Question 1

What moral and ethical questions have been raised by new technology and science since the 1970s?

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Since the 1970s, new technology and scie...

Question 2

Beginning in early 2008,there was discontent over President Bush's policies and his approval ratings rapidly declined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Since the 1960s,the number of middle-class African Americans has sharply increased.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Until September 11,2001,most Americans considered terrorism as a problem that plagued other nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

With a bit of hindsight,how would you characterize the 2008 presidential and congressional elections? Were they a "referendum" on the Bush administration,or are they perhaps better described another way?

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The answer of With a bit of hindsight,how would you...

Question 6

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

Question 7

Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by President Clinton.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Unlike President Clinton,Barack Obama was able to pass ________ legislation,over much Republican dissent.

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The answer of Unlike President Clinton,Barack Obama was able to...

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In late 1995 and early 1996,the public largely blamed a budget impasse that shut down the federal government on

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A)  congressional Republicans.
B)  congressional Democrats.
C)  President Bill Clinton.
D)  First Lady Hillary Clinton.
E)  both Democrats and Republicans equally.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

All of the following persons are directly associated with the discovery of DNA and its properties EXCEPT

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A)  Oswald Avery.
B)  Gregor Mendel.
C)  Colin MacLeod.
D)  Maclyn McCarty.
E)  Francis Crick.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

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 13

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

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The answer of In 1993,President Clinton appointed a task force...

Question 14

Evaluate the role of immigrants and immigration in the U.S.How and why does the U.S.population look different now than it did 1965?

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Immigrants and immigration have played a...

Question 15

In the 1990s and 2000s,opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was

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A)  using its military to advance its economic interests.
B)  allowing itself to be swayed by the interests of other nations.
C)  ceding too much power to international organizations.
D)  wrongly getting involved in places like Somalia and the Balkans.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

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 17

Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1990s,medical treatment for AIDS in the United States

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A)  failed to significantly improve the health of most patients.
B)  was unavailable for many poor victims.
C)  had made little advance since the mid-1980s.
D)  had led researchers to claim they had found a cure.
E)  completely eradicated the virus in infected patients.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

One of the most significant setbacks for Obama's agenda was the

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A)  failure to pass a stimulus passage.
B)  waning support of the Tea Party movement.
C)  polarization of the political parties.
D)  inability to lower unemployment rates at any point.
E)  Supreme Court ruling regarding his health-care bill.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: The Age of Globalization

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

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What moral and ethical questions have been raised by new technology and science since the 1970s?

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In the 1990s and 2000s,opponents of globalization on the left charged the nation was

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Beginning in early 2008,there was discontent over President Bush's policies and his approval ratings rapidly declined.

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In late 1995 and early 1996,the public largely blamed a budget impasse that shut down the federal government on

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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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Evaluate the role of immigrants and immigration in the U.S.How and why does the U.S.population look different now than it did 1965?

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

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All of the following persons are directly associated with the discovery of DNA and its properties EXCEPT

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Until September 11,2001,most Americans considered terrorism as a problem that plagued other nations.

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Since the 1960s,the number of middle-class African Americans has sharply increased.

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

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One of the most significant setbacks for Obama's agenda was the

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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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In the 1990s,medical treatment for AIDS in the United States

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Unlike President Clinton,Barack Obama was able to pass ________ legislation,over much Republican dissent.

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With a bit of hindsight,how would you characterize the 2008 presidential and congressional elections? Were they a "referendum" on the Bush administration,or are they perhaps better described another way?

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

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Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was hired to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by President Clinton.

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Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003.

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