Nov. 23 US Hist. TEST
Midway through Bush's second term in office, the national debt stood at over
$8 trillion.
The worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history took place on September 11,
2001
After 1991, the United States invaded Iraq a second time in March
2003
By 2000, what percentage of California's population was foreign-born?
27%
By 2004, the number of bloggers on the Internet had grown to
8 million
Which of the following impacts on leisure did computers have for the average American?
All of the above
Which of the following is an example of the racial inclusiveness of President George W. Bush?
All of the above
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the EU (European Union)?
All of the above
Worries of native-born Americans concerning the issues of immigration included
All of the above.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the AIDS epidemic in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s?
By the mid-1990s, more Americans had died of AIDS than were killed in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined.
In 2003, to fill a perceived hole in Medicare benefits, the Bush administration pushed through Congress
Drug Benefit Bill
Which of the following states presented contested election returns that generated an intense political controversy in the 2000 presidential race?
Florida
Which of the following government agencies finally determined the outcome of the 2000 election?
Judicial Branch
Which of the following pieces of legislation did President Bush propose in 2001 in order to fulfill a campaign promise to improve national educational standards and performance?
No Child Left Behind
The vice president who served under George W. Bush during both terms in office was
Richard Cheney
In 2005, two vacant Supreme Court seats were filled by
Samuel Alito and John G. Roberts.
The leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network is Osama bin Laden, a rich Islamic fundamentalist from
Saudi Arabia
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the usefulness of stem cell research for human society?
Stem cells have the potential for regenerating damaged organs.
George W. Bush's faith-based initiative offered concrete witness of his commitment to
The Religious Right
Which of the following statements does not accurately characterize the Terri Schiavo case of 2005?
The Supreme Court ruled that Schiavo was not allowed to die.
Which of the following statements does not characterize the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001?
The act decreased the government's powers of domestic surveillance
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the Democratic party's campaign response to the Iraq War during the 2004 presidential election?
The party was split over supporting U.S. participation in the war.
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the concept of hegemony?
The predominant influence of one state over another
Despite polls showing strong support for many feminist goals, feminism was jeopardized by
a campaign against the feminist agenda launched by conservative social groups.
Between 1970 and 2000,
almost 28 million immigrants—21 million legal migrants and 7 million illegal entrants—came into the United States.
The concept "Y2K" refers to
an international computer disaster in 2000.
In 1994, California voters approved Proposition 187,
barring documented aliens from some state social services.
In August 2005, the city of New Orleans was devastated by a
hurriccane
The international War on Terror, as put forth by President Bush, required a policy of
preventive war.
The domestic issue that most engaged President Bush, as it had Ronald Reagan, was
taxes
To legitimize a U.S. invasion of Iraq before world opinion, President Bush needed approval by
the UN Security Council.
The most contentious issue between the United Nations, the United States, and Iraq between 1991 and 2003 was
the existence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
