history week 4 chapter 10
How many Republican votes did the Affordable Care Act receive in the House and Senate?
0
The first modern cell phone went on sale to the general public in
1980s
The first foreign country that America engaged after the attacks of September 11, 2001 was
Afghanistan
Todd Beamer, a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93 signaled the beginning of their attempt to regain control of the aircraft by shouting "Let's _______________!"
Roll
In what nation did the members of the hijacking teams train?
afghanistan
Who were the major Party candidates for President in the Election of 2000? [choose 2]
al gore, george w bush
What impact did the Election of 2000 have on the nation and on American elections? [choose all that apply]
all but al gore sued
What was [were] the result[s] of the American HDTV transition?
all but fed gov helped people buy new tvs
In his September 20 speech to a joint session of Congress, President Bush [choose all that apply]
all but he announced immediate air strikes
Which of the following is true regarding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act? [choose all that apply]
all but insurance plans were less than expected
What did the PATRIOT Act enable the government to do? [choose all that apply]
all but limited government surveillance
The most important pillars of President Obama's "New New Deal" were [choose all that apply]
all but the plan to reduce the military and end war on terror
How did Americans respond to the 9/11 terrorist attacks? [choose all that apply]
all but they retreated to their homes
What did President Bush claim about Iraq in his speech to the UN in September 2002? [choose all that apply]
all but they were harboring osama bin laden
Which of the following are possible reasons why Barak Obama was able to win the Election of 2008? [choose all that apply]
all of them
How long were "mortgage backed securities" valuable ?
as long as homeowners could pay their house payments
How was the Florida recount in the Election of 2000 decided?
by a supreme court decision
The Election of 2000 and the Florida recount introduced a new vocabulary to the American people, including "hanging ____________," "dimpled __________," "and pregnant ___________." [one word fits all three blanks ]
chad
In the realm of educational and welfare policy, Bush came to be known as a "__________________ conservative."
compassionate
How did the federal government react to the financial crisis in 2008-2009?
congress passed the economic stabilization act
What is meant by the term "individual mandate" in relation to the ACA?
every man, woman, child must have insurance
What made the recount in the Election of 2000 so difficult and time consuming? [choose all that apply]
first count was by machine, type of ballot caused confusion
The Election of 2000 was decided as a result of a recount in what state?
florida
Which of the following auto manufacturers did not accept assistance from the federal government after the Great Recession of 2008?
ford
Who did President Bush appoint as the new military commander in Iraq in 2007 to oversee the troop surge there?
general david petraeus
For what crime was former Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic tried at The Hague?
genocide
After the Taliban was removed from control of the Afghan government, who became the head of new interim government
hamid karzai
What happened to Saddam Hussein after the fall of his government in 2003? [choose all that apply]
he was tried an executed for his crimes, was able to hide for several months
Who were the primary Democratic candidates in the Presidential Primary race in 2008? [choose 2]
hillary clinton, barack obama
The areas of greatest similarity between the Great Depression and the Great Recession were [choose all that apply]
housing, banking industry
What presidential hopeful destroyed his campaign with his undignified attempt to rally supporters after the Iowa caucuses?
howard dean
How did the September 11 hijackers learn to fly the aircraft they planned to take over?
in commercial flight school
Why was the PATRIOT Act passed?
in response to the charge that federal agencies did not share intelligence
The first cell phone that could handle email, take photographs, play music and surf the web was the
iphone
Just two years after the United States withdrew from Iraq, this group threatens to take over the country?
isis
Who was the Democratic nominee for President in the Election of 2004?
john kerry
Who was the Republican nominee for President in the Election of 2008?
john mccain
Who was the ultimate mastermind behind the attack on America on September 11, 2001?
khalid shaek mohammed
Which of the following investment banks failed but was not bailed out by the US government?
lehman brothers
In order to gain the support of these states' Senators, special provisions were written into the Affordable Care Act to give them additional Medicaid funding : [choose all that apply]
luoisiana, nebraska
The social media site "Facebook" was founded by
mark zuckerberg
Who was the Republican nominee for President in the Election of 2012?
mitt romney
When banks bundled risky mortgages together and sold them as investments, they created a new financial object called a
mortgage backed security
The "ethnic cleansing" in Kosovo was an effort to driving what group out of the province?
muslims
Hurricane Katrina caused the worst destruction in this US city, bringing criticism on the Bush Administration for its apparent lack of response:
new orleans
President Bush's education reform package was called
no child left behind
International enthusiasm for Obama reached its peak in 2009 when he was awarded the ____________ _______________ Prize.
nobel peace prize
Violence in Iraq began to decline in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the leaderships of
nouri al-maliki
The protests that set up camp in Zuccotti Park in New York during the Fall of 2011 were given the title
occupy wall street
The Election of 2004 hinged on the outcome of what state?
ohio
Which of the following were attempts to strike back at the insurgencies in Iraq? [choose all that apply]
operation desert scorpion, operation vigilant resolve
The airstrikes launched against Afghanistan in October 2001 was codenamed
operation enduring freedom
In March 2003, American and British forces launched this mission into Iraq
operation iraqi freedom
The leader of the Islamic terror organization, al Qaeda, that America demanded Afghanistan turn over was
osama bin laden
Where was President Bush when he received word of the terrorist attacks on 9/11?
reading to school children in florida
Which of the following attempted to light explosives located in his shoes on American Airlines Flight 63?
richard reid
Which of the following was NOT an impact of the mortgage crisis listed in the lesson?
speculators and investors were able to buy homes and flip them for profit
The "American Reinvestment and Recovery Act" passed in 2009 was referred to by Democrats as the "economic ________________."
stimulus
Part of the problem with the housing market in the 2000s was that banks had been issuing risky ____________ mortgages to people with poor credit.
subprime
In order to revive the nations struggling economy in 2001, President Bush proposed a
tax cut
What has been the criticism of the federal educations standards set by President Bush's education reform package? [choose all that apply]
teachers are forced to teach the test, federal funds are not enough
What was different about media coverage of the invasion of Iraq?
television troops were able to report live from the scene
Components of the Great Recession include: [choose all that apply]
the collapse of americas afgricultrual base
Perhaps the greatest triumph of the Obama Administration is
the death of osama bin laden
The biggest difference between the Great Recession and the Great Depression was
the existence of modern entitlement programs
What government entity recommended that the United States transition from analog to digital television systems?
the federal communications commission
Most scholars would agree that the Great Recession of 2008-2009 began with
the housing market
The invention of this Apple device revolutionized the music industry:
the ipod
One of the primary issues in the Election of 2000 was
the long term viability of social securitu
As part of his speech to the joint session of Congress, President Bush announced the creation of a new cabinet level department called
the office of homeland security
Which of the following were targets hit by the 9/11 hijackers? [choose all that apply]
the pentagon, the world trade center
The regime that controlled Afghanistan in the early 2000s was called
the taliban
The Aviation and Transportation Security Act established
the transportation safety administration
Why is Iraq such a difficult place to create a stable government?
there are deep ethnic and religious divides in the country
Which of the following is NOT true of the Tea Party?
they are an organized political party
What was the significance of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth?
they brought into question john kerrys record of service
What was the goal of Operation "Mountain Thrust" ?
to try to defeat the taliban
Which of the following attempted to mix liquid explosives concealed in his clothing on Northwest Airlines Flight 253?
umar farouk abdulmtaub
Short Answer: What was the Bush Doctrine? How did it relate foreign relations to the War on Terror?
us would attack anyone who harbored terroists
The former dictator of what Eastern European nation escalated the civil war in Kosovo and conducted a campaign of "ethnic cleansing"?
yugoslavia
