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

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