Question 1

The 1996 presidential election saw

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A)   Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls.
B)   President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party.
C)   President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy.
D)   Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992.
E)   President Clinton's campaign gain momentum in the final weeks.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The microprocessor was first introduced in 1971 by

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A)   Intel.
B)   IBM.
C)   Apple.
D)   Compaq.
E)   Microsoft.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

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 D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

In its first year in office,the Bush administration

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A)   worked hard to build coalitions across party lines.
B)   passed the largest tax cut in American history.
C)   liberalized scientific restrictions on stem-cell research.
D)   reduced federal budget deficits considerably.
E)   primarily relied on Republican moderates for support.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 5

During the 1980s and 1990s,American corporations sought to become more competitive by reducing

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A)   labor costs.
B)   investments in technology.
C)   mergers.
D)   both labor costs and mergers.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The great prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s in the U.S.had rested on

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A)   insulation of the United States from the pressures of international competition.
B)   the rapid growth of industrial labor organization.
C)   industrial production for military needs.
D)   the tight money policy of the federal reserve.
E)   the growth of the agricultural sector due to technological advancements.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Evaluate the Bush administration's rationale and handling of the Iraq War.How does it compare to the first Bush administration's handling of the 1991 Gulf War? What would you have done differently?

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The Bush administration's rationale for ...

Question 8

In 1999,nearing the end of his presidency,Bill Clinton

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A)   had endured many scandals and setbacks throughout his administration.
B)   saw his personal popularity higher than when he took office.
C)   faced another crisis in the Balkans.
D)   both saw his personal popularity higher than when he took office, and faced another crisis in the Balkans.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The 1994 elections saw the Republicans win control of both houses of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did the poverty level change in the U.S.from the end of the 1970s to 2013?

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A)   It remained at a constant 20 percent, which it had since World War II.
B)   It continued to drop, as it had since World War II.
C)   It rose from about 12 percent of the population to 15 percent.
D)   It nearly doubled, from 10 percent to 20 percent.
E)   It fluctuated wildly based on economic strength, constantly rising and falling during that period.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The Internet grew out of

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A)   a federal government program called ARPA.
B)   experimental work by Apple computers.
C)   the Microsoft operating system.
D)   attempts by private entrepreneurs to communicate with computer users overseas.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

All of the following are true of the Iraq War EXCEPT that

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A)   George W. Bush declared victory in the Iraq war in May 2003.
B)   Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003.
C)   as many as 3,600 American soldiers died in Iraq after Bush's "mission accomplished" speech.
D)   support for the war steadily declined in the years after the first claim of victory.
E)   Iraq's rumored supply of "weapons of mass destruction" was uncovered by American troops in 2005.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 13

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) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

A pressing foreign policy issue of the first years of the Clinton administration concerned a civil war in

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A)   Bosnia.
B)   Taiwan.
C)   Egypt.
D)   Panama.
E)   the Ukraine.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

In 1989,the federal government appropriated $3 billion to fund the ________ Project,to accelerate the mapping of human genes.

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The answer of In 1989,the federal government appropriated $3 billion...

Question 16

Describe the effect of Hurricane Katrina on public perception of the Bush administration.Do you think this perception was fair? How could the administration have handled events differently?

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Hurricane Katrina had a significant impa...

Question 17

The first personal computer to be widely available to the public was introduced in 1977 by

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A)   Intel.
B)   IBM.
C)   Apple.
D)   Compaq.
E)   Microsoft.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

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 B)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Saddam Hussein himself was captured in December 2003 and executed in 2006.

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A) True 
 B)False

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