Chapter 30 Quiz

. The 2009 stimulus package included funds for which of the following areas?

Housing

Social Security

Young people in debt

Wall Street

. Under a 2010 law, Americans were required to purchase what?

Treasury bonds

Car insurance

Health insurance

All of the above

. Which of the following was a "progressive" criticism of the Obama administration?

It should have abandoned health insurance reform.

It should have lowered taxes on the rich.

It should have deregulated industry.

It should have punished Wall Street for its role in the financial crisis.

. The Tea Party movement

blamed Wall Street for the nation's issues.

blamed the federal government for the country's issues.

supported the Obama administration.

was a third-party movement.

. The 2015 Paris Agreement was

designed to ensure greater financial equality.

designed to limit global warming.

opposed by the Obama administration.

signed by fewer than 100 nations.

. How did the Obama administration respond to the Arab Spring?

It refused to be involved with the movement.

It always supported regime change.

It supported regime change in Libya but held back in Syria.

None of the above

. The Black Lives Matter movement

was hierarchical in its organization.

quickly fizzled out.

spread on social media after the death of Trayvon Martin.

All of the above

. Which of the following statements best describes American race relations during the Obama administration?

While some gains were made in tolerance, diversity also sparked greater discrimination at times.

The US became a "postracial" society.

America began to ignore race.

The American justice system began to favor African Americans.

. What was the outcome of the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges?
Answer: a

The court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional.

The court ruled same-sex marriages unconstitutional.

The court codified the Defense of Marriage Act.

The court split its decision 4-4, with one abstention.

. Which of the following best describes developments in American religion during the period?

Most Americans considered themselves Christians.

The Muslim population increased.

Young people were less likely to attend religious services than older generations.

All of the above

. How did America's gap between rich and poor compare to the rest of the world in 2000?

It had the smallest gap.

It had the largest gap.

It was in the middle.

It had a large gap but few billionaires.

. Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission

invalidated prohibitions on outside groups' election spending.

relied on a broad definition of free speech.

enabled greater Super PAC expenditures.

All of the above

. Which of the following views would likely be held by a nationalistic populist in America?

Supportive of higher education and its elites

Demanding greater investment in the war on terror

Opposed to LGBTQ+ rights

In favor of globalization

. Which of the following did the Republican-unified Congress fail to repeal in Donald Trump's first term in office?

NAFTA

The Paris Agreement

The Affordable Care Act

Roe v. Wade

. Which of the following conspiracy theories did President Trump notably fail to reject during his presidency?

9/11 truthers

The Illuminati

QAnon

The Freemasons

. "America First" echoed isolationism related to which previous war?

The Vietnam War

World War I

The Korean War

World War II

. From which of the following agreements did the Trump administration withdraw the United States?

TPP

The Paris Accords

The Iran nuclear deal

All of the above

. In December 2019, the House of Representatives

voted in favor of impeachment.

voted down impeachment.

tabled the issue and sent it to the Supreme Court.

None of the above

. The CARES Act

granted "Dreamers" a path to citizenship.

provided trillions to stimulate the economy during the COVID pandemic.

funded a border wall.

legalized the family separation policy.

. In May 2020, protests erupted in Minneapolis as a result of the death of whom at the hands of the police?

Breonna Taylor

Philando Castile

Eric Garner

George Floyd Jr.

. In May 2020, protests erupted in Louisville as a result of the death of whom at the hands of the police?

Breonna Taylor

Philando Castile

Eric Garner

George Floyd Jr.

. In the 2020 election, President Trump faced which Democratic nominee?

Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

. In response to the result of the 2020 election, President Trump largely

attacked the legitimacy of the election.

turned his attention towards the weakening economic recovery.

turned his attention towards the raging pandemic.

All of the above

. On January 6, 2020 the Capitol was overrun for the first time since which war?

The American Revolution

The Civil War

The War of 1812

The Vietnam War

. By January 20, 2020, Inauguration Day,

more than 24 million American had contracted COVID-19.

more than 400,000 Americans had died of COVID-19.

Neither a nor b

Both a and b

. The Obama administration negotiated for the Trans-Pacific Partnership as part of a broader strategy to counter China's growing power.

True

False

. Obama increasingly relied on the executive power of his presidency during his second term in office.

True

False

. The Obama administration ended the Bush administration's post-9/11 security measures.

True

False

. Russia was the nation responsible for hacking the emails of various Democratic operatives during the 2016 election.

True

False

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The map shows the Presidential election of 2008 votes spilt between Obama and McCain. Obama wins: California, 55; Colorado, 9; Connecticut, 7; Delaware, 3; District of Columbia, 3; Florida, 27; Hawaii, 4; Illinois, 21; Indiana, 11; Iowa, 7; Maine, 4; Maryland, 10; Massachusetts, 12; Michigan, 17; Minnesota, 10; Nebraska, 1; Nevada, 5; New Hampshire, 4; New Jersey, 15; New Mexico, 5; New York, 31; North Carolina, 15; Ohio, 20; Oregon, 7; Pennsylvania, 21; Rhode Island, 4; Vermont, 3; Virginia, 13; Washington, 11; Wisconsin, 10. McCain wins: Alabama, 9; Alaska, 3; Arizona, 10; Arkansas, 6; Georgia, 15; Idaho, 4; Kansas, 6; Kentucky, 8; Louisiana, 9; Mississippi, 6; Missouri, 11; Montana, 3; Nebraska, 4; North Dakota, 3; Oklahoma, 7; South Carolina, 8; South Dakota, 3; Tennessee, 11; Texas, 34; Utah, 5; West Virginia, 5; Wyoming, 3. The Candidate, electoral vote, and popular vote are as follows. Obama, 365, 69,500,000. McCain, 173, 59,900,000. Minor parties, 0, 2,013,371.

Map 30-1: US Military Deployments in the Age of Terror." The map illustrates the limited impact of the war on terror.

True

False

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