Deck 28: September 11 and the Next American Century

Question 1

MATCHING
Hillary Clinton

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Answer 1

Democratic presidential candidate in 2008

Question 2

MATCHING
General Motors

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Answer 2

significantly reduced workforce

Question 3

MATCHING
Jack Abramoff effectively

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Answer 3

Republican activist and lobbyist

Question 4

MATCHING
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 5

MATCHING
Sonia Sotomayor

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 6

MATCHING
Taliban

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 7

MATCHING
Al Qaeda

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 8

MATCHING
George W. Bush

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 9

MATCHING
Bush Doctrine

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 10

MATCHING
Michael Brown

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 11

MATCHING
Karl Rove

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 12

MATCHING
John McCain

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 13

MATCHING
Arctic National Wildlife Preserve

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 14

MATCHING
John Ashcroft

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 15

MATCHING
"toxic assets"

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 16

MATCHING
Colin Powell

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 17

MATCHING
Nancy Polesi

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 18

MATCHING
Kyoto Treaty

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 19

MATCHING
Alberto Gonzales

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 20

MATCHING
John Roberts

A)sponsored a bill banning the use of torture
B)cabinet member who protested denying prisoners Geneva protection
C)House majority leader
D)Supreme Court justice
E)inability to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
G)compassionate conservative
H)chief political adviser
I)attorney general
J)chief justice of the Supreme Court
K)Republican activist and lobbyist
L)White House counsel

Question 21

Who was America's sole ally during the initial phase of the Iraq War?

A) Russia
B) China
C) Germany
D) Spain
E) Great Britain

Question 22

During his first year in office, George W. Bush:

A) raised tax rates for wealthy Americans.
B) sponsored legislation to protect the environment.
C) supported the accelerated reduction of nuclear weapons.
D) had the full support of Congress, which had a commanding Republican majority.
E) persuaded Congress to enact the largest tax cut in American history.

Question 23

MATCHING
Hurricane Katrina

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 24

MATCHING
Abu Ghraib

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 25

The USA Patriot Act:

A) overhauled airport security measures.
B) expanded the rights of law enforcement agencies to conduct secret searches and detain suspected aliens.
C) required every American to swear a loyalty oath.
D) ceased all Islamic immigration into the United States.
E) was vetoed by George W. Bush for violating civil liberties, but his veto was overridden by Congress.

Question 26

MATCHING
Geneva Conventions

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 27

After the September 11 attacks, who authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to listen to domestic telephone conversations without a court warrant?

A) Defense Secretary Rumsfeld
B) State Secretary Powell
C) National Security Advisor Rice
D) President Bush
E) Central Intelligence Director George Tenet

Question 28

MATCHING
sub-prime mortgage

A)global warming
B)significantly reduced workforce
C)rules of war and treatment of prisoners
D)terrorist group
E)Afghanistan
F)U.S. prison in Iraq
G)proposed drilling for oil
H)2008 financial crisis
I)housing bubble
J)revealed the deep poverty in America
K)declared the Geneva Conventions the law of the land
L)pre-emptive strike

Question 29

In 2001-2002, all of the following policymakers were determined to oust Hussein from power EXCEPT:

A) Dick Cheney
B) Donald Rumsfeld
C) Colin Powell
D) Paul Wolfowitz
E) George W. Bush

Question 30

What did the Justice Department label the captured members of Al Qaeda in order to get around the Geneva Conventions?

A) prisoners of an insurgency
B) detainees
C) army regulars
D) rebel forces
E) unlawful combatants

Question 31

What made Bush's 2002 "National Security Strategy" fundamentally different from previous American policy?

A) It began by defining freedom.
B) It called for a huge military buildup.
C) It did not refrain from nuclear weapons.
D) It advocated the use of preemptive war.
E) It called for multilateral action.

Question 32

In a September 20, 2001 speech, President Bush announced that "freedom and ____________ are at war."

A) tyranny
B) communism
C) Islam
D) fear
E) evil

Question 33

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997:

A) was an apology to Japan for the dropping of the atomic bombs.
B) addressed the issue of global warming and was rejected by President Bush.
C) addressed the issue of global warming and was supported by President Bush.
D) was a trade agreement between Japan and the United States.
E) was a declaration of war guilt by the Japanese.

Question 34

Who among the cabinet members protested against President Bush's directive that denied Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners the Geneva protections?

A) Defense Secretary Rumsfeld
B) Secretary of State Powell
C) National Security Advisor Rice
D) Vice President Cheney
E) Central Intelligence Director George Tenet

Question 35

Which of the following statements about Saddam Hussein turned out to be true?

A) He possessed a mobile chemical weapons laboratory.
B) He had hidden weapons of mass destruction in his many palaces.
C) He was a horrible tyrant who ruled Iraq ruthlessly.
D) He was hiding in his palace as a safe haven from the war.
E) He was seeking to acquire uranium in Africa to build nuclear weapons.

Question 36

All of the following statements about President Obama's June 2009 speech to the Islamic World are true EXCEPT:

A) Obama traveled to Egypt to deliver a speech aimed at repairing American relations with the Islamic world.
B) Obama promised to impose American ideas on Muslims.
C) Obama acknowledged past American misdeeds.
D) Obama promised to respect Islamic traditions and values.
E) Obama emphasized the importance of democracy and of equal opportunity for women.

Question 37

What happened at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq?

A) American soldiers were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their conduct under tough circumstances.
B) Over 100 Al Qaeda prisoners escaped in an elaborate scheme, embarrassing the United States.
C) Saddam Hussein was tried and hanged.
D) Under the supervision of U.S. military personnel, many prisoners were mistreated, humiliated, and tortured; some even died.
E) It was blown up in an insurgency attack, killing the United Nations' chief ambassador to Iraq.

Question 38

Early in 2003, President Bush announced that the United States would go to war against Iraq:

A) with the full support of the United Nations.
B) because its dictator Saddam Hussein had ordered the terrorist attacks on September 11.
C) because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
D) with the full support of the international community.
E) and unlike during the Vietnam War, an antiwar movement did not develop.

Question 39

Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001:

A) against Afghanistan, because they were harboring Osama bin Laden.
B) against Saudi Arabia, because they were harboring Osama bin Laden.
C) against Afghanistan, because the United States did not approve of the Taliban's treatment of women.
D) against Afghanistan, because the Afghani government had ordered the terrorist attacks of September 11.
E) as a way to combat rising unemployment.

Question 40

Early in Bush's first term, his administration pursued all of the following policies EXCEPT:

A) breaking the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
B) rejecting the Kyoto Protocol.
C) opposing the establishment of an international criminal court.
D) enacting a large tax cut.
E) banning drilling for oil in Alaska's Artic National Wildlife Refuge.

Question 41

The Republican Congress response to Hurricane Katrina was:

A) a social welfare package akin to the War on Poverty of the 1960s.
B) a modest relief effort paid for by an increase in taxes.
C) nothing; they thought it was up to local and state authorities.
D) to cut funding for Medicaid, food stamps, and other social programs to pay for relief.
E) to ask the international community for support and aid.

Question 42

Which entity was responsible for disaster planning and relief within the United States at the time of Hurricane Katrina?

A) Red Cross of America
B) Coast Guard
C) Federal Emergency Management Agency
D) State Department
E) Salvation Army

Question 43

All of the following statements about the 2008 Democratic primaries are true EXCEPT:

A) The Obama campaign succeeded in making Hillary Clinton seem like a representative of the status quo.
B) Barack Obama used the Internet to communicate with voters and to mobilize new voters.
C) Hillary Clinton sought the Democratic nomination by emphasizing her political experience.
D) Barack Obama was a well-known Senator from Illinois when the campaign began.
E) Barack Obama was the first black candidate to win the nomination of a major party.

Question 44

Which statement about Hurricane Katrina is true?

A) Michael Brown was well qualified to lead the emergency efforts.
B) President Bush was on the scene immediately.
C) No one realized that the city was vulnerable to flooding.
D) New Orleans had "dodged the bullet," as Bush proclaimed.
E) The mayor of New Orleans was slow to order an evacuation of the city.

Question 45

Which state's supreme court ruled that homosexual marriages must receive legal recognition, spurring a moral values debate during the 2004 presidential election?

A) Vermont
B) California
C) Florida
D) Oregon
E) Massachusetts

Question 46

Which statement is true about illegal immigrants?

A) They raise wages at the bottom of the economic ladder.
B) Only about one-third of the illegal immigrants are members of the workforce.
C) Most of them are from South America.
D) They mostly work as domestic, construction, and agricultural workers.
E) They are highly skilled and educated.

Question 47

How did immigrants respond to the House of Representatives bill that made it a felony to be in the country illegally and a crime to offer aid to illegal immigrants?

A) They put on a series of massive popular demonstrations demanding their rights to remain in the United States.
B) They largely ignored it.
C) They began a mass exodus out of the United States.
D) They threatened major border-crossings with bomb threats.
E) They petitioned Bush for sympathy since he had been governor of Texas.

Question 48

In the midst of the stock market crash of 2008 and the housing crisis, most Americans:

A) cut back on spending, leading to business failures and a rapid rise in unemployment.
B) bought up stock in Lehman Brothers.
C) invested in property as housing prices increased.
D) attempted to invest in mortgage-based securities.
E) were confident that the economic crisis would be short-lived.

Question 49

In response to the nation's economic woes, the Bush administration:

A) did nothing.
B) raised taxes and interest rates.
C) raised taxes but cut interest rates.
D) cut taxes but raised interest rates.
E) cut taxes and interest rates.

Question 50

Two landmark Supreme Court cases ruled in 2003 dealt with:

A) homosexuality and abortion.
B) affirmative action and disabled persons.
C) homosexuality and affirmative action.
D) abortion and affirmative action.
E) disabled persons and homosexuality.

Question 51

The decline in the number of new American jobs in the early twenty-first century had the most impact on:

A) those with advanced degrees.
B) investment bankers.
C) white males.
D) white females.
E) minorities.

Question 52

Which American corporation that once boasted it had 600,000 employees announced plans in 2005 to reduce its workforce to 86,000?

A) General Motors
B) U.S. Steel
C) Wal-Mart
D) Ford Motor Company
E) Union Pacific Railroad

Question 53

In a Supreme Court decision in 2003, the right to use affirmative action in college admissions was:

A) found unconstitutional.
B) reaffirmed.
C) supported by President Bush.
D) declared unnecessary in the twenty-first century.
E) left intentionally vague.

Question 54

In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court extended the right of freedom to:

A) religion.
B) thought.
C) intimate conduct.
D) belief.
E) expression.

Question 55

All of the following contributed to the banking crisis of 2008 EXCEPT:

A) The Federal Reserve Bank had kept interest rates at unprecedentedly low levels.
B) Banks and other lending institutions issued "sub-prime" mortgages.
C) Wall Street bankers developed complex ways of repackaging and selling "sub-prime" mortgages to investors.
D) The Federal Reserve Bank and other regulatory agencies slowed the speculative frenzy.
E) Public and private policies favored economic speculation and get-rich quick schemes.

Question 56

Banks that the Federal Government labeled as "too big to fail":

A) had more than 200 employees.
B) had not invested in sub-prime mortgages.
C) used government funds to assist homeowners threatened with foreclosure.
D) were interconnected with other institutions, and the government argued that their collapse would drive the economy into a depression.
E) received federal assistance and were forced to adhere to strict requirements as to its use.

Question 57

By mid-2003, the American economy:

A) had fully recovered from the impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11.
B) was slowly recovering, as the number of new jobs increased.
C) was mixed, as the recession ended but the unemployment rate rose.
D) was especially strong in the technology sector.
E) rebounded, as fewer jobs went overseas.

Question 58

All of the following statements about John Kerry and the 2004 presidential campaign are true EXCEPT:

A) Kerry was a Vietnam War veteran.
B) Kerry was very in touch with the people, reaching out to and being embraced by the common man.
C) Kerry was from Massachusetts and a Catholic.
D) Kerry was nominated by the Democrats.
E) Kerry voted for the Iraq War in the Senate, but denounced the war while campaigning.

Question 59

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ruled that:

A) Hamdan was so dangerous he ought to be sent back to Saudi Arabia.
B) a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay could challenge his incarceration in federal court.
C) it was constitutional for the National Security Agency to wiretap domestic calls without a court order.
D) the president had to uphold the Geneva Conventions.
E) in times of war, the president had unlimited authority.

Question 60

In 2008 testifying before Congress, Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank:

A) argued that regulation would damage banks, Wall Street, and the mortgage market.
B) admitted that there had been a "flaw" in his long-held conviction that free markets would produce the best results.
C) argued that the federal government should allow unregulated economic competition.
D) argued that banks and investment firms should regulate themselves.
E) called for deregulation and artificially low interest rates.

Question 61

By 2006, polls showed that a large majority of Americans considered the invasion of Iraq a mistake.

Question 62

Today, most scientists do not consider global warming a serious situation.

Question 63

All of the following statements about President Obama's inaugural address are true EXCEPT:

A) He promised a foreign policy based on diplomacy rather than on unilateral force.
B) His address harked back to the Revolutionary-era ideal of putting the common good before individual self-interest.
C) He blamed a culture of "greed and irresponsibility" for helping to bring on the economic crisis.
D) He spoke about freedom repeatedly.
E) He spoke of the need to combat income inequality and lack of access to health care.

Question 64

The Iraq War marked the third time in less than a century that the United States embarked on a crusade to create a new world order.

Question 65

Soon after Americans held Baghdad, insurgents and sectarian fighting between Sunni and Shiite brought the country toward civil war.

Question 66

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry served in the first Gulf War.

Question 67

The Patriot Act is a remarkably short and concise document.

Question 68

The combination of a faltering economy, increased military spending, and the 2001 tax cuts produced a rapid rise in budget deficits at both the national and state levels by 2003.

Question 69

All of the following statements about President Obama's first year in office are true EXCEPT:

A) The Obama administration abolished the military tribunals Bush had established.
B) The Obama administration barred the use of torture.
C) The Obama administration passed a "stimulus" package amounting to nearly $800 billion in new government spending.
D) The Obama administration poured taxpayer money into failing banks and assumed responsibility for the banks' debts.
E) The Obama administration dispatched 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan.

Question 70

International opinion about the United States was positive after the decision to invade Iraq.

Question 71

Saddam Hussein had a clear link to Al Qaeda and the September 11 attacks, which is why President Bush invaded Iraq in 2003.

Question 72

George W. Bush called himself a compassionate conservative.

Question 73

Palestinian militants who were retaliating against American support for Israel orchestrated the attacks of September 11.

Question 74

George W. Bush emphasized American freedom of action, unrestrained by international treaties and institutions.

Question 75

As with World War II and the Korean War, taxes were increased and domestic sacrifices made during the Iraq War.

Question 76

In the 2008 election, when Barack Obama "redrew the nation's political map":

A) he only won in Democratic strongholds.
B) he did extremely well in cities.
C) he only won in the North and West.
D) he won in states that had been reliably Republican for years as well as in Democratic strongholds.
E) he won 53 percent of the popular vote and a large majority in the Electoral College.

Question 77

What made Barack Obama's presidential campaign "the first political campaign of the twenty-first century"?

A) its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters
B) its use of televised debates
C) its use of television advertisements
D) its use of direct calling
E) its use of direct mailings

Question 78

The war in Iraq was widely supported by the global community, as seen through the widespread rallies of support, especially in Europe.

Question 79

The unemployment rate for African-Americans was double that for whites in 2003.

Question 80

Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, selected Sarah Palin as his running mate:

A) because she was a Washington insider with extensive political experience.
B) because he sought to draw Democratic women into the Republican Party.
C) because her attacks on Americans as being unpatriotic, lacking traditional values, and not representing the "real America" proved extremely popular with the Democratic Party's base.
D) because she lacked familiarity with many domestic and foreign policy issues.
E) because she was a third-term senator from Alaska.