Multiple Choice Chapter 30 Self-Quiz 1

. Which of the following best described Apple's headquarters in Silicon Valley in the 1980s?

a) loose and informal

b) chaotic and competitive

c) formal and bureaucratic

d) luxurious and lavish

. Who was Willie Horton?

a) Michael Dukakis' inept campaign manager

b) George H.W. Bush's running mate in 1988

c) a black convicted murderer who raped while on parole

d) George H.W. Bush's failed Supreme Court nominee

. Bushâs 1988 campaign for president introduced Americans to the words

a) "sound bite" and "spin"

b) "slash and burn"

c) "savings and loan"

d) "partial birth abortion"

. When did the Federal Republic of Germany absorb East Germany?

a) 1980

b) 1990

c) 1999

d) 2000

. What president did George H.W. Bush echo in his announcement of the beginning of Operation Desert Storm in

January 1991?

a) Franklin D. Roosevelt

b) Ronald Reagan

c) Woodrow Wilson

d) John F. Kennedy

. Which of the following was the field of expertise President George H.W. Bush was most confident in during

the 1992 presidential election?

a) tax reform

b) international affairs

c) law and order

d) environmental protection

. Who was the newcomer in media that merged with the industry's heavyweight Time Warner in 2000?

a) Facebook

b) America Online

c) Verizon

d) Sprint

. The Clinton administration brokered a peace between Palestinians and Israelis which fell apart when

a) the Palestinian Authority turned to terrorism.

b) Israel invaded the West Bank.

c) Yitzhak Rabin was murdered by a Jewish extremist.

d) Yasser Arafat rejected the deal.

. Which of the following places did Al Qaeda not attack during the 1990s?

a) Mexico City

b) Nairobi, Kenya

c) New York City

d) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

. Clinton's attack on the federal budget deficit came at the urging of

a) the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

b) the chairman of the president's National Economic Council.

c) the Democratic speaker of the house.

d) his wife Hillary Clinton.

. Hillary Clinton's healthcare plan encountered stiff opposition because

a) most Americans were happy with their healthcare.

b) Bill Clinton quietly opposed it.

c) the health insurance industry opposed it.

d) it was completely inoperable.

. The US failed to intervene in the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda because

a) the UN was effective in ending the situation.

b) the American people were wary of intervention after Somalia.

c) Britain and France claimed intervention rights in Africa.

d) US policy in the 1990s followed a non-interventionist policy.

. Which of the following did NOT run for president in 2000?

a) Pat Buchanan

b) Al Gore

c) Ralph Nader

d) Ross Perot

. In his bid for the presidency of 2000, Republican challenger George W. Bush criticized his predecessor for

a) excessive tax cuts.

b) nation building.

c) lack of foreign engagement.

d) deregulation.

. Which of the following Supreme Court Justices dissented in the Bush v. Gore decision in December 2000?

a) Antonin Scalia

b) William Rehnquist

c) Sandra Day O'Connor

d) John Paul Stevens

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