Deck 32: A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

Question 1

The Tea Party movement pledged to

A)impeach President Barack Obama.
B)oust any incumbent Republicans who supported Obama's initiatives.
C)support health care reform.
D)overturn the TARP assistance to companies facing bankruptcy.
E)resolve the economic crisis by supporting government spending on infrastructure improvements.

Answer 1

oust any incumbent Republicans who supported Obama's initiatives.

Question 2

All of the following statements regarding Clinton's environmental policies are true except he

A)blocked road construction and logging in 60 million acres of forests.
B)rejected the efforts made by Republicans to put land under federal protection.
C)revealed government's role in environmental degradation in past decades.​
D)placed 6 million new acres under federal protection.​
E)focus on international ecological dangers.​

Answer 2

rejected the efforts made by Republicans to put land under federal protection.

Question 3

All the following statements regarding the 1996 presidential election are true except

A)​Roger Dole chose Jack Kemp as his Republican running mate.
B)​Ross Perot ran again as he had in 1992 though he was less aggressive.
C)​Clinton won with just over 50 percent of the vote.
D)​Clinton was the first Democratic to win at least two terms since Franklin Roosevelt.
E)​Clinton had about the same margin of victory as in 1992. 

Answer 3

​Clinton won with just over 50 percent of the vote.

Question 4

After making Clinton a center issue in the 1998 election, congressional Republicans

A)gained ten seats.
B)lost ten seats.
C)gained five seats.
D)lost five seats.
E)gained fifteen seats.

Question 5

​All of the following are true statements about the economy during the Clinton years except​

A)​unemployment averaged below 2 percent per year.​
B)​real  income rose for the first time in 15 years.​
C)​millions of new jobs were created.​
D)​the gulf between the richest 1 percent and the rest of the country narrowed.​
E)​the federal deficit decreased.​

Question 6

All of the following were terrorist attacks directed at the United States by Islamic militants except

A)bombing of U.S. embassy in Kenya in 1998.
B)attack on the battleship, the Cole, in 2000.
C)World Trade Center bombing, 1993.
D)Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
E)bombing of U.S. embassy in Tanzania in 1998.

Question 7

New Right activists and the Bush administration enjoyed considerable success in the area of

A)judicial appointments.
B)oil exploration.
C)immigration reform.
D)overhauling Social Security.
E)lowering federal spending.

Question 8

During the 1990s and early 2000s, the income gap between the wealthiest and ordinary workers

A)narrowed to its smallest difference in thirty years.
B)remained about the same throughout the decade.
C)was less than it had been during the Reagan administration.
D)grew steadily wider through the decade.
E)lessened until 1996 when it suddenly grew much wider.

Question 9

The Bush administration chose to ignore the FISA of 1978 in regards to the issue of

A)torture.
B)domestic wiretaps.
C)prisoner detainees.
D)coal emissions.
E)strip mining.

Question 10

Compared to the 2000 election, in 2004, George Bush did best in gaining the support of people

A)in suburbs.
B)who regularly attended church.
C)who were white.
D)who lived in small towns.
E)all of these choices

Question 11

In the election of 2008

A)John McCain mounted a significant smear campaign against Barack Obama.
B)Sarah Palin became the first female vice presidential candidate.
C)Barack Obama choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
D)Barack Obama became the first African American president.
E)John McCain tried to ride on the immense popularity of George W. Bush.

Question 12

Clinton pulled U.S. troops out of Somalia after​

A)​public criticism of the mission there mounted.​
B)​conservative criticized him for U.S. involvement in an undeclared war.​
C)​fourteen service personnel were killed.​
D)​the U.N. withdrew from the region.​
E)​all of these choices.​

Question 13

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was

A)defeated by the Republican Congress.
B)vetoed by President Clinton.
C)eliminated the food stamps program.
D)part of Clinton's plan to make government larger.
E)allowed states to establish programs designed to move people off welfare and into jobs.

Question 14

In 1994, President Clinton sent U.S. troops into ____ in order to reinstate its democratically elected leader.

A)Nicaragua
B)the Dominican Republic
C)Haiti
D)Costa Rica
E)Panama

Question 15

In 1993, a bomb ripped through ____ in New York City, evidence that terrorism had reached the United States.

A)the Empire State Building
B)Grand Central Station
C)Penn Station
D)the World Trade Center
E)Metropolitan Museum

Question 16

"AmeriCorps" was a program that

A)was to replace the Peace Corps.
B)let nonviolent offenders out of jail if they joined the military.
C)Clinton strongly opposed.
D)allowed students to repay college loans through community service.
E)restricted the number of hours a minor could work at night.

Question 17

President Bush replaced William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court with

A)John Roberts.
B)John Bolton.
C)Harriet Myers.
D)Samuel Alito.
E)Steven Breyer.

Question 18

President Bush proclaimed an end to "significant combat" in the Iraq war

A)less than two months after it began.
B)from the Oval office.
C)after the capture of Saddam Hussein.
D)before the U.S. troops had reached Baghdad.
E)all of these choices

Question 19

The Affordable Health Care Act offered all of the following benefits except

A)prohibited insurers from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.
B)replaced Medicare with state exchanges.
C)established mechanism to increase competition between insurance companies.​
D)required that all Americans have health insurance.​
E)health coverage to 30 million uninsured people.

Question 20

Compared to Bill Clinton in executive style, George W. Bush

A)favored meetings that were more formal and structured.
B)was more interested in free-wheeling, intellectual give-and-take.
C)was more likely to be interested in the details of ideas.
D)preferred longer meetings.
E)was remarkably similar.

Question 21

When the Bush administration began the invasion of Iraq in 2003

A)it followed the Pentagon's recommendations regarding the troops needed.
B)it sought to create in Iraq a pro-U.S. government and a new economic order tied to U.S. companies.
C)a ground attack was begun without any air support.
D)news reporters were not allowed to accompany troops.
E)it started in the month of May before the weather got too hot.

Question 22

In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush's margin of victory in the popular was

A)less than 1 percent.
B)less than 3 percent.
C)more than 5 percent.
D)more than 8 percent.
E)more than 12 percent.

Question 23

By the end of George W. Bush's presidency, the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan was nearly

A)3,000.
B)4,000.
C)5,000.
D)6,000.
E)8,000.

Question 24

The Texas-based energy company that would become the most infamous example of corruption in the 1990s was

A)Adelphia.
B)Enron.
C)Tyco.
D)A.T.T.
E)Tyson.

Question 25

In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was fiercely attacked over his

A)voting record in the Senate.
B)allegations of affairs.
C)choice of a running mate.
D)Vietnam War record.
E)campaign contributions.

Question 26

In foreign policy, President Bill Clinton

A)continued a trade embargo against Vietnam.
B)expanded international markets and lowered trade barriers in Asia and North America.
C)offered nuclear weapons to South Korea as a deterrent to North Korean aggression.
D)established friendly relations with Cuba.
E)broke off relations with Israel.

Question 27

Shortly after September 11, 2001, President Bush announced he would wage a war against

A)Iran.
B)Iraq.
C)Afghanistan.
D)terrorism.
E)all of these choices

Question 28

Years after the war in Iraq, an official U.S. government report concluded that, in 2003, Iraq

A)did have biological weapons though it was unclear what happened to them.
B)destroyed its biological weapons once the U.S. invaded.
C)did not have either biological or nuclear weapons when the U.S. invaded.
D)had no desire to possess weapons of mass destruction.
E)had ended all purchases of military weapons of any kind.

Question 29

The Supreme Court vote that ultimately decided the 2000 election was

A)9 to 0.
B)8 to 1.
C)7 to 2.
D)6 to 3.
E)5 to 4.

Question 30

One area in which Democrats seemed disappointed in Barack Obama involved

A)his position on gay marriage.
B)his healthcare programs.
C)his retention of former Bush appointees and position on the war.
D)his use of social networking and technology.
E)all of these choices

Question 31

Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of

A)drug enforcement.
B)public housing.
C)immigration policy.
D)energy regulations.
E)Social Security.

Question 32

All of the following statements regarding the Clinton impeachment are true except

A)Clinton attempted to conceal his sexual relationship with a young White House intern.
B)the special prosecutor who discovered the affair was a conservative Republican.
C)Clinton faced impeachment on the grounds he had obstructed justice and committed perjury.
D)The Senate was able to muster the votes needed for impeachment​
E)Clinton remained under Republican attack even after the impeachment proceedings ended.​

Question 33

Bill Clinton's assets as president included all of the following except his

A)youth, vitality, and musical tastes.
B)successful health-care reform plan.
C)culturally diverse administration included African Americans, Latinos, and women in key roles.
D)image as a "New Democrat" who wanted to reduce taxes and government spending.
E)support for welfare reform.

Question 34

In the 2002 elections, Republicans

A)gained seats in the Senate but lost some in the House.
B)lost seats in the Senate but gained some in the House.
C)gained seats in the Senate and in the House.
D)saw no change in seats in the Senate but gained some in the House.
E)saw no changes in seats in either the Senate or the House.

Question 35

Criticism of the federal government's handling of the Hurricane Katrina included

A)the large number of dead and missing. 
B)an inadequacy to prepare for such a disaster.
C)its heavy impact on poor and African American residents.
D)videotape that contradicted statements made by White House officials.
E)all of these choices

Question 36

In the 2000 election, the key state in deciding the winner of the presidency was

A)Texas.
B)Florida.
C)Ohio.
D)New Hampshire.
E)Nevada.

Question 37

In 2006, the war in Iraq cost the United States ____ billion dollars a month.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
E)six

Question 38

The "No Child Left Behind" program dealt with the issue of

A)education.
B)foster care.
C)homeless children.
D)sexual predators.
E)physical fitness.

Question 39

In 1998, Republican Speaker of House, Newt Gingrich, was forced to resign from office due to

A)illegal campaign contributions.
B)hiring family members on his staff.
C)being arrested for drunk driving.
D)making a racial joke.
E)an extramarital affair.

Question 40

The most accurate assessment of the Clinton administration's controversial $20 billion loan to Mexico in 1995 would be that it was

A)very successful for both countries.
B)a continuing source of friction between the two nations.
C)a political fiasco for President Clinton.
D)an embarrassment for both countries.
E)a good financial deal for Mexico but a bad one for the United States.

Question 41

Environmentalists in the 2000s argued that hazardous waste problems had a potentially greater impact on poor communities.

Question 42

All of the following social issues became hotly debated political causes in the new millennium except​

A)​Immigration.
B)​Environmentalism.
C)​Gay marriage.
D)​Equal Rights Amendment.​
E)​Stem cell research.

Question 43

Kenneth Starr was hired as a special prosecutor to investigate allegation that Bill Clinton had a sexual affair with a white House intern.

Question 44

At the end of 2006, the war in Iraq was very unpopular in the United States.

Question 45

The attacks of September 11, 2001 were the first times that Islamic terrorism had been directed against the United States.

Question 46

John McCain more successfully used social networking sites than Barack Obama.

Question 47

Which of the following has proven to be a consequence of developing internet technology?

A)Americans have lost the ability to research for information.
B)Americans have become more individually oriented.
C)Magazines and newspapers began to cease publication
D)Media has become completely unbiased.
E)All of these choices

Question 48

How did groups who were sympathetic to immigration issues counter the efforts of the anti-immigration movement? ​

A)​they rallied immigrant populations via radio and Spanish-language publications.
B)​they staged work-stoppages.
C)​they organized street demonstrations.
D)​they used research to counter claims that undocumented workers took jobs away from legal Americans.
E)​all of these choices.

Question 49

Americans are in complete agreement that the Obama administration did everything possible to resolve the BP oil spill.

Question 50

President George W. Bush's popularity soared

A)when he introduced his tax cut package.
B)after the terrorist attacks on U.S. targets in Washington and New York.
C)when he announced his energy program.
D)when he took a tough stand against corporate fraud.
E)when he ordered the invasion of Panama.

Question 51

Mexico paid back a controversial $20 billion loan from the Clinton administration within a year with $1 billion in interest.

Question 52

Anti-immigration groups sought all of the following except

A)new legislative restrictions.
B)tighter border control.
C)harsh penalties for companies that employed undocumented workers.
D)turning people away who try to enter the U.S. illegally.
E)a ban on immigration from Mexico, the biggest source of illegal  immigrants.

Question 53

The (George W.) "Bush Doctrine"

A)called for tax cuts to stimulate the economy.
B)challenged the Soviet Union's dominance in Eastern Europe.
C)asserted U.S. authority to wage preemptive war.
D)supported domestic legislation to enhance surveillance of suspected terrorists.
E)called for U.S. dominance in Latin America.

Question 54

Clinton's economic program during his first term expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, which

A)provided tax incentives to the richest 1 percent.
B)reduced taxes for the middle class.
C)lowered taxes and increased refunds to low and moderate households with children.
D)offered tax breaks to parents sending children to private schools.
E)discounted tax rates for new business development.

Question 55

From the 1990s on, Americans seem very interested in court cases.

Question 56

President George W. Bush's proposals for educational reform called for

A)mandatory, nationwide testing of children as a means of determining which schools were teaching effectively.
B)abolishing the use of standardized tests to determine the success of students and schools.
C)reducing the involvement of the federal government in education and empowering the states to control their school systems.
D)abolishing the public school system.
E)using federal funds to increase teacher salaries.

Question 57

The Supreme Court vote that ultimately decided the 2000 election was unanimous.

Question 58

The most conservative faction of the Republican Party are known as

A)the New Right.
B)the New Left.
C)Liberal Conservatives.
D)Libertarians.
E)the Tea Party.

Question 59

In the election of 2000, a majority of white men voted for

A)Al Gore.
B)Ralph Nader.
C)George W. Bush.
D)Ross Perot.
E)Edward Kennedy.

Question 60

The Bush administration has argued for a loose definition of what constitutes torture.

Question 61

The United States went in alone into Iraq.

Question 62

Bill Clinton sent U.S. troops to intervene in a civil war in Rwanda.

Question 63

The "No Child Left Behind" program dealt with the issue of foster care.

Question 64

Soon after being reelected, President Bush sought a radical overhaul of the American federal prison system.

Question 65

The Bush administration backed a constitutional amendment that declared marriage to be a union between a man and a woman.

Question 66

The highest priority of Bill Clinton's foreign policy was to lower trade barriers and expand global markets.

Question 67

In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry was fiercely attacked over his choice of running mate.

Question 68

Clinton was able to secure passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without assistance from Republicans in Congress.

Question 69

Controversy broke out over American soldiers' treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

Question 70

The death toll in the September 11, 2001 attacks was nearly 3,000.

Question 71

The United States was one of the original signers of the international Kyoto Protocol.

Question 72

Ohio was the key state in determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election.

Question 73

By 2006, the financial bubble concealed a bleaker economic reality.

Question 74

President Bush proclaimed an end to "significant combat" in the Iraq war before the fall of Baghdad to U.S. troops.

Question 75

In 2006, President Bush issued his first veto of a bill on the issue of wiretaps.

Question 76

George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 due to a Supreme Court decision.

Question 77

The Clinton administration advocated strict regulation of new financial products.

Question 78

Republicans obtained a bare majority of votes in favor of the impeachment of Bill Clinton but not the required two-thirds majority.

Question 79

American labor unions strongly backed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Question 80

In 2005, an official U.S. government report concluded that, in 2003, Iraq did not have nuclear weapons but did possess biological weapons when the U.S. invaded.