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Question #1
Obama’s foreign policy includes which of the following achievement?
A.   He negotiated a multinational trade agreement known as TPP.
B.   He significantly decreased American troop levels in the Middle East.
C.   He authorized the Navy SEALS to assassinate of Obama bin Laden.
D.   He negotiated a climate agreement with China, paving way for an international climate conference.
E.   All of these.
Question #2
Who were the so-called birthers?
A.   They opposed abortion.
B.   They demanded that every presidential candidate in the 2008 election had to produce a birth certificate.
C.   They tried to delegitimize the Obama presidency by claiming that he was not born in the US.
D.   They demanded an end to birth-right citizenship guaranteed under the 14 amendment.
E.   They encouraged women to give birth in the home as opposed to the hospital.
Question #3
As a result of the 2000 presidential election the US Congress
A.   All of these
B.   approved legislation to modernize voting equipment and improve voting in other ways
C.   began deliberations to eliminate the Electoral College
D.   eliminated early voting
E.   required the voters prove their identity at the polls
Question #4
The Republican nominee in the 2008 presidential election was
A.   Sarah Palin
B.   John McCain
C.   Hillary Clinton
D.   Ross Perot
E.   Donald Trump
Question #5
Which statement best describes the current political divisiveness?
A.   It is unusual in the history of the American two-party system.
B.   It is a result of the division of the nation into “blue” and “red” states.
C.   It is a result of the contested 2000 election.
D.   It is a result of the 2008 election.
E.   It is reflective of deeper divisions in a changing nation over what and who is an American.
Question #6
To keep the financial crisis of 2008-2009 from triggering another Great Depression, both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama
A.   lowered taxes
B.   injected federal money into the economy
C.   increased the amount of military spending
D.   raised interest rates on borrowing
E.   sought the support of the anti-tax Tea Party members
Question #7
The election of 2000 is historically significant because
A.   a third-party candidate won several electoral votes.
B.   of widespread voter fraud that skewed the result.
C.   the winner of the popular vote became President.
D.   the US Supreme Court intervened to prevent a recount that might have changed the result.
E.   the Electoral College ended in a tie.
Question #8
The Homeland Security Act
A.   Resulted in a major reorganization of the federal government
B.   Allowed the holding of suspected terrorists without a right to appeal their case
C.   Proposed building a wall on the southern border to prevent undocumented migrants from crossing the border
D.   All of these
E.   Limited Americans’ rights to free speech in times of national security crises
Question #9
What was the root cause for the onset of the Great Recession?
A.   Too many people were buying homes that they could not afford.
B.   The failure of the government to regulate the financial industry.
C.   The collapse of Lehman Brothers.
D.   The economic uncertainty that followed the 9-11 attacks.
E.   The growth of the national debt.
Question #10
Which action of the Bush administration contributed to growing criticism?
A.   Photographs of American mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq.
B.   Bush’s order to establish military tribunals to try noncitizens fighting for al Qaeda or involved in terrorism against the United States.
C.   Administration memos that authorized “enhanced interrogation” methods.
D.   All of these played a role in drawing increasing scrutiny and criticism.
E.   The decision to hold accused terrorist without a chance to appeal their incarceration.
Question #11
In response to the al-Qaeda perpetrated attacks of 9-11, the US
A.   initiated an attack on Afghanistan.
B.   declared war on Iraq.
C.   invaded Pakistan.
D.   demanded that the leader of al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden immediately surrender
E.   quarantined Iran.
Question #12
President Bush’s social policies known as “ownership society” are best described as an effort to
A.   provide equal access to all Americans to social services to create a sense of ownership in the common good
B.   expand social security benefits to the least advantaged
C.   end all government assistance
D.   shift responsibility from the government to the individual
E.   increase home ownership through government loans
Question #13
Which of the following statements about the US intervention in Iraq is not accurate?
A.   The war was conducted on presidential authority, much like the war in Vietnam.
B.   In arguing for the war, Bush administration officials hinted that Hussein was connected to terror networks. 
C.   The war ended with the quick ouster of Hussein and restoration of peace.
D.   The Bush administration considered Hussein’s Iraq a threat to US interests in the Middle East.
E.   The war resulted in sectarian violence and instability.
Question #14
Which of the following is not an accomplishment of the Obama presidency?
A.   Health care reform
B.   Funding for federal infrastructure projects to stimulate the economy
C.   Gun control legislation
D.   Appointment of Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court
E.   Middle-class tax cuts
Question #15
Which of the following statements best represents the reason for the populist Tea Party protests?
A.   They were concerned about growing government spending and taxation.
B.   They were angry about the US failure to withdraw from Iraq
C.   They wanted to see Guantanamo Bay permanently closed.
D.   They demanded that the government provide health care for all citizens.
E.   They were angry at the big banks for their abuses of power.

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