Question 1

President Clinton's first year following his reelection marked the low point in his popularity.

Accepted Answer

President Clinton's first year following his reelection was not marked by a low point in his popularity; instead, his popularity was relatively high due to a strong economy and the absence of major scandals until the later emergence of the Lewinsky scandal.

Question 2

The World Wide Web, the first system to provide for the orderly sharing of information on the Internet, was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN. The first website went live in 1991.

Question 3

In the election of 2004, George W. Bush won a wide victory over Democrat John Kerry, winning a popular vote margin of 58 percent to Kerry's 40 percent.

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush won the 2004 election with a popular vote of 50.7% compared to John Kerry's 48.3%, not the 58% to 40% margin stated.

Question 4

In the mid-1980s, Apple dominated the personal computer market.

Accepted Answer

In the mid-1980s, IBM and its clones dominated the personal computer market, while Apple struggled to maintain market share with its Macintosh line.

Question 5

George W. Bush clearly won the popular vote in the election of 2000, but the electoral vote remained in dispute.

Accepted Answer

In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Al Gore won the popular vote, but the electoral vote, particularly the results in Florida, was in dispute, eventually leading to George W. Bush winning the presidency after a Supreme Court decision.

Question 6

With help from Republicans in Congress, George W. Bush won passage of the largest tax cut in American history.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. The tax cut passed in 2001 was worth $1.35 trillion over 10 years and was supported by Republican members of Congress.

Question 7

In the election of 2000, when a court-ordered deadline for the Florida recount arrived, the Florida secretary of state certified Bush the winner in Florida by a little more than 500 votes, even though the recount was not complete.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. On December 12, 2000, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush as the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes, despite ongoing legal battles and a controversial vote recount process. Bush's victory in Florida ultimately secured his presidency, as he won the electoral college by a margin of 271 to Al Gore's 266.

Question 8

Though its influence began to decline in the first decade of the twenty-first century, "globalization" of the economy had been the driving force in the great prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s.

Accepted Answer

The statement is incorrect. While globalization did play a significant role in the economic growth of the 1950s and 1960s, it did not begin to decline in the first decade of the twenty-first century. It continues to be a major force shaping the global economy today.

Question 9

During the investigation looking into allegations of his sexual misconduct, President Clinton's public approval rating soared to record levels.

Accepted Answer

This is true. Despite the investigation into his misconduct, Clinton's approval ratings remained high, with some of the highest ratings of his presidency.

Question 10

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of financial impropriety by President Clinton.

Accepted Answer

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was actually hired to investigate several allegations against President Clinton, including Whitewater, Travelgate, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal. While financial impropriety was one aspect of the investigation, it was not the sole focus.

Question 11

Bill Clinton became the third president, after Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon, to have an impeachment trial.

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton was the second president, after Andrew Johnson, to have an impeachment trial. Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached.

Question 12

The Internet originated with a group of college-student computer "hackers" spread across the country.

Accepted Answer

The Internet originated from a research project started by the U.S. Department of Defense called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) in the late 1960s, not from a group of college-student computer "hackers."

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

This is true. The Bush administration actively courted evangelical Christian voters in 2004, with Bush himself identifying as a born-again Christian and emphasizing his religious beliefs in his campaign. Republicans also worked to highlight social issues like opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion, which had particular resonance with that voting bloc.

Question 14

The 1996 welfare reform bill ended a fifty-year federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children.

Accepted Answer

The 1996 welfare reform bill, also known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, did indeed end the federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

President Clinton actually moved to the center after the 1994 election results, adopting more moderate policies and working with Republicans in Congress. This shift is often referred to as "triangulation."

Question 16

George W. Bush spent his first term governing as a moderate and trying to build coalitions across party lines.

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush spent his first term governing as a conservative, with policies such as tax cuts and a focus on national security after the September 11 attacks, rather than attempting to build coalitions across party lines.

Question 17

In the Supreme Court case of Bush v. Gore, the Court voted 5-4 to confirm Bush as president.

Accepted Answer

This is true. In the controversial 2000 election, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of George W. Bush, effectively ending the recount efforts in Florida and confirming him as the winner of the election.

Question 18

The 2000 presidential election was one of the most controversial in American history.

Accepted Answer

The 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore was highly controversial due to issues with ballot counting in Florida and the subsequent Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

President Clinton did campaign on a platform of peace, prosperity, and national well-being in 1996, similar to Reagan's campaign in 1984.

Question 20

Many of the features in the operating system used for the first Apple computers were borrowed from Microsoft Windows.

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. The first Apple computers used an operating system developed by Apple called Apple DOS or Apple ProDOS, which was not based on Microsoft Windows.

Quiz 32: The Age of Globalization