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In the 1984 national election, Ronald Reagan
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won in a landslide.
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After a Senate committee investigated Anita Hill's charge that she had been sexually harassed by Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas,
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Republicans in the Senate won Thomas's confirmation by a narrow margin.
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The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
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was a proposed system of satellite and laser shields used to detect and intercept incoming missiles.
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the American welfare system and attempts to reform it in the mid-1990s?
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In 1996, President Clinton signed a law that abolished AFDC, required most adult recipients to find work within two years, and gave states wide discretion in running their welfare programs.
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As a result of the impeachment and trial of President Clinton,
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the president was unable to fashion a coherent Democratic alternative to the Republican's conservative agenda.
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In Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, the Supreme Court
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upheld a state's right to restrict the use of public funds and institutions for abortions.
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In 2000, the Al Qaeda terrorist network bombed a U.S. military
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warship.
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Supply-side economics as practiced by the Reagan administration rested on the theory that
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tax cuts would promote investment.
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Profits from the secret sale of arms to Iran in the 1980s were used to
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aid the Contras in Nicaragua.
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By the 1990s, the U.S. health-care system suffered from all of the following problems except
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increasingly ineffective procedures and medicines.
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George Bush paid a heavy political price when in 1991 he agreed to
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a combination of spending cuts and the largest tax increase in history.
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Which of the following is an important conservative organizational think tank that gives institutional support to the New Right?
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All of the above
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The 1994 Republican "Contract with America" can most accurately be characterized as
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initiatives to set term limits, offer significant tax cuts, cut back federal regulations, and reduce entitlement programs.
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Why did Bill Clinton win reelection in 1996?
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A united Democratic Party inspired by Republican control of Congress, an uninspiring opponent in Bob Dole, and great effort combined to deliver 49 percent of the popular vote for Clinton.
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In the 1992 presidential campaign,
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the Democrats nominated Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, a self-styled "New Democrat" who would bring "Reagan Democrats" and middle-class voters back to the party.
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One of Ronald Reagan's most significant legacies was
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his conservative judicial appointments.
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One of the most important individuals associated with the rise of conservatism in American politics after World War II is
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Ronald Reagan.
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the circumstances leading up to armed confrontation with Iraq?
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In November 1990 the UN Security Council voted to authorize the use of force if Iraq did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991.
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In response to the press's revelations about the Iran-Contra affair, President Reagan
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said he couldn't remember if he had known about it.
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The 1994 Republican "Contract with America" can most accurately be characterized as
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programs to increase the size and activity of federal government.
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One of Ronald Reagan's most significant legacies was
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his conservative judicial appointments.
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Which of the following was not a major fundamentalist Christian leader of the New Right?
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Edward Kennedy
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the concept of "globalization"?
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The movement of goods, ideas, and people across political boundaries
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Between 1970 and 2000,
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almost 28 million immigrants—21 million legal migrants and 7 million illegal entrants—came into the United States.
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In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded
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Microsoft.
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During the 1970s, women's wages compared to men's wages were roughly
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70 percent.
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In 1952, the first commercial computer system was used by
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CBS News.
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Multinational corporations
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often outsource jobs to regions where labor costs are lower.
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In 1995, under pressure from the Republican governor, Pete Wilson, the regents of the University of California voted to scrap its twenty-year-old policy of
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affirmative action.
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The concept "Y2K" refers to
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an international computer disaster in 2000.
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During the 1980s, young urban professionals were called
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Yuppies
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What percentage of American children were growing up in households in the 1990s that conformed to the model of the ideal American family?
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30 percent
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Which of the following was not an advance in small electronics during the 1980s?
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Direct video recording system (TiVo)
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The overwhelming majority of immigrants to the United States between 1970 and 2000 came from
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East Asia and Latin America.
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In 1947, scientists revolutionized the electronics industry by inventing the
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transistor.
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The World Wide Web
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originated in 1991, making the Internet more accessible to all and thus commercially attractive.
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the AIDS epidemic in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s?
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By the mid-1990s, more Americans had died of AIDS than were killed in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined.
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Which of the following impacts on leisure did computers have for the average American?
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All of the above
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The riots that erupted in Los Angeles in April 1992
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took sixty lives and caused $850 million in property damage.
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All of the following are transformations of work life created by the computer revolution except that
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individual users were not able to telecommute from home.
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All of the following are transformations of work life created by the computer revolution except that
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individual users were not able to telecommute from home.
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The most important breakthrough in the introduction of the personal computer into American life occurred in
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1977, when the Apple II personal computer went on the market.
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All of the following were policies of the Reagan administration except
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cuts in defense spending.
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The Reagan administration cut spending for all of the following programs except
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Social Security and Medicare.
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In 1994, President Bill Clinton arranged a meeting between Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat, chairman of
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the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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The economic recovery of the United States during the 1990s included all of the following factors except
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the nation's heavy industries increased market sha
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By 2000, what percentage of California's population was foreign-born?
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27 percent
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Successful businessmen of the 1980s included all of the following individuals except
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Ivan Boesky.
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After 1991, the United States invaded Iraq a second time in March
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2003
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During the 2006 elections, the Republican party was plagued by a major sex scandal involving
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Mark Foley
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In August 2005, the city of New Orleans was devastated by a
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hurricane.
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To legitimize a U.S. invasion of Iraq before world opinion, President Bush needed approval by
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the UN Security Council.
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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?
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No Child Left Behind Act
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Which of the following statements does not characterize the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001?
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The act decreased the government's powers of domestic surveillance.
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the U.S. attack on Iraq led by President George W. Bush?
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All of the above
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the Democratic party's campaign response to the Iraq War during the 2004 presidential election?
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The party was split over supporting U.S. participation in the war.
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George W. Bush's faith-based initiative offered concrete witness of his commitment to
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the Religious Right.
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In 2005, two vacant Supreme Court seats were filled by
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Samuel Alito and John G. Roberts
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The controversial Secretary of Defense under President Bush was
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Donald Rumsfeld.
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Which of the following states presented contested election returns that generated an intense political controversy in the 2000 presidential race?
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Florida
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Which of the following government agencies finally determined the outcome of the 2000 election?
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The judicial branch
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the concept of hegemony?
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The predominant influence of one state over another
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The worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history took place on September 11
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2001.
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Which of the following statements does not characterize the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001?
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The act decreased the government's powers of domestic surveillance.
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George W. Bush's Democratic adversary during the 2000 election was
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Al Gore
