1. President Jimmy Carter’s decision to criticize
South Africa’s apartheid policy and President Bill
Clinton’s decision to send troops to Bosnia were
both responses to
(1) human rights abuses
(2) civil wars
(3) immigration policies
(4) trade agreement violations
2. One important conclusion that can be drawn as a result of the United States experience in both the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Persian Gulf War (1991) is that
only the President should decide issues of war and peace
the media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward war
the public has little confidence in the ability of the American military
international organizations play a decisive role in determining the outcome of a war
3. President Bill Clinton’s decision to send troops to Bosnia in 1995 and to participate in the bombing of Kosovo in 1999 were both in response to international concern over
trade agreement violations
access to world oil reserves
human rights violations
monetary policies
4. Which list of wars that involved the United States
is in the correct chronological order?
(1) Vietnam War → War on Terrorism →
Korean War → World War II
(2) Korean War → World War II →
Vietnam War → War on Terrorism
(3) World War II → Vietnam War →
War on Terrorism → Korean War
(4) World War II → Korean War →
Vietnam War → War on Terrorism
5. The Department of Homeland Security was
created as a direct response to the
(1) Persian Gulf War (1991)
(2) Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
(3) terrorist attacks on September 11 (2001)
(4) flooding of New Orleans (2005)
6. The federal government responded to the 2001
attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon by
(1) creating a cabinet-level agency for homeland
security
(2) deporting most illegal aliens
(3) decreasing defense spending
(4) expanding the civil liberties of American
Citizens
7. The disputed elections of 1876 and 2000 were
similar because in both contests the
(1) winner was chosen by a special electoral
commission
(2) states were required to hold a second election
(3) winner of the popular vote did not become
president
(4) election had to be decided in the House of
Representatives
“Gasoline Prices Soar in 2008”
“U.S. Oil Consumption and Imports Continue to
Rise”
“OPEC Votes to Reduce Oil Production”
8. Which conclusion is most clearly supported by
these headlines?
(1) The United States exports more oil than it
imports.
(2) Energy policies are not affected by domestic
events.
(3) The demand for
alternative energy sources is
declining.
(4) United States dependence on foreign oil is a
major problem.
9. The growth of modern technology has resulted in
a decrease in the population of the world
increasing interdependence among nations
a growing need for unskilled labor
a sharp decline in the need for oil and coal
10. Support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reflected the United States commitment to
globalization
Manifest Destiny
collective security
isolationism
11. In which case did the United States Supreme
Court rule that segregated public facilities were
constitutional?
(1) Worcester v. Georgia
(2) Plessy v. Ferguson
(3) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
(4) Miranda v. Arizona
12. The Supreme Court decision in Schenck v.
United States (1919) and the USA Patriot Act of
2001 both dealt with the power of the federal
government to
(1) suspend the writ of habeas corpus
(2) restrict freedom of religion
(3) deny civil rights to those who lack citizenship
(4) limit civil liberties for reasons of national security
13. One similarity between the laws being challenged
in the United States Supreme Court cases of
Plessy v.
Ferguson (1896) and
Korematsu v.
United States (1944) is that
(1) specific groups of people were being targeted
based on race or ethnicity
(2) state laws were declared unconstitutional
(3) immigrants were relocated to prison camps
(4) federal laws segregating public transportation
were upheld
14. The Supreme Court rulings in Roe v. Wade
(1973) and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern
Pennsylvania, et al. v
. Casey (1992) are similar in
that both cases dealt with a woman’s right to
(1) privacy
(2) medical insurance
(3) equal pay for equal work
(4) participate in school sports
15. The
Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld
the Southern viewpoint that
the power of the Supreme Court does not extend to cases of race
Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property
a national vote should be held to decide the legality of slavery
the economic well-being of the western states depended on slave labor