Deck 31: Globalizing America, 1992 to the Present

Question 1

The Contract with America was

A)the agenda proposed by Newt Gingrich and the Republican congressional leadership.
B)President Clinton's proposal to expand the size and scope of government.
C)Congress's proposal to increase benefits to Americans,especially in Social Security benefits.
D)President Clinton's cooperative program with the private sector to promote job growth.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The most powerful champion of economic globalization was

A)NAFTA.
B)the European Union.
C)the World Trade Organization.
D)the international labor movement.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All of the following were protests against globalization EXCEPT

A)the neoliberal movement led by Friedrich Hayek.
B)the Mexican peasants' formation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
C)French farmer José Bovée's coordinated mass dumping of manure on McDonald's restaurants in France.
D)the Peoples' Global Action.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act?

A)It required unemployed adults to find work within two years.
B)The law shifted to state government the power to make decisions concerning the distribution of many welfare benefits.
C)The act was vetoed by President Clinton.
D)The reforms saved the federal government less than one percent of its annual budget.

Question 5

,that the Internet would positively change everything from the classroom and the home to entertainment and the workplace?

A)Al Gore
B)Bill Gates
C)Steve Jobs
D)Steve Wozniak

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe U.S.foreign involvements?

A)U.S.Marines were ambushed in Somalia while trying to assist UN humanitarian efforts.
B)The U.S.used direct military intervention to put an end to the genocide in Rwanda.
C)President Clinton ordered airstrikes to try to stop Serbian "ethnic cleansing" of Muslims.
D)President Clinton made efforts to broker a peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Question 7

All of the following were terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda during the 1990s EXCEPT

A)the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City by parking an explosives-packed truck in the basement of one of the towers.
B)the bombing of the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen.
C)the bombing of U.S.embassies in Asia that killed several hundred people.
D)a truck bomb that killed several U.S.airmen in Saudi Arabia in 1996.

Question 8

President Clinton kept his promise to make government "look more like America" by

A)devolving some federal government programs to the states.
B)sending cabinet members on bus tours throughout the country to meet with "average" Americans.
C)appointing more women and minorities to cabinet positions and the federal courts than any predecessor.
D)inviting guests from all over the country to White House dinners to discuss the particular needs of the different parts of the country.

Question 9

The digital divide refers to the

A)public- and private-sector use of the Internet.
B)division between the .com,or commercial use of the Internet,and the .edu or .org use by private organizations.
C)lack of Internet access in minority communities in the United States.
D)prevalence of Internet cafes on the coasts compared with the reluctance to adopt to "Web culture" in the Midwest and South.

Question 10

Bill Clinton and the New Democrats

A)proposed an expansion of government similar to FDR's New Deal.
B)championed a progressive,liberal program in economic as well as social policies.
C)positioned themselves as centrists who favored conservative economic policies but liberal cultural policies.
D)won support by campaigning against the war in Iraq.

Question 11

Leading up to 1992 presidential campaign,

A)even Democratic leaders were convinced a Republican victory was inevitable.
B)Democrats were confident of a victory due to the lingering recession.
C)Republicans were worried about President Bush's historically low approval ratings.
D)President Bush's chances seemed dim,due to the public's disapproval of the war in Iraq.

Question 12

What was the original source of Osama bin Laden's and al-Qaeda's desire for revenge against the United States?

A)the United States' refusal to help the Taliban against the U.S.
B)the United States' attack on the Iraqi mainland
C)the United States' support of Israel over the Palestinians
D)the stationing of U.S.troops in Saudi Arabia

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Digital Revolution?

A)Digitization-the transformation of objects,images,sounds,and signals into binary code-was a brand new technology in the 1990s.
B)The Internet was highly regulated by the federal government from its inception.
C)Investors were very wary of investing in new "dot-com" startup businesses.
D)Timothy Berners-Lee,a Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer scientist,found a seamless way to link documents and other content to the Internet,helping to create the World Wide Web.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the effort to impeach President Clinton?

A)The president was effectively defended by attorney Kenneth Starr.
B)The Senate voted to impeach President Clinton,but the House refused to remove him from office.
C)While initially about the president's extramarital affair with a White House intern,a more serious matter of illegal investments known as Whitewater became the focus of the investigation.
D)Most Americans considered President Clinton's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky a private matter,particularly when the first lady stood by in support of her husbanD.

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by President Bush in his reelection bid?

A)a sluggish economy
B)the challenge from independent candidate Ross Perot
C)Republicans who were upset with his decision to raise taxes
D)Bush's unpopularity over his refusal to sign civil rights legislation

Question 16

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols

A)led the Branch Davidians religious cult near Waco,Texas,and initiated a deadly encounter with federal marshals.
B)were convicted of killing 168 people and wounding hundreds of others in the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City.
C)carried out a mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.
D)were convicted in several deaths associated with the bombing of abortion clinics.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Clinton administration in domestic legislation?

A)Family and Medical Leave Act
B)National Workers Healthcare Act
C)Violence Against Women Act
D)Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

Question 18

The "Battle of Seattle" refers to

A)racial riots in Seattle.
B)a general strike by Seattle public employees.
C)the indiscriminate teargasing and batoning of antiglobalization protesters by police.
D)a political debate between WTO officials and antiglobalization activists.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

A)It had strong support from labor unions,especially the United Auto Workers.
B)It is a free trade agreement among the United States,Canada,and Mexico.
C)It abolished tariffs among the participating countries.
D)It was intended to increase prosperity in neighboring countries,making it easier for people there to afford American goods.

Question 20

What was the economic impact of globalization?

A)American companies struggled greatly from more competition from around the world.
B)Wealth came to be more evenly distributed along all class levels.
C)Labor unions were strengthened in the United States and in Europe.
D)The gap between the wealthy and the poor widened to an even greater extent.

Question 21

Which of the following was NOT included in President Bush's "axis of evil"?

A)Iran
B)Iraq
C)North Korea
D)Syria

Question 22

Which of the following was NOT a part of biotechnology research in the 1990s?

A)genome mapping and sequencing
B)the study of bacterial degradation in dead animals
C)stem cell research
D)assisted reproductive technology

Question 23

The Bush Doctrine

A)proposed to give financial aid to countries fighting terrorism within their borders without direct intervention from the United States.
B)proposed to contain the threat of terrorism by giving economic aid to poor Middle East countries to try to limit the appeal of extremist ideologies.
C)launched compassionate efforts to use goodwill to promote the "American way of life" throughout the world.
D)asserted the right of the United States to carry out preemptive military strikes to prevent potential terrorist attacks,even if the country struck had not attacked the U.S.

Question 24

Which of the following best describes President Bush's tax policy?

A)President Bush promised no new taxes,as his father had done,but had to raise taxes to pay for wars.
B)President Bush gave tax cuts only to the wealthiest of Americans.
C)President Bush gave tax rebates of $300-600 and cut the total tax bill by over $1 trillion.
D)President Bush's tax cuts were only given to Americans who lived under the poverty level.

Question 25

Most immigrants in the 1990s

A)performed the low-paid work that most native-born citizens shunned.
B)were skilled,college-educated professionals looking for opportunities that did not exist in their home countries.
C)found jobs in the creative arts and entertainment industry.
D)came to the United States for welfare benefits.

Question 26

President Bush appointed Colin Powell

A)as the United States attorney general.
B)to the position of secretary of state,becoming the first African American to hold the post.
C)to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
D)to be the first African American representative to the United Nations.

Question 27

The No Child Left Behind Act

A)provided health care for all children of families living under the poverty level.
B)was supported by Republicans but voted down by Democrats,who opposed the provision for impoverished families receiving vouchers to attend private schools.
C)was bipartisan legislation that gave federal funding to schools that could meet federal standards.
D)established Head Start kindergarten programs for children in the inner city.

Question 28

President Bush's healthcare legislation

A)gave healthcare coverage to the millions of illegal immigrants living and working in the United States.
B)cut healthcare benefits to senior citizens.
C)provided for nationalized healthcare insurance for all Americans.
D)provided subsidized prescription drugs to a great majority of elderly Americans.

Question 29

Internet piracy has had its greatest impact on

A)the music industry.
B)Web-based businesses whose stock prices were greatly inflated,leading to the dot-com crash.
C)the demise of the print media industry.
D)big industries' trademarked goods.

Question 30

Regarding energy policy,President Bush

A)proposed opening land in Alaska and the Arctic wilderness to try to overcome an energy crisis.
B)signed on to the Kyoto Protocol designed to fight global warming,which led to increased gas prices in the United States.
C)carried on with President Clinton's environmental policies.
D)cancelled the Energy Policy Act of 2000,which led to an injection of almost $14 billion into the coal,oil,and nuclear industries.

Question 31

In the election of 2000,

A)Bush lost the Electoral College vote,but due to winning the popular vote the Supreme Court awarded him the presidency.
B)Al Gore won the popular vote by over 500,000 votes,but lost the Electoral College due to Bush's narrow,disputed victory in Florida,which was confirmed by a vote in the Supreme Court.
C)Bush won a landslide victory,mainly because of an economic downturn.
D)Bush won when a Supreme Court decision took electoral votes away from Gore in the disputed vote in Ohio.

Question 32

Monsanto revolutionized food production through the development of

A)organic pesticide.
B)organic fertilizer.
C)genetically modified seed.
D)cloned cattle.

Question 33

Which of the following is true of the initial intervention of the U.S.into Afghanistan?

A)The United States met with stiff resistance,as had the Soviet Union when it attempted a takeover of Afghanistan,and quickly retreated.
B)President Bush waited for full approval from the United Nations Security Council before taking any action.
C)The United States was able to overthrow the Taliban regime with less than one hundred U.S.casualties,but was unable to capture Osama bin Laden.
D)The United States worked with the Taliban government to search for Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda supporters.

Question 34

What kinds of employment brought suburbanites back into the city?

A)industrial jobs
B)entertainment industry jobs
C)social work and education jobs
D)financial and related informational services jobs

Question 35

In the 1990s,immigration

A)ceased to have an impact on the demographic makeup of the United States.
B)was still primarily from Europe.
C)from Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for half of all immigrants to the U.S.
D)mostly originated from Africa and the Middle East.

Question 36

Which best describes the presidential campaign of 2000?

A)There was a stark difference between the policies of Texas governor George Bush,the Republican nominee,and Vice President Al Gore,the Democratic nominee.
B)Vice President Al Gore was known as the "people's candidate," whereas Governor Bush was more comfortable with business leaders.
C)Vice President Gore was more comfortable giving a formal speech,while Bush campaigned best in informal settings showing his ability to connect with people on a personal level.
D)Vice President Gore gave a valiant effort,even though most assumed the Republicans would win easily due to an economic recession.

Question 37

Urban gentrification refers to

A)senior citizens who suffered from decreased services in the inner city due to white flight to the suburbs.
B)the aging and decaying of urban infrastructure.
C)the displacement of poorer urbanites,often minorities,by wealthier people.
D)the increased wealth of the suburbs.

Question 38

Which of the following best describes the number of deaths associated with the September 11,2001,terrorist attacks?

A)dozens of people
B)hundreds of people
C)thousands of people
D)tens of thousands of people

Question 39

The USA PATRIOT Act

A)appropriated funds for military intervention in Afghanistan.
B)reduced restrictions on law enforcement's ability to conduct surveillance within the United States.
C)initiated a draft to increase the numbers in the United States military in anticipation of the invasion of Iraq.
D)awarded funding to pro-American groups promoting a pro-American message,such as the Boy Scouts of America.

Question 40

Which of the following terrorist groups carried out the attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,and caused the deaths on a plane that crashed in Shanksville,Pennsylvania?

A)the Muslim Brotherhood
B)Hezbollah
C)al-Qaeda
D)the Palestinian Liberation Organization

Question 41

Compare and contrast the reform objectives and political and cultural impact of the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements.

Question 42

Summarize the impact of globalization on the American economy and job market.How did labor and other groups affected by globalization respond,and what were specific pieces of legislation related to globalization?

Question 43

Explain what is meant by President Clinton's effort to make the federal government "look like America." Identify specific achievements made by women and minorities in both the Clinton and Bush administrations.

Question 44

Which of the following was a new political movement,composed of a loose coalition of conservative,evangelical,and libertarian Republicans,that opposed the president's groundbreaking healthcare act?

A)the Occupy Wall Street movement
B)the Coalition for America
C)the Tea Party
D)the 99 percent movement

Question 45

The rationale President Bush gave for going to war with Iraq was

A)Iraq's support of the al-Qaeda terrorists who had carried out the September 11 attacks.
B)that Saddam Hussein had given safe haven to Osama bin Laden.
C)the alleged Iraqi possession of "weapons of mass destruction."
D)Iraq's SCUD missile attacks on Israel.

Question 46

Describe how Bill Clinton and the New Democrats transformed their party,and discuss their attempts to reshape the federal government.Identify specific accomplishments they were able to achieve and the opposition they encountered.

Question 47

Which of the following was NOT a challenge faced by President Bush in his second term?

A)an eruption of insurgence violence in Iraq
B)domestic terrorist attacks
C)the tragedy in New Orleans brought about by Hurricane Katrina
D)a terrible economic recession

Question 48

What political strategy helped President Bush in the 2004 presidential election?

A)touting the success of the war in Iraq
B)getting referenda opposing gay marriage on the ballot in many states to encourage conservative voter turnout
C)endorsing the incarceration of terrorists in prisons,such as Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay,which led to the prevention of terrorist attacks
D)promoting the policy of taxing the rich in order to give more tax rebates to the needy

Question 49

Who was the Democratic nominee in the election of 2004?

A)Howard Dean
B)Dennis Kucinich
C)Wesley Clark
D)John Kerry

Question 50

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

A)provided homes for many impoverished Americans at subprime interest rates.
B)gave cheap loans to the auto industry to insure its survival.
C)provided federal funding to rebuild hurricane ravaged areas of the coast.
D)provided stricken banks with $700 billion in loans to prevent their failure.

Question 51

Explain what is meant by the Digital Revolution,what caused it,and the impact it has had on the U.S.society and economy.

Question 52

Which of the following helped Barack Obama win the presidential election of 2008?

A)his choice of young,energetic Sarah Palin as vice president
B)the support of a majority of the white vote
C)the lingering recession,protracted war,and support among young voters
D)his strong support among senior citizen voters

Question 53

Which of the following was most responsible for the "Great Recession"?

A)the dot-com bubble
B)the collapse of the auto industry
C)the housing bubble and collapse of that market
D)the impact of globalization and outsourcing

Question 54

Discuss the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the Bush administration's response.Also identify terrorist attacks that preceded the 9/11 attacks,and the corresponding responses.

Question 55

In the election of 2012,President Obama defeated his Republican opponent,

A)Mitt Romney.
B)Newt Gingrich.
C)Rick Santorum.
D)Donald Trump.

Question 56

Examine the causes of the Great Recession of 2007-2009,the government's response to it,and the impact it has had on Americans.

Question 57

Which of the following was a promise made by President Obama in his inauguration speech?

A)employ a surge strategy in the war in Iraq
B)combat Islamic terrorism around the world
C)close the prison in Guantánamo Bay
D)ban embryonic stem cell research