Chapter 32 multiple choice
Unwarranted wiretapping in the United States was conducted by ________.
the NSA
Which of the following is not a goal of Obamacare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)?
to increase employment in the healthcare industry
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in ________.
2013
The following were consequences to the real economy despite the bank bailouts of 2008 EXCEPT: A. Fewer people were claiming unemployment benefits B. Fewer people were buying houses C. Fewer businesses were getting loans D. Fewer people paid down credit card debt
A. Fewer people were claiming unemployment benefits
How did the No Child Left Behind Act aim to improve education? A. Consequences, including closure, for schools with students that did not perform well on national tests B. Eliminating the Department of Education and ceasing all federal funding for schools C. Giving block grants to individual school districts to let local educators decide how to help students
A. Consequences, including closure, for schools with students that did not perform well on national tests
Which of the following data points connecting Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction is false? A. Evidence used by Secretary of State Colin Powell in his presentation at the United Nations in 2003 B. Iraq's use of chemical weapons against Iran in the 1980s C. Iraq's use of chemical weapons against Kurdish Iraqis in 1988
A. Evidence used by Secretary of State Colin Powell in his presentation at the United Nations in 2003
Which of the following organizations received the most blame for the inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina? A. Federal Emergency Management Agency B. U.S. Coast Guard C. American Red Cross
A. Federal Emergency Management Agency
For which of the following was the United States best prepared as its military invaded Iraq in 2003? A. A quick invasion B. A long occupation C. Supporting a system of law and order
A. A quick invasion
What was the relationship between unemployment and immigration during the Great Recession? A. Anxiety over illegal immigration rose B. Jobless Americans easily migrated to other countries for work C. Unemployed workers got work in immigration welcome centers
A. Anxiety over illegal immigration rose
What is the difference between the CIA and the FBI? A. Both of the answers are true B. The CIA operates overseas, and the FBI operates within U.S. national borders C. The FBI is not allowed to use torture, and the CIA can transfer prisoners to other countries
A. Both of the answers are true
Deaths caused by terrorists on September 11, 2001 occurred in all of the following American states EXCEPT: A. California B. New York C. Virginia D. Pennsylvania
A. California
What enabled the separation between the interests of the mortgage lender and the ability of the borrower to repay? A. Changes in banking laws in the 1990s and early 2000s B. Credit default swaps C. Securitization food chain
A. Changes in banking laws in the 1990s and early 2000s
Why did President George W. Bush refuse to support the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gases? A. He argued that it would hurt the American economy. B. He denied that greenhouse gas emissions contributed to global warming. C. He thought that the reductions faced by the United States were not tough enough.
A. He argued that it would hurt the American economy.
What is the name of the group that ruled Afghanistan and hosted the group that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001? A. Taliban B. Northern Alliance C. Kabul Axis
A. Taliban
How did Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008 reach younger voters? A. Via social media B. Via their parents C. Via television
A. Via social media
The hijackers that crashed planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 were from which group? A. al-Qaeda B. Iraqi Republican Guards C. ISIS
A. al-Qaeda
The following were goals of President Obama's healthcare reform bill EXCEPT: A. eliminate private insurance companies B. provide Americans with access to affordable health insurance C. require that everyone in the United States acquire some form of health insurance D. lower the costs of healthcare
A. eliminate private insurance companies
A popular Mexican American studies program was banned by the state of ________, which accused it of causing resentment of white people.
Arizona
The first state to allow same-sex marriage was ________.
Massachusetts
The prison operated by the U.S. military for the detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects and "enemy combatants" is located at ________.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
What investment banking firm went bankrupt in 2008, signaling the beginning of a major economic crisis?
Lehman Brothers
subprime mortgage is ________.
a high-risk, high-interest loan