U.S. History End of Course Practice #8

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What is the main idea of this 1912 cartoon?

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A third political party can threaten the two major parties.

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According to the cartoonist, the investigation of intelligence failures related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks resulted in

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various federal agencies attempting to avoid criticism by shifting responsibility.

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What was the immediate cause of the action taken by the United States that is shown on the map?

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The Soviet Union built nuclear missile launch sites within range of United States cities.

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This cartoon is critical of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's efforts to

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increase the power over the Supreme Court.

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Which statement most accurately represents the point of view depicted in this 1903 cartoon? Options: Literacy tests are needed to limit immigration to the United States., Americans significantly disagree over immigration policy., The nation's economy depends on continuing large-scale immigration., Nativist opposition to immigration is declining.

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Americans significantly disagree over immigration policy.

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The main idea of this political cartoon is that public approval of the President in 2006 was directly linked to

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cost of gasoline in the United States.

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The main idea of this cartoon is that telephone surveillance by the National Security Administration (NSA)

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violates some of the protections of the United States Constitution.

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Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster? Options: issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, rejection of the Wilmot Proviso, adoption of the Missouri Compromise

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issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Which statement most accurately expresses the point of view of the cartoonist? Options: Middle Eastern leaders favor isolationism over international cooperation. Middle Eastern leaders prefer representative government to military dictatorship. The peoples of the Middle East are well-prepared for democratic rule. The United States version of government is unlikely to work in the Middle East.

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The United States version of government is unlikely to work in the Middle East.

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According to the cartoonist, one important result of the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 was that

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a racial barrier in government had been broken.