Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
No Child Left Behind, charter schools

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was a federa...

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Afghanistan Offensive

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The Afghanistan Offensive refers to a se...

Question 3

Which of the following countries supported the U.S. in the invasion of Iraq?

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A)   Canada
B)   Germany
C)   France
D)   Great Britain
E)   All of these choices

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Colin Powell

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Colin Powell was a prominent figure in U...

Question 5

Which of the following is not blamed for causing the recession of 2008?

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A)   the bursting of the real estate bubble.
B)   lax government regulation of the financial services industry.
C)   decreased consumer credit card use.
D)   unscrupulous lending practices and risky mortgages.
E)   frozen credit by banks.

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Weapons of mass destruction

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Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are a ...

Question 7

Jack Murtha represents

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A)   rising anger across the U.S. about FEMA's handling of Hurricane Katrina.
B)   growing sentiment nationwide against the war in Iraq.
C)   an advocate for the Bush tax cuts.
D)   the movement to privatize Social Security.
E)   Democratic opposition to President Bush's Supreme Court nominees.

Question 8

Describe the Bush administration's economic policies. What economic issues did the country have to address between 2001 and 2008? What policies did the Bush administration adopt? Were those policies successful or not? Explain.

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The Bush administration's economic polic...

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
World Trade Organization

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an...

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Guantánamo Bay

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Guantánamo Bay, often referred to as Git...

Question 11

What are some possible long-term consequences of global warming? What international responses have addressed the problem of greenhouse gas emissions?

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Some possible long-term consequences of ...

Question 12

Who became the first woman to ever hold the position of House minority leaders?

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A)   Olympia Snow
B)   Elizabeth Dole
C)   Nancy Pelosi
D)   Cynthia McKinney
E)   Barbara Boxer

Question 13

Discuss the Iraq war that began in 2003. What were the reasons for the war? What was the course of the war? What were the successes and failures? Who supported it, who opposed it, and why?

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The Iraq War, also known as the Second G...

Question 14

Explain the Bush and Obama administrations' position on global warning. To what extent have those positions differed from other nations of the international community?

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The Bush administration's position on gl...

Question 15

Analyze the 2004 presidential election. Who were the major candidates, and what issues did they stress? Why did George W. Bush win re-election? What new techniques began to be used in presidential election campaigns?

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The 2004 presidential election in the Un...

Question 16

How did the Bush administration respond to the September 11 attacks, internationally and domestically?

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Internationally, the Bush administration...

Question 17

What challenges faced the United States in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world after 2000?

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After 2000, the United States faced seve...

Question 18

The fate of Enron in 2001 highlights

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A)   The difficulty of making a voting machine that will function in Florida humidity.
B)   The Pentagon's wisdom in building a new high-tech military.
C)   The risk of obsession with soaring profits, fat bonuses, and ever-rising stock prices.
D)   The reasons why so many Americans are suspicious of health maintenance organizations.
E)   None of these choices

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
USA-Patriot Act

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The USA PATRIOT Act, an acronym for "Uni...

Question 20

What was a criticism about the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina?

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A)   FEMA's director proved inept.
B)   The distribution of emergency relief funds was riddled with fraud.
C)   The government failed to heed warnings about the coming disaster.
D)   All of these choices
E)   None of these choices

Exam 31: A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

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Which of the following countries supported the U.S. in the invasion of Iraq?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Guantánamo Bay

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What was a criticism about the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina?

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Which of the following is not blamed for causing the recession of 2008?

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Discuss the Iraq war that began in 2003. What were the reasons for the war? What was the course of the war? What were the successes and failures? Who supported it, who opposed it, and why?

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Jack Murtha represents

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Afghanistan Offensive

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Colin Powell

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Weapons of mass destruction

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The fate of Enron in 2001 highlights

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Who became the first woman to ever hold the position of House minority leaders?

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Analyze the 2004 presidential election. Who were the major candidates, and what issues did they stress? Why did George W. Bush win re-election? What new techniques began to be used in presidential election campaigns?

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What are some possible long-term consequences of global warming? What international responses have addressed the problem of greenhouse gas emissions?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. No Child Left Behind, charter schools

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How did the Bush administration respond to the September 11 attacks, internationally and domestically?

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Explain the Bush and Obama administrations' position on global warning. To what extent have those positions differed from other nations of the international community?

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What challenges faced the United States in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world after 2000?

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Describe the Bush administration's economic policies. What economic issues did the country have to address between 2001 and 2008? What policies did the Bush administration adopt? Were those policies successful or not? Explain.

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