 different measures to repeal it.
{ ~Defense of Marriage Act#Incorrect =Affordable Care Act#Correct ~bank bailout#Incorrect ~TARP plan#Incorrect ~Kyoto Protocol#Incorrect } // question: 17154518 name: Barack Obama asked Robert Gates to continue in the position he held during ... ::Barack Obama asked Robert Gates to continue in the position he held during ...::[html]
Barack Obama asked Robert Gates to continue in the position he held during the Bush administration as
{ ~press secretary.#Incorrect =secretary of defense.#Correct ~secretary of the interior.#Incorrect ~secretary of state.#Incorrect ~secretary of energy.#Incorrect } // question: 17154602 name: Barack Obama’s campaign featured two words: ____________________. ::Barack Obama’s campaign featured two words\: ____________________.::[html]
Barack Obama’s campaign featured two words\: ____________________.
{ =“hope” and “change”#Correct ~“change” and “now”#Incorrect ~“change” and “America”#Incorrect ~“peace” and “hope”#Incorrect ~“peace” and “believe”#Incorrect } // question: 17154542 name: Barack Obama’s campaign was helped early on by one of the following founders ... ::Barack Obama’s campaign was helped early on by one of the following founders ...::[html]
Barack Obama’s campaign was helped early on by one of the following founders of social networking service\:
{ ~Instagram.#Incorrect ~Twitter.#Incorrect =Facebook.#Correct ~Snapchat.#Incorrect ~WhatsApp.#Incorrect } // question: 17154549 name: Clinton’s economic program during his first term expanded the Earned Income ... ::Clinton’s economic program during his first term expanded the Earned Income ...::[html]
Clinton’s economic program during his first term expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, which
{ ~provided tax incentives to the richest 1 percent.#Incorrect ~reduced taxes for the middle class.#Incorrect =lowered taxes and increased refunds to low and moderate households with children.#Correct ~offered tax breaks to parents sending children to private schools.#Incorrect ~discounted tax rates for new business development.#Incorrect } // question: 17154620 name: Clinton’s secretary of interior moved to block road construction and logging ... ::Clinton’s secretary of interior moved to block road construction and logging ...::[html]
Clinton’s secretary of interior moved to block road construction and logging in ____________________.
{ ~the pacific northwest#Incorrect ~national monuments#Incorrect ~national parks#Incorrect =national forests#Correct ~the northeast#Incorrect } // question: 17154515 name: Compared to Bill Clinton in executive style, George W. Bush ::Compared to Bill Clinton in executive style, George W. Bush::[html]
Compared to Bill Clinton in executive style, George W. Bush
{ =favored meetings that were more formal and structured.#Correct ~was more interested in free-wheeling, intellectual give-and-take.#Incorrect ~was more likely to be interested in the details of ideas.#Incorrect ~preferred longer meetings.#Incorrect ~did not let religion enter into his political decision-making.#Incorrect } // question: 17154539 name: During the midterm elections of 2014, ::During the midterm elections of 2014,::[html]
During the midterm elections of 2014,
{ ~young voters turned out in record numbers.#Incorrect ~Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives.#Incorrect ~Democrats gained control of the U.S. Senate.#Incorrect ~general voter turnout was at a historical high.#Incorrect =low voter turnout led to GOP victories in both houses of Congress.#Correct } // question: 17154553 name: How did pro-immigration organizations counter the efforts of the ... ::How did pro-immigration organizations counter the efforts of the ...::[html]
How did pro-immigration organizations counter the efforts of the anti-immigration movement?
{ ~They rallied immigrant populations via radio and Spanish-language publications.#Incorrect ~They staged work-stoppages.#Incorrect ~They organized street demonstrations.#Incorrect ~They used research to counter claims that undocumented workers took jobs away from legal Americans.#Incorrect =All of these are correct.#Correct } // question: 17154524 name: In 1993, a bomb ripped through ____ in New York City, evidence that terrorism... ::In 1993, a bomb ripped through ____ in New York City, evidence that terrorism...::[html]
In 1993, a bomb ripped through ____ in New York City, evidence that terrorism had reached the United States.
{ ~the Empire State Building#Incorrect ~Grand Central Station#Incorrect ~Penn Station#Incorrect =the World Trade Center#Correct ~the Statue of Liberty#Incorrect } // question: 17154608 name: In 1994, President Clinton chose ____________________ to head the taskforce ... ::In 1994, President Clinton chose ____________________ to head the taskforce ...::[html]
In 1994, President Clinton chose ____________________ to head the taskforce in charge of national health care reform.
{ ~John McCain#Incorrect ~himself#Incorrect =Hillary Clinton#Correct ~Kenneth Starr#Incorrect ~John Kerry#Incorrect } // question: 17154523 name: In 1994, President Clinton sent U.S. troops into ____ in order to reinstate ... ::In 1994, President Clinton sent U.S. troops into ____ in order to reinstate ...::[html]
In 1994, President Clinton sent U.S. troops into ____ in order to reinstate its democratically elected leader.
{ ~Nicaragua#Incorrect ~the Dominican Republic#Incorrect =Haiti#Correct ~Costa Rica#Incorrect ~Panama#Incorrect } // question: 17154616 name: In 1994, President Clinton’s major proposal to reform ____________________ ... ::In 1994, President Clinton’s major proposal to reform ____________________ ...::[html]
In 1994, President Clinton’s major proposal to reform ____________________ was heavily criticized and easily defeated in Congress.
{ ~welfare#Incorrect ~the tax code#Incorrect =health care#Correct ~food stamps#Incorrect ~abortion laws#Incorrect } // question: 17154533 name: In 1998, Republican Speaker of House, Newt Gingrich, was forced to resign ... ::In 1998, Republican Speaker of House, Newt Gingrich, was forced to resign ...::[html]
In 1998, Republican Speaker of House, Newt Gingrich, was forced to resign from office due to
{ ~illegal campaign contributions.#Incorrect ~hiring family members on his staff.#Incorrect ~being arrested for drunk driving.#Incorrect ~racist comments on a “hot” mic.#Incorrect =an extramarital affair.#Correct } // question: 17154617 name: In 2000 George W. Bush ran for President identifying himself as a ... ::In 2000 George W. Bush ran for President identifying himself as a ...::[html]
In 2000 George W. Bush ran for President identifying himself as a “____________________ conservative.”
{ ~classic#Incorrect ~hardline#Incorrect ~liberal#Incorrect =compassionate#Correct ~Texas#Incorrect } // question: 17154612 name: In 2001, George W. Bush announced the United States would not support the ... ::In 2001, George W. Bush announced the United States would not support the ...::[html]
In 2001, George W. Bush announced the United States would not support the ____________________ on global warming and several other agreements.
{ ~UN Commission#Incorrect =Kyoto Protocol#Correct ~Paris Accord#Incorrect ~Katrina Report#Incorrect ~Berlin Conference#Incorrect } // question: 17154614 name: In 2014, heated debates on both sides of the aisle in Congress occurred over ... ::In 2014, heated debates on both sides of the aisle in Congress occurred over ...::[html]
In 2014, heated debates on both sides of the aisle in Congress occurred over efforts to raise the _____________________, a measure some saw as attempting to narrow the income gap in America.
{ ~income tax#Incorrect ~estate tax#Incorrect =minimum wage#Correct ~voting age#Incorrect ~poverty line#Incorrect } // question: 17154606 name: In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court in 2013 declared a key portion of ... ::In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court in 2013 declared a key portion of ...::[html]
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court in 2013 declared a key portion of ______________________, an iconic piece of civil rights legislation, to be unconstitutional.
{ ~the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)#Incorrect ~the Voting Rights Act of 1965#Incorrect =the Civil Rights Act of 1968#Correct ~the Miranda Act#Incorrect ~Title IX#Incorrect } // question: 17154613 name: In February 1994, the United States ended its nineteen-year trade embargo ... ::In February 1994, the United States ended its nineteen-year trade embargo ...::[html]
In February 1994, the United States ended its nineteen-year trade embargo with ____________________.
{ ~Iran#Incorrect ~Iraq#Incorrect ~North Korea#Incorrect ~China#Incorrect =Vietnam#Correct } // question: 17154543 name: In foreign policy, President Bill Clinton ::In foreign policy, President Bill Clinton::[html]
In foreign policy, President Bill Clinton
{ ~continued a trade embargo against Vietnam.#Incorrect =expanded international markets and lowered trade barriers in Asia and North America.#Correct ~offered nuclear weapons to South Korea as a deterrent to North Korean aggression.#Incorrect ~established friendly relations with Cuba.#Incorrect ~broke off relations with Israel.#Incorrect } // question: 17154535 name: In the 2000 election, the key state in deciding the winner of the presidency was ::In the 2000 election, the key state in deciding the winner of the presidency was::[html]
In the 2000 election, the key state in deciding the winner of the presidency was
{ ~Texas.#Incorrect =Florida.#Correct ~Ohio.#Incorrect ~New Hampshire.#Incorrect ~Nevada.#Incorrect } // question: 17154531 name: In the 2002 elections, Republicans ::In the 2002 elections, Republicans::[html]
In the 2002 elections, Republicans
{ ~gained seats in the Senate but lost some in the House.#Incorrect ~lost seats in the Senate but gained some in the House.#Incorrect =gained seats in the Senate and in the House.#Correct ~saw no change in seats in the Senate but gained some in the House.#Incorrect ~saw no changes in seats in either the Senate or the House.#Incorrect } // question: 17154537 name: In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was falsely disparaged with ... ::In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was falsely disparaged with ...::[html]
In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was falsely disparaged with accusations about his
{ ~voting record in the Senate.#Incorrect ~alleged homosexuality.#Incorrect ~choice of a running mate.#Incorrect =Vietnam War record.#Correct ~corruption.#Incorrect } // question: 17154528 name: In the election of 2008 ::In the election of 2008::[html]
In the election of 2008
{ ~John McCain claimed that Barack Obama was not an American citizen.#Incorrect ~Sarah Palin’s experience compared favorably with Joe Biden.#Incorrect ~Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate.#Incorrect =young, African American, and Latino voters turned out in record numbers.#Correct ~John McCain relied on the immense popularity of George W. Bush.#Incorrect } // question: 17154607 name: Lack of international support meant American taxpayers directly bore the ... ::Lack of international support meant American taxpayers directly bore the ...::[html]
Lack of international support meant American taxpayers directly bore the costs of _____________.
{ ~the Iraq War#Incorrect ~the Kyoto Protocol#Incorrect =the Persian Gulf War#Correct ~the conflict in Rwanda#Incorrect ~NAFTA#Incorrect } // question: 17154601 name: Mortgages granted to those without strong credit are known as ... ::Mortgages granted to those without strong credit are known as ...::[html]
Mortgages granted to those without strong credit are known as ____________________.
{ ~flexible rate#Incorrect ~predatory#Incorrect ~payday#Incorrect =subprime#Correct ~credit-free#Incorrect } // question: 17154529 name: President Bush proclaimed an end to “significant combat” in the Iraq war on ... ::President Bush proclaimed an end to “significant combat” in the Iraq war on ...::[html]
President Bush proclaimed an end to “significant combat” in the Iraq war on the deck of an aircraft carrier
{ =less than two months after Operation Iraqi Freedom began.#Correct ~in 2005.#Incorrect ~after the capture of Saddam Hussein.#Incorrect ~before U.S. troops had reached Baghdad.#Incorrect ~after Osama bin Laden had been killed.#Incorrect } // question: 17154521 name: President Bush replaced William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court with ::President Bush replaced William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court with::[html]
President Bush replaced William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court with
{ =John Roberts.#Correct ~John Bolton.#Incorrect ~Harriet Myers.#Incorrect ~Samuel Alito.#Incorrect ~Steven Breyer.#Incorrect } // question: 17154619 name: President Clinton failed to intervene in ____________________ where a ... ::President Clinton failed to intervene in ____________________ where a ...::[html]
President Clinton failed to intervene in ____________________ where a genocidal civil war resulted in the death of 500,000 Tutsis.
{ ~Congo#Incorrect ~Somalia#Incorrect =Rwanda#Correct ~Mozambique#Incorrect ~Tunis#Incorrect } // question: 17154551 name: President George W. Bush’s popularity soared ::President George W. Bush’s popularity soared::[html]
President George W. Bush’s popularity soared
{ ~when he introduced his tax cut package.#Incorrect =after the terrorist attacks on U.S. targets in Washington and New York.#Correct ~when he announced his energy program.#Incorrect ~in the weeks following his announcement that “significant combat” was over in Iraq.#Incorrect ~in the last six months of his Presidency.#Incorrect } // question: 17154552 name: President George W. Bush’s proposals for educational reform called for ::President George W. Bush’s proposals for educational reform called for::[html]
President George W. Bush’s proposals for educational reform called for
{ =mandatory, nationwide testing of children as a means of determining which schools were teaching effectively.#Correct ~abolishing the use of standardized tests to determine the success of students and schools.#Incorrect ~reducing the involvement of the federal government in education and empowering the states to control their school systems.#Incorrect ~abolishing the public school system.#Incorrect ~using federal funds to increase teacher salaries.#Incorrect } // question: 17154516 name: President Obama’s difficulty with meeting all of his ambitions in office is ... ::President Obama’s difficulty with meeting all of his ambitions in office is ...::[html]
President Obama’s difficulty with meeting all of his ambitions in office is an example of what political scientists call the
{ ~Superman Theory of the Presidency.#Incorrect ~Spiderman Theory of the Presidency.#Incorrect ~Batman Theory of the Presidency.#Incorrect =Green Lantern Theory of the Presidency.#Correct ~Black Panther Theory of the Presidency.#Incorrect } // question: 17154598 name: Questions arose over American soldiers’ treatment of prisoners at ... ::Questions arose over American soldiers’ treatment of prisoners at ...::[html]
Questions arose over American soldiers’ treatment of prisoners at ____________________ prison in Iraq.
{ =Abu Ghraib#Correct ~Baghdad#Incorrect ~Mosul#Incorrect ~Fallujah#Incorrect ~Abraham Lincoln#Incorrect } // question: 17154621 name: Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a ... ::Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a ...::[html]
Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a war against ____________________.
{ ~Iraq#Incorrect ~the Axis of Evil#Incorrect =terrorism#Correct ~Iran#Incorrect ~Democrats#Incorrect } // question: 17154532 name: Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a ... ::Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a ...::[html]
Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a war against
{ ~Iran.#Incorrect ~Iraq.#Incorrect ~Afghanistan.#Incorrect =terrorism.#Correct ~freedom.#Incorrect } // question: 17154544 name: Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of ::Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of::[html]
Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of
{ ~drug enforcement.#Incorrect ~public housing.#Incorrect ~immigration policy.#Incorrect ~energy regulations.#Incorrect =Social Security.#Correct } // question: 17154541 name: The “No Child Left Behind” program dealt with the issue of ::The “No Child Left Behind” program dealt with the issue of::[html]
The “No Child Left Behind” program dealt with the issue of
{ =education.#Correct ~foster care.#Incorrect ~homeless children.#Incorrect ~sexual predators.#Incorrect ~physical fitness.#Incorrect } // question: 17154604 name: The 1996 welfare reform law TANF stood for “______________________________.”... ::The 1996 welfare reform law TANF stood for “______________________________.”...::[html]
The 1996 welfare reform law TANF stood for “______________________________.”
{ ~Temporary Aid to New Fathers#Incorrect =Temporary Arbitration for Needy Families#Correct ~Temporary Assistance to Needy Families#Incorrect ~Temporary Assistance with National Finance#Incorrect ~Temporary Aid to Needy Farmers#Incorrect } // question: 17154517 name: The Affordable Health Care Act did not ::The Affordable Health Care Act did not::[html]
The Affordable Health Care Act did not
{ ~prohibit insurers from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.#Incorrect =replace Medicare with state exchanges.#Correct ~establish mechanisms to increase competition between insurance companies.#Incorrect ~require that all Americans have health insurance.#Incorrect ~provide health coverage to 30 million uninsured people.#Incorrect } // question: 17154550 name: The Bush Doctrine, as expressed in the National Security Strategy of 2002, ::The Bush Doctrine, as expressed in the National Security Strategy of 2002,::[html]
The Bush Doctrine, as expressed in the National Security Strategy of 2002,
{ ~called for the closure of American embassies abroad.#Incorrect ~challenged the Soviet Union’s dominance in the Ukraine.#Incorrect =asserted U.S. authority to wage preemptive war.#Correct ~supported domestic legislation to enhance surveillance of suspected terrorists.#Incorrect ~called for an enhanced military presence in Mexico.#Incorrect } // question: 17154512 name: The Clinton administration instituted all of the following policies for the ... ::The Clinton administration instituted all of the following policies for the ...::[html]
The Clinton administration instituted all of the following policies for the environment EXCEPT
{ ~blocked road construction and logging in 60 million acres of forests.#Incorrect ~placed 6 million new acres under federal protection.#Incorrect ~revealed government’s role in environmental degradation in past decades.#Incorrect ~supported the international ecological movement.#Incorrect =installing solar panels and windmills at the White House.#Correct } // question: 17154556 name: The collapse and rescue of the world’s banking system in 2008–2009 encouraged... ::The collapse and rescue of the world’s banking system in 2008–2009 encouraged...::[html]
The collapse and rescue of the world’s banking system in 2008–2009 encouraged digital visionaries to introduce
{ ~Facebook#Incorrect =bitcoin#Correct ~Wikipedia#Incorrect ~Twitter#Incorrect ~e-Trade#Incorrect } // question: 17154600 name: The George W. Bush administration’s ____________________ gave the executive ... ::The George W. Bush administration’s ____________________ gave the executive ...::[html]
The George W. Bush administration’s ____________________ gave the executive branch broad latitude over the surveillance and detention of people considered threats to national security.
{ ~Iraqi Freedom Act#Incorrect ~Surveillance Act#Incorrect =Patriot Act#Correct ~Go America Now Act (GANA)#Incorrect ~Official Monitoring Act#Incorrect } // question: 17154540 name: The most accurate assessment of the Clinton administration’s controversial ... ::The most accurate assessment of the Clinton administration’s controversial ...::[html]
The most accurate assessment of the Clinton administration’s controversial $20 billion loan to Mexico in 1995 would be that it was
{ =very successful for both countries.#Correct ~a continuing source of friction between the two nations.#Incorrect ~a political fiasco for President Clinton.#Incorrect ~an embarrassment for both countries.#Incorrect ~a good financial deal for Mexico but a bad one for the United States.#Incorrect } // question: 17154548 name: The most conservative faction of the Republican Party rebranded themselves in... ::The most conservative faction of the Republican Party rebranded themselves in...::[html]
The most conservative faction of the Republican Party rebranded themselves in the Obama years as the
{ ~New Right.#Incorrect ~New Left.#Incorrect ~RINOs.#Incorrect ~Libertarians.#Incorrect =Tea Party.#Correct } // question: 17154611 name: The popular vote in the 2016 election was won by ____________________. ::The popular vote in the 2016 election was won by ____________________.::[html]
The popular vote in the 2016 election was won by ____________________.
{ ~Donald Trump#Incorrect =Hillary Clinton#Correct ~Al Gore#Incorrect ~Bernie Sanders#Incorrect ~Jill Stein#Incorrect } // question: 17154615 name: The program that allowed students to repay college loans through community ... ::The program that allowed students to repay college loans through community ...::[html]
The program that allowed students to repay college loans through community service was called ____________________.
{ =AmeriCorps#Correct ~Welfare to Work#Incorrect ~DOMA#Incorrect ~the Federal Work Study Program#Incorrect ~Graduation to Greatness#Incorrect } // question: 17154597 name: The special prosecutor who discovered Bill Clinton had an affair with a White... ::The special prosecutor who discovered Bill Clinton had an affair with a White...::[html]
The special prosecutor who discovered Bill Clinton had an affair with a White House intern was ____________________.
{ ~Robert Muller#Incorrect =Kenneth Starr#Correct ~Dick Cheney#Incorrect ~Robert Rodriguez#Incorrect ~John Boehner#Incorrect } // question: 17154519 name: The Supreme Court held in Lawrence v. Texas that ::The Supreme Court held in Lawrence v. Texas that::[html]
The Supreme Court held in Lawrence v. Texas that
{ ~George W. Bush was the president.#Incorrect =sodomy laws were unconstitutional.#Correct ~the death penalty was constitutional when applied to minors.#Incorrect ~the ACA (Affordable Care Act) was unconstitutional.#Incorrect ~the right to marry could not be abridged based on sexual orientation.#Incorrect } // question: 17154522 name: The Tea Party movement pledged to ::The Tea Party movement pledged to::[html]
The Tea Party movement pledged to
{ ~impeach President Barack Obama.#Incorrect =oust any incumbent Republicans who supported Obama’s initiatives.#Correct ~support health care reform.#Incorrect ~overturn the TARP assistance to companies facing bankruptcy.#Incorrect ~resolve the economic crisis by supporting government spending on infrastructure improvements.#Incorrect } // question: 17154534 name: The Texas-based energy company that would become the most infamous example of... ::The Texas-based energy company that would become the most infamous example of...::[html]
The Texas-based energy company that would become the most infamous example of corruption in the 1990s was
{ ~Adelphia.#Incorrect =Enron.#Correct ~Tyco.#Incorrect ~A.T.T.#Incorrect ~Tyson.#Incorrect } // question: 17154610 name: The U.S. invasion of Iraq in May, 2003 was called ____________________. ::The U.S. invasion of Iraq in May, 2003 was called ____________________.::[html]
The U.S. invasion of Iraq in May, 2003 was called ____________________.
{ =Operation Iraqi Freedom#Correct ~Operation Abu Ghraib#Incorrect ~Operation Peace in Our Time#Incorrect ~Operation Rumblefish#Incorrect ~Operation America#Incorrect } // question: 17154609 name: The ultimately wrongheaded decision to make an issue of Bill Clinton’s ... ::The ultimately wrongheaded decision to make an issue of Bill Clinton’s ...::[html]
The ultimately wrongheaded decision to make an issue of Bill Clinton’s character in the midterm elections was insisted upon by ____________________.
{ ~Monica Lewinsky#Incorrect ~Kenneth Starr#Incorrect ~Linda Tripp#Incorrect =Newt Gingrich#Correct ~Paula Jones#Incorrect } // question: 17154599 name: The ____________________ Act was a Bush educational program that called for ... ::The ____________________ Act was a Bush educational program that called for ...::[html]
The ____________________ Act was a Bush educational program that called for mandatory testing.
{ ~Education Enrichment#Incorrect ~Standardized Test#Incorrect ~Advanced Placement#Incorrect =No Child Left Behind#Correct ~Defense of Children#Incorrect } // question: 17154538 name: What country’s political instability did NOT pose a major challenge to Barack... ::What country’s political instability did NOT pose a major challenge to Barack...::[html]
What country’s political instability did NOT pose a major challenge to Barack Obama's foreign policy?
{ ~Iraq#Incorrect ~Ukraine#Incorrect ~Libya#Incorrect ~Syria#Incorrect =Mexico.#Correct } // question: 17154525 name: What court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as... ::What court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as...::[html]
What court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as between a man and a woman?
{ ~Bush v. Gore#Incorrect =U.S. v. Windsor#Correct ~Rita v. United States#Incorrect ~Gonzales v. Carhart#Incorrect ~Obergefell v. Hodges#Incorrect } // question: 17154526 name: What is NOT true of the economy during the Clinton years? ::What is NOT true of the economy during the Clinton years?::[html]
What is NOT true of the economy during the Clinton years?
{ ~Unemployment averaged below 2 percent per year.#Incorrect ~Real income rose for the first time in 15 years.#Incorrect ~Millions of new jobs were created.#Incorrect ~The federal deficit decreased.#Incorrect =The economy recovered from a major recession.#Correct } // question: 17154514 name: What is true of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ... ::What is true of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ...::[html]
What is true of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?
{ ~It was defeated by the Republican Congress.#Incorrect ~It was vetoed by President Clinton.#Incorrect ~It eliminated the food stamps program.#Incorrect ~It was part of Clinton’s plan to make government larger.#Incorrect =It allowed states to establish programs designed to move people off welfare and into jobs.#Correct } // question: 17154547 name: What type of changes in food consumption did environmentalists in the first ... ::What type of changes in food consumption did environmentalists in the first ...::[html]
What type of changes in food consumption did environmentalists in the first decades of the 21st century spearhead?
{ ~the “fast food” movement#Incorrect ~the “buy global” movement#Incorrect ~the demand for organic products#Incorrect ~decreased use of farmers’ markets#Incorrect =increased use of GMOs.#Correct } // question: 17154520 name: What was the most used social-issue hashtag during the first ten years of ... ::What was the most used social-issue hashtag during the first ten years of ...::[html]
What was the most used social-issue hashtag during the first ten years of Twitter’s existence?
{ ~\#BlackLivesMatter#Incorrect =\#Ferguson#Correct ~\#MAGA#Incorrect ~\#MeToo#Incorrect ~\#Covfefe#Incorrect } // question: 17154530 name: When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003 ::When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003::[html]
When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003
{ ~it followed the Pentagon’s recommendations regarding the troops needed.#Incorrect =it sought to create in Iraq a pro-U.S. government and a new economic order tied to U.S. companies.#Correct ~a ground attack was begun without any air support.#Incorrect ~news reporters were not allowed to accompany troops.#Incorrect ~it started in the month of May before the weather got too hot.#Incorrect } // question: 17154554 name: Which of the following has proven to be a consequence of developing Internet ... ::Which of the following has proven to be a consequence of developing Internet ...::[html]
Which of the following has proven to be a consequence of developing Internet technology?
{ ~Americans have lost the ability to research for information.#Incorrect ~Americans have become more individually oriented.#Incorrect =Magazines and newspapers began to cease publication#Correct ~Media has become completely unbiased.#Incorrect ~Worldwide democracy.#Incorrect } // question: 17154546 name: Which was NOT a criticism of the federal government’s handling of the ... ::Which was NOT a criticism of the federal government’s handling of the ...::[html]
Which was NOT a criticism of the federal government’s handling of the Hurricane Katrina?
{ ~the large number of dead and missing.#Incorrect ~an inadequacy to prepare for such a disaster.#Incorrect ~its heavy impact on poor and African American residents.#Incorrect ~videotape that contradicted statements made by White House officials.#Incorrect =overspending on infrastructural repairs.#Correct } // question: 17154536 name: Which was not true of Bill Clinton’s impeachment? ::Which was not true of Bill Clinton’s impeachment?::[html]
Which was not true of Bill Clinton’s impeachment?
{ ~Clinton attempted to conceal his sexual relationship with a young White House intern.#Incorrect =The special prosecutor who discovered the affair was politically independent.#Correct ~Clinton faced impeachment on the grounds he had obstructed justice and committed perjury.#Incorrect ~Clinton was not convicted by the Senate.#Incorrect ~Clinton remained under Republican attack even after the impeachment proceedings ended.#Incorrect } // question: 17154555 name: Who was Time’s Person of the Year in 2008? ::Who was Time’s Person of the Year in 2008?::[html]
Who was Time’s Person of the Year in 2008?
{ ~Barack Obama#Incorrect ~John McCain#Incorrect ~Mark Zuckerberg#Incorrect ~Hillary Clinton#Incorrect =You#Correct } // question: 17154545 name: Years after the war in Iraq, an official U.S. government report concluded ... ::Years after the war in Iraq, an official U.S. government report concluded ...::[html]
Years after the war in Iraq, an official U.S. government report concluded that, in 2003, Iraq
{ ~did have biological weapons, though it was unclear what happened to them.#Incorrect ~destroyed its biological weapons once the U.S. invaded.#Incorrect =did not have either biological or nuclear weapons when the U.S. invaded.#Correct ~had no desire to possess weapons of mass destruction.#Incorrect ~had ended all purchases of military weapons of any kind.#Incorrect } // question: 17154603 name: YouTube was eventually incorporated into the empire of __________________. ::YouTube was eventually incorporated into the empire of __________________.::[html]
YouTube was eventually incorporated into the empire of __________________.
{ ~Facebook#Incorrect =Google#Correct ~AOL#Incorrect ~Twitter#Incorrect ~Microsoft#Incorrect } // question: 17154596 name: ____________________ is a collaboratively written Internet source that ... ::____________________ is a collaboratively written Internet source that ...::[html]
____________________ is a collaboratively written Internet source that supplanted hard-copy encyclopedias.
{ ~Instagram#Incorrect ~Twitter#Incorrect ~Facebook#Incorrect ~Snapchat#Incorrect =Wikipedia#Correct } // question: 17154561 name: After a number of African Americans died at the hands of police officers ... ::After a number of African Americans died at the hands of police officers ...::[html]
After a number of African Americans died at the hands of police officers across the country, activism was organized on Twitter.
{TRUE} // question: 17154565 name: After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Barack Obama was criticized ... ::After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Barack Obama was criticized ...::[html]
After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Barack Obama was criticized from Republicans for being too hard on the oil industry and from environmentalists for not being hard enough.
{TRUE} // question: 17154591 name: Al Gore’s campaign for the presidency in 2000 was better organized and more ... ::Al Gore’s campaign for the presidency in 2000 was better organized and more ...::[html]
Al Gore’s campaign for the presidency in 2000 was better organized and more focused than that of George W. Bush.
{FALSE} // question: 17154563 name: All four planes that were hijacked on September 11, 2001 reached their ... ::All four planes that were hijacked on September 11, 2001 reached their ...::[html]
All four planes that were hijacked on September 11, 2001 reached their intended targets.
{FALSE} // question: 17154572 name: American labor unions fiercely opposed North American Free Trade Agreement. ::American labor unions fiercely opposed North American Free Trade Agreement.::[html]
American labor unions fiercely opposed North American Free Trade Agreement.
{TRUE} // question: 17154588 name: AmeriCorps was a program that allowed students to repay college loans through... ::AmeriCorps was a program that allowed students to repay college loans through...::[html]
AmeriCorps was a program that allowed students to repay college loans through community service.
{TRUE} // question: 17154577 name: Bill Clinton sent U.S. troops to intervene in a civil war in Rwanda. ::Bill Clinton sent U.S. troops to intervene in a civil war in Rwanda.::[html]
Bill Clinton sent U.S. troops to intervene in a civil war in Rwanda.
{FALSE} // question: 17154593 name: By end of 2001, U.S.-led forces had installed a government in Afghanistan ... ::By end of 2001, U.S.-led forces had installed a government in Afghanistan ...::[html]
By end of 2001, U.S.-led forces had installed a government in Afghanistan that could control both the capital city and the countryside.
{FALSE} // question: 17154568 name: Clinton was able to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement... ::Clinton was able to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement...::[html]
Clinton was able to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without assistance from Republicans in Congress.
{FALSE} // question: 17154564 name: Environmentalists in the 2000s argued that the impact of hazardous waste most... ::Environmentalists in the 2000s argued that the impact of hazardous waste most...::[html]
Environmentalists in the 2000s argued that the impact of hazardous waste most directly affected the politically and economically marginalized.
{TRUE} // question: 17154578 name: Evidence suggested that the Bush administration used bogus intelligence ... ::Evidence suggested that the Bush administration used bogus intelligence ...::[html]
Evidence suggested that the Bush administration used bogus intelligence information to bolster its justification for war in Iraq.
{TRUE} // question: 17154585 name: Florida was the key state in determining the winner of the 2000 presidential ... ::Florida was the key state in determining the winner of the 2000 presidential ...::[html]
Florida was the key state in determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election.
{TRUE} // question: 17154583 name: George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 due to a Supreme Court decision. ::George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 due to a Supreme Court decision.::[html]
George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 due to a Supreme Court decision.
{TRUE} // question: 17154592 name: George W. Bush’s initiatives in office were considerably more timid than his ... ::George W. Bush’s initiatives in office were considerably more timid than his ...::[html]
George W. Bush’s initiatives in office were considerably more timid than his campaign rhetoric.
{FALSE} // question: 17154581 name: In 2006, President Bush issued his first veto of a bill on the issue of ... ::In 2006, President Bush issued his first veto of a bill on the issue of ...::[html]
In 2006, President Bush issued his first veto of a bill on the issue of wiretaps.
{FALSE} // question: 17154595 name: In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay marriage ... ::In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay marriage ...::[html]
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay marriage was legally protected.
{TRUE} // question: 17154573 name: In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry’s Vietnam War record was ... ::In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry’s Vietnam War record was ...::[html]
In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry’s Vietnam War record was falsely disparaged by Bush supporters.
{TRUE} // question: 17154566 name: John McCain more successfully used social networking sites than Barack Obama. ::John McCain more successfully used social networking sites than Barack Obama.::[html]
John McCain more successfully used social networking sites than Barack Obama.
{FALSE} // question: 17154562 name: Kenneth Starr was hired as a special prosecutor to investigate allegation ... ::Kenneth Starr was hired as a special prosecutor to investigate allegation ...::[html]
Kenneth Starr was hired as a special prosecutor to investigate allegation that Bill Clinton had a sexual affair with a white House intern.
{FALSE} // question: 17154558 name: Mexico paid back a controversial $20 billion loan from the Clinton ... ::Mexico paid back a controversial $20 billion loan from the Clinton ...::[html]
Mexico paid back a controversial $20 billion loan from the Clinton administration within a year with $1 billion in interest.
{TRUE} // question: 17154574 name: More Americans died in the September 11, 2001 attacks than in the wars in ... ::More Americans died in the September 11, 2001 attacks than in the wars in ...::[html]
More Americans died in the September 11, 2001 attacks than in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
{FALSE} // question: 17154586 name: President Bush proclaimed an end to “significant combat” in the Iraq war ... ::President Bush proclaimed an end to “significant combat” in the Iraq war ...::[html]
President Bush proclaimed an end to “significant combat” in the Iraq war before the fall of Baghdad to U.S. troops.
{FALSE} // question: 17154582 name: Republicans were not able to impeach Bill Clinton. ::Republicans were not able to impeach Bill Clinton.::[html]
Republicans were not able to impeach Bill Clinton.
{FALSE} // question: 17154570 name: Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of the ... ::Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of the ...::[html]
Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of the American federal prison system.
{FALSE} // question: 17154569 name: Support for the Iraq War waned when photographs showing abuse of detained ... ::Support for the Iraq War waned when photographs showing abuse of detained ...::[html]
Support for the Iraq War waned when photographs showing abuse of detained Iraqis and stories of U.S. troops deliberately killing civilians were made public.
{TRUE} // question: 17154579 name: The “No Child Left Behind” program dealt with the issue of foster care.... ::The “No Child Left Behind” program dealt with the issue of foster care....::[html]
The “No Child Left Behind” program dealt with the issue of foster care.
{FALSE} // question: 17154557 name: The blueprint for federal health-care reform in the Obama years relied on the... ::The blueprint for federal health-care reform in the Obama years relied on the...::[html]
The blueprint for federal health-care reform in the Obama years relied on the Internet.
{TRUE} // question: 17154567 name: The Bush administration backed a constitutional amendment that declared ... ::The Bush administration backed a constitutional amendment that declared ...::[html]
The Bush administration backed a constitutional amendment that declared marriage to be a union between a man and a woman.
{TRUE} // question: 17154580 name: The Clinton administration advocated strict regulation of new financial ... ::The Clinton administration advocated strict regulation of new financial ...::[html]
The Clinton administration advocated strict regulation of new financial products.
{FALSE} // question: 17154575 name: The conviction that economic downturns would only be temporary and moderate ... ::The conviction that economic downturns would only be temporary and moderate ...::[html]
The conviction that economic downturns would only be temporary and moderate dominated economic thought and policy-making from 1990s until the Great Recession.
{TRUE} // question: 17154576 name: The Great Recession was triggered largely by a collapse in the housing market. ::The Great Recession was triggered largely by a collapse in the housing market.::[html]
The Great Recession was triggered largely by a collapse in the housing market.
{TRUE} // question: 17154584 name: The highest priority of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy was to lower trade ... ::The highest priority of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy was to lower trade ...::[html]
The highest priority of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy was to lower trade barriers and expand global markets.
{TRUE} // question: 17154587 name: The killing of Osama bin Laden was touted in Barack Obama’s 2012 election ... ::The killing of Osama bin Laden was touted in Barack Obama’s 2012 election ...::[html]
The killing of Osama bin Laden was touted in Barack Obama’s 2012 election campaign.
{TRUE} // question: 17154559 name: The Obama administration continued the Bush methods of “enhanced ... ::The Obama administration continued the Bush methods of “enhanced ...::[html]
The Obama administration continued the Bush methods of “enhanced interrogation.”
{TRUE} // question: 17154571 name: The Republican-dominated senate rejected the international Kyoto Protocol on ... ::The Republican-dominated senate rejected the international Kyoto Protocol on ...::[html]
The Republican-dominated senate rejected the international Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
{TRUE} // question: 17154560 name: The Supreme Court vote that ultimately decided the 2000 election was unanimous. ::The Supreme Court vote that ultimately decided the 2000 election was unanimous.::[html]
The Supreme Court vote that ultimately decided the 2000 election was unanimous.
{FALSE} // question: 17154589 name: The U.S. Supreme Court disappointed conservatives when U.S. v. Windsor struck... ::The U.S. Supreme Court disappointed conservatives when U.S. v. Windsor struck...::[html]
The U.S. Supreme Court disappointed conservatives when U.S. v. Windsor struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
{TRUE} // question: 17154590 name: When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003 it sought to ... ::When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003 it sought to ...::[html]
When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003 it sought to create a system of governance.
{TRUE} // question: 17154594 name: When the Bush administration launched an attack on Iraq, the United Nations ... ::When the Bush administration launched an attack on Iraq, the United Nations ...::[html]
When the Bush administration launched an attack on Iraq, the United Nations and most major powers refused to back the war effort.
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