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In 2002,President George W.Bush described an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq,Iran,and


A) Syria.
B) Libya.
C) North Korea.
D) Lebanon.
E) Somalia.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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


A) claimed the treaty had been weakened and would be ineffective.
B) unilaterally rejected the treaty.
C) insisted that treaty be renegotiated.
D) reluctantly agreed to abide by the treaty.
E) wholeheartedly endorsed the treaty.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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In 1993,President Clinton enjoyed no powerful mandate to govern.

A) True
B) False

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In 2010,35 percent of black children under 18 lived with both their parents.

A) True
B) False

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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.

A) True
B) False

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Consider television and the personal computer: Which product has been of more significance in altering American society?

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Like Reagan in 1984,President Clinton was able to campaign in 1996 as the champion of peace,prosperity,and national well-being.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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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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A large part of the Bush administration's election strategy in 2004 was to appeal to the large community of conservative,evangelical Christians and mobilize them to vote.

A) True
B) False

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What is the "new world order"? Evaluate the opposition to the new world order from both the left and the right.

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By 1994,President Clinton had dispatched American troops to keep the peace in the Middle East and in Haiti.

A) True
B) False

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

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The Reagan and both Bush administrations were generally hostile to the pro-choice position,but they did not reduce federal funding for abortion.

A) True
B) False

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President Bush faced an enormous political setback in his second term with the natural disaster of ________,which devastated the city of New Orleans in particular.

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Many of the environmental movement's early victories were at the local level.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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One of the most important demographic characteristics of the American population in the early twenty-first century is


A) its growing prime workforce.
B) a rapid increase of the native-born.
C) increasing agedness.
D) decreasing foreign-born population.
E) a significant increase in the percentage of white residents.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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The 1996 presidential election saw


A) Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls.
B) President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party.
C) President Clinton aided by a significant reduction in the federal deficit.
D) Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992.
E) President Clinton's campaign gain momentum in the final weeks.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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In the 1990s,opponents of globalization


A) favored free-trade agreements.
B) were worried about U.S.sovereignty.
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) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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