Question 1

What were the major features of "new immigration"described in this chapter? Discuss the continuities with previous immigration trends and changes. How did government policy help, hinder, or shape these patterns?

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Question 2

Describe the new religious orientation of the United States as a result of the new immigration.

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Question 3

Explain the circumstances leading up to the impeachment of President Clinton.

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Question 4

Discuss the relative successes and failures of the Clinton administration in getting their legislative agenda through Congress.

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Question 5

Explain the origins of the Internet and discuss its overall impact on the American economy and on American society.

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Question 6

Based on your reading in this chapter, have the "new immigrants"to America generally benefited from their experiences in the United States?

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Question 7

Compare and contrast the "new immigration"near the end of the twentieth century with the immigration that occurred in America around 1900.

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Question 8

Was the United States a successful participant in world affairs during the Clinton administration?

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Question 9

Critically assess the Clinton administration's political and social agenda and argue, based upon your understanding of the issues, who won more legislative battles, the Democrats or the Republicans?

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Question 10

How do you believe historians in the future will interpret the Clinton presidency? In your opinion, how does Clinton compare with twentieth-century presidents like FDR or Eisenhower?

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Question 11

What was the state of medical care in the United States, as compared with other developed nations, before attempts at reform began in 2009? What proportion of the U.S. population had health insurance? In your opinion, was reform necessary?

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Question 12

What factors limited President Obama's success in achieving his agenda in his first few years as president? What successes did he have, despite those factors?

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Question 13

What are the major short-, medium-, and long-term crises that President Obama must deal with in his second term?

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Quiz 32: The United States in a Global Community 1989-Present