Question 1

The Human Genome Project

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A)   originally hoped to identify all the specific genes in humans by 2015.
B)   was opposed by the Bush administration on ethical grounds.
C)   was created during the Clinton administration.
D)   had identified 3 billion genes by 2013.
E)   was funded solely by private sources.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

In 1996, significant reform legislation was passed by Congress concerning

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A)   primary school education.
B)   rising health care costs.
C)   occupational health care.
D)   the criminal appeals process.
E)   welfare programs.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D) E

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In 2001, convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists, the United States attacked

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A)   Syria.
B)   Iraq.
C)   Afghanistan.
D)   Libya.
E)   Iran.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 5

In 1998, following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, his public approval rating

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A)   immediately dropped to historic lows.
B)   gradually dropped more precipitously as details emerged.
C)   remained largely unchanged.
D)   rose slightly and then dropped sharply.
E)   rose to record levels and remained high throughout the year that followed.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

In 1993, President Clinton enjoyed no powerful mandate to govern.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1993, President Clinton appointed a task force on health care to be chaired by ________.

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Hillary Ro...

Question 10

Between 1994 and 2000, economic growth in the United States

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A)   was at times very substantial.
B)   experienced its longest continual peacetime rise in the nation's history.
C)   recorded growth in every quarter of every year.
D)   both was at times very substantial, and recorded growth in every quarter of every year.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, he

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A)   enjoyed a powerful mandate from the American voters.
B)   faced an adversarial Republican majority in Congress.
C)   brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda.
D)   had few perceived political weaknesses.
E)   benefited from strong and resilient Democratic majorities in Congress.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 13

Was Bill Clinton a Democrat in the New Deal tradition, or the Great Society tradition, or something else?

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Bill Clinton, who served as the 42nd Pre...

Question 14

Between 1980 and 2000, the United States' economy saw

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A)   its gross national product (GNP)  nearly double.
B)   its rate of inflation average 4 percent per year.
C)   the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost quintuple.
D)   all of these occur: its gross national product (GNP)  nearly double, its rate of inflation average 4 percent per year, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost quintuple.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Other than Katrina, what else accounted for the political woes faced by the Bush administration in its second term? How might they have ameliorated or even avoided these political problems?

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In addition to Hurricane Katrina, the Bu...

Question 16

The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the

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A)   extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates.
B)   opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close.
C)   difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination.
D)   presence of a strong third political party.
E)   failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

As a result of the 1994 elections,

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A)   President Clinton moved toward the political left.
B)   Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress.
C)   President Clinton proposed a national health care plan.
D)   Republicans in Congress moved toward the political center.
E)   President Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to big government.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the late 1980s, the spread of AIDS in the United States

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A)   remained largely confined to gay communities in large cities.
B)   was concentrated in the Northeast.
C)   was transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact.
D)   began to level off and then decline.
E)   occurred most rapidly among heterosexuals.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The Human Genome Project

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In 2001, convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists, the United States attacked

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Between 1994 and 2000, economic growth in the United States

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

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Was Bill Clinton a Democrat in the New Deal tradition, or the Great Society tradition, or something else?

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