Name _______________________________________ Period________________________Date_______________
__
32
Into the Twenty-First Century,
1980-2006
A. True-False
Where the statement is true, mark A. Where it is false, mark B.
_____ 1. The democratic candidate due to inconsistency in his campaign, a bad impression, and the Green Party candidate.
_____ 2. Bush v. Gore claimed that the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause protected all Floridians.
_____ 3. Bush’s administration was not full-on moderate due to the conservatism of his vice president and campaign advisor.
_____ 4. The president’s commitment to his religion led to his insistence for the funding of religiously based centers.
_____ 5. George W. Bush followed his father’s policy by including blacks in his administration. _____ 6. No Child Left Behind was a conservative act in that it placed federal standard to improve the
educational system.
_____ 7. Seniors were well covered and were able to reap the benefits of Medicare well before Bush’s drug-benefit bill.
_____ 8. The Clear Air Act was surpassed by Bush appointees who supported business.
_____ 9. The wealthy benefited the most from the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act when it came to its effect on family income.
_____ 10. The United States waged war against the Taliban by deploying forces. _____ 11. Iraq seemed the easiest state to handle out of the “axis of evil.”
_____ 12. Bush won the election of 2004 mainly by employing the press and staying consistent with his campaign.
_____ 13. Religion and then-present views on war negatively affected Republican ratings.
_____ 14. The judicial branch fully supported “intelligent design” because it would avoid the teaching of evolution.
_____ 15. The two nominees for the Judicial Court were accepted based on their position on stem-cell research.
_____ 16. The Supreme Court did not agree with the executive branch in policies concerning military tribunals in Guantanamo.
_____ 17. The euro and China’s fast growing economy lowered the U.S. influence as a supreme global power.
_____ 18. Countries used the Non-Proliferation Treaty to their advantage as a basis for developing and obtaining nuclear weapons.
_____ 19. Al Qaeda inspired suicide bombings were limited to the United States.
_____ 20. Bush followed Wilson’s ideals in that he was convinced that U.S. democratic principles should guide and govern its dealings with the rest of the world.
B. Multiple Choice
Select the best answer and write the proper letter in the space provided.
_____ 21. A major difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election was that Gore
a. stood for compassionate conservatism b. had a professional demeanor
c. stayed solid on a message d. had no political baggage _____ 22. Democrats demanded recounts because
a. of partially punched ballots b. of misjudgment by the elderly c. of vendetta against Republicans d. they blamed election officials
_____ 23. In DeLay’s “all-out war” on Democrats, DeLay did not a. give Lobbyists more access
b. pay Lobbyists
c. give Republican House members campaign funding d. launched CIA investigations
_____ 24. Bush responded to opponents who challenged his faith-based initiative by saying that a. his presidential powers enabled him to do so
b. it didn’t conflict at all with the First Amendment c. he believed it was divine right
_____ 25. Opponents of the No Child Left Behind Act argued that a. the educational system would have excess money b. was too ambitious
c. there would be unintended consequences d. it would autonomize the education system _____ 26. Bush proposed to “reform” Social Security by
a. dividing it into individual accounts b. increasing the federal budget c. lowering taxes
d. giving each participant stocks and bonds
_____ 27. One company held partially responsible for California’s rolling blackouts was a. WorldCom
b. Enron c. Edison
d. Global Crossing _____ 28. Although taxes were cut, they
a. only favored the wealthy
b. only affected middle income citizens c. did not favor the poor
d. equally affected families of all incomes
_____ 29. The U.S. attacked the Taliban government in Afghanistan by a. sending supplies to anti-Taliban fighters
b. sending ground troops to assist Afghani allies c. giving financial aid to anti-Taliban rebels d. training anti-Taliban rebels
_____ 30. One reason why the Bush administration wanted to invade Iraq was because a. they were responding to threats from Iraq
b. Iraq had weapons of mass destruction c. they wanted to democratize Iraq
d. they wanted to exercise the Bush Doctrine _____ 31. American troops failed to keep control in Iraq by
a. allowing Shiites to loot
b. attempting to attack Moqtada al-Sadr c. hiding available weapon stashes d. disbanding the Iraqi army
_____ 32. The Republican and Democratic campaigns during the 2004 presidential elections were a. clean and straightforward
b. involved in online blogs
c. distributed evenly across the country
_____ 33. A major blow to the power of the Bush administration was
a. the breaking of the military code of silence by retired generals b. the House and Senate takeover by Democrats
c. the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina d. Bush’s silence on the issue of gay marriage _____ 34. Although Bush was agreed with right-to-life advocate, he
a. allowed selective stem cell research b. completely allowed all stem cell research c. gave stem cell research extra funding
d. approved additional stem-cell lines for research
_____ 35. Conservative judges were appointed to the Supreme Court mainly as a result of a. popular opinion of the public
b. their vulnerability to Democratic attack c. to tip the balance on the abortion issue
d. Bush’s desire to continue the “conservative project”
_____ 36. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s “paradigm of prevention” did not include a. fingerprinting of Muslim communities
b. eavesdropping on telephone conversations c. imprisoning foreign nationals
d. regaining presidential powers
_____ 37. Although China became more developed, it negatively affected the rest of the world by a. inadvertently raising oil prices
b. demanding lower trade tariffs
c. assisting North Korea in its nuclear weapons program d. producing weapons of mass destruction
_____ 38. Iran’s participation in the Non-Proliferation Treaty did not stop Iran from a. attacking India with weapons of mass destruction
b. developing technology for nuclear weapons c. building an atomic bomb
d. allying with North Korea
_____ 39. Bush’s attempts to politically reform the Middle East were fought against by a. Vladimir Putin
b. Sunnis c. Hamas d. Baathists
_____ 40. The war in Iraq harmed America by a. harming its leadership in the world b. lowering oil prices for Americans
c. showing that Iraqis could take care of themselves
C. Identification
Supply the correct identification for each numbered description.
____________ 41. Bush’s campaign policy in finding a message and staying with it.
____________ 42. The Democrats’ challenge of the accuracy of the votes in 2001 led to this problematic process.
____________ 43. Curriculum authorized under Bush’s “faith-based initiative” to show his commitment to his religion.
____________ 44. Program initiated to improve the educational system but was challenged on the basis that it would also invoke negative results.
____________ 45. Bush reformed policies concerning this corporation to improve drug coverage for elders. ____________ 46. Legislation that created problems for electric utilities.
____________ 47. Corporation that fell into bankruptcy and resulted in the unemployment of thousands of workers.
____________ 48. This part of the household showed the positive effect of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act on the average low-income family.
____________ 49. The United Stated needed to exercise this influence humbly and carefully so that the U.S. would not be resented in other countries.
____________ 50. The U.S. withdrew from this global warming-related course of action, exemplifying the country’s unilateralism.
____________ 51. Organization responsible for the attack on the WTC and for inspiring suicide bombings in countries.
____________ 52. This measure granted the administration sweeping authority to monitor citizens and apprehend suspected terrorists.
____________ 53. After the Gulf War, Iraq was ordered to discontinue the development and production of these items.
____________ 54. Term for Saddam’s paramilitary that began the insurgency movement and lengthened the duration of the war.
____________ 55. Name that stuck to the Democratic candidate in the election of 2004.
____________ 56. The courts did not approve of “intelligent design,” because they believed it was too representative of this.
____________ 57. Case that gave permission for constraints on abortion.
____________ 58. This association allowed infertile married couples to adopt babies who were born from frozen embryos.
____________ 59. A currency that made goods artificially cheap in the United States.
____________ 60. The Iranian president proclaimed that their country had mastered the enrichment process for this radioactive chemical element.
D. Matching People, Places, and Events
Match the person, place, or event in the left column with the proper description in the right column by inserting the correct letter on the blank line.
_____ 61. Zacarais Moussoaui A. Attorney General Ashcroft’s successor who refused to divulge any particulars about the NSA program on grounds of National Security
B. Was leader of Donald Rumsfeld’s neo-conservatives
C. The Taliban refused to turn over this mastermind after the September 11 attacks
D. A foreign-policy expert who became National Security Advisor and later the Secretary of State
E. A one-time managing partner of a baseball team
F. This candidate’s campaign called for a recount in several counties in Florida
G. Former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
H. A nominee for supreme court who expressed respect for settled precedent
I. A seasoned Washington veteran who was not the average Vice President
J. A political strategist in the Bush campaign
K. Candidate of the Conservative Reform Party whom elderly mistakenly voted for in the 2000 election
L. Declared “all-out war” on Democrats and the mastermind of the K Street Project
M. This comatose patient’s spouse asked for her feeding tube to be removed, while her parents filed a lawsuit to prevent him from doing so
N. A hijacker during the September 11 attacks what had earlier drawn suspicion and actually was taken into custody
O. A Republican congressman involved in a sex scandal where he was found to have been harassing the Congressional pages
P. An Iraqi regime leader who later went into hiding after U.S. and British troops entered Iraq
Q. A Radical Shiite cleric who demanded American withdrawal from Iraq
R. Early Democratic front runner who opposed the war in Iraq
S. A retired white house diplomat who challenged the White House’s use of intelligence
T. A war veteran who had a record of “hard-to-explain” votes and therefore dubbed a flip-flopper
_____ 62. Saddam Hussein _____ 63. Terri Schiavo _____ 64. Mark Foley _____ 65. John Kerry _____ 66. Moqtada Al-Sadr _____ 67. Joseph C. Wilson _____ 68. Howard Dean _____ 69. Paul Wolfowitz _____ 70. Osama Bin Laden _____ 71. Alberto Gonzales _____ 72. Al Gore
_____ 73. George W. Bush _____ 74. Condoleeza Rice _____ 75. Karl Rove _____ 76. Patrick Buchanan _____ 77. Samuel Alito _____ 78. Colin Powell _____ 79. Tom DeLay _____ 80. Richard Cheney
E. Matching Cause and Effect
Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank line.
_____ 81. Al gore’s decision to distance himself from the
scandal-ridden Clinton administration A. The united states forges ahead and invades Iraq in March 2003
B. Led to a loss of crucial votes in the 2000 election
C. Scandal cast a cloud over corporate America and many CEOs faced prison time
D. The American people were stirred and a wave of patriotism swept over the nation
E. Shiites retaliate and attack Sunnis taking sectarian violence in Iraq to a new level
F. Kerry’s advantage in the 2000 presidential election was undercut
G. The Bush administration fell deeper into unpopularity
H. The United States attacked Afghanistan but not with the use of conventional forces
I. The Environmental Protection agency issued more accommodating rules
J. Scandal cast a shadow on America’s reputation abroad
K. The American to Iraqi transfer of power was not an easy one
L. The American dollar was no longer supreme and Europe was now as much a rival as an ally
M. The rate of decline in a household’s tax bill was quite evident, but the tax cuts clearly favored the wealthy in America
N. Congress passes the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism)
O. Social Conservatives were drawn toward the polls on election day
P. Political reform is pressed into the Middle East with unwanted results
Q. It is concluded that atomic bombs were being built
R. Federal money began to go towards centers like Pregnancy services for unwed mothers and sexual abstinence for teenagers
S. A republican majority in the House of Representatives, and eventually a majority in the Senate, basically ended any pretense of bipartisan lawmaking
T. The emphasis on testing distorted good educational practices and caused the _____ 82. Tom DeLay declared “all-out war” on the
Democrats and achieved a republican lock on the big-money lobbying firms
_____ 83. George W. Bush, a born-again Christian, launched his “faith-based initiative”
_____ 84. President George W. Bush proposed in 2001 the No Child Left Behind Act which increased federal funding for primary and secondary schools _____ 85. The Bush administration’s had concern for private
companies and businesses
_____ 86. The Wall Street plunge of 2000 caused big companies like Enron to collapse
_____ 87. Bush’s Economic Growth and Tax Relief act had something for everyone
_____ 88. Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked commercial jets and flew them into the world trade center and the pentagon
_____ 89. The Taliban refused to turn over Osama Bin Laden _____ 90. George W. Bush declares the terrorist threat to be
too big to be contained by just ordinary enforcement means
_____ 91. Saddam Hussein acted as if Iraq had weapons of mass destruction even though the country apparently had none
_____ 92. The pentagon overlooked what the military called Phase IV
_____ 93. As an attack on Joseph C. Wilson for challenging the White House’s use of intelligence, it was leaked that his wife was a CIA agent
_____ 94. John Kerry was found to at first have voted against the Iraqi funding bill, and then afterwards voted for it.
_____ 95. The Supreme Court of Massachusetts issued a s constitutional ruling in favor of same-sex marriage _____ 96. Abu Ghraib prison was found to be abusing and
humiliating prisoners
_____ 97. The European Union expanded to the east and many central European countries joined the Union _____ 98. Countries like Iran and Korea decide to develop
technology
_____ 99. Bush believed that democracy is the answer to Islamic radicalism
_____ 100.There were continual insurgent attacks followed by the bombing of a highly revered Shiite mosque in Samarra
