Government Unit 4 Post-test

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Which organization did world powers create immediately after World War II? Options: League of Nations, NAFTA, United Nations, Centers for Disease Control, Joint Chiefs of Staff

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United Nations

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Which department did the US government create immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Options: the Department of Defense, the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Central Intelligence Agency, the War Department

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the Department of Homeland Security

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Which statement best describes the United States' changing role in the world during the twentieth century? Options: It changed from a great power into an isolationist nation, much like Japan., It was vastly richer, larger, and more powerful than it had been one hundred years before., Its losses during the War of 1812 substantially weakened its power for the next hundred years., Its strict economic controls resulted in a widespread return to mercantilism., It became a military superpower in the world but lacked a strong economy.

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It was vastly richer, larger, and more powerful than it had been one hundred years before.

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How did Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary influence US foreign policy? Options: It showed that the United States was becoming more passive internationally., It highlighted how the United States needed to work within the United Nations., It proposed that all nations have stronger diplomatic relations with one another., It displayed how the United States would take a more aggressive role in the world., It presented a direct threat to the Soviet Union for any action taken in Europe.

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It displayed how the United States would take a more aggressive role in the world.

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Which of these is an example of a domestic policy? Options: a treaty signed with another nation, a trade pact formed between nations, a policy that decreases immigration rates, a law passed that funds military programs, a program that increases local recycling rates

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a program that increases local recycling rates

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A government provides citizens with a job-training program so more people can enter a new job field. What type of policy technique is this an example of?

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capacity

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Which program provides financial protection for retiring workers? Options: Medicare, Medicaid, No Child Left Behind, Social Security, SNAP food stamps

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Social Security

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Why does the 2010 Affordable Care Act stand as one of the most important domestic policy plans in recent history? Options: It creates universal nursing care for the elderly., It reduces the federal government’s pollution creation., It provides health care coverage for millions of Americans., It decreases the cost of energy for disadvantaged Americans., It lowers the cost of food stamp programs for the needy.

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It provides health care coverage for millions of Americans.

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Which economic system has become associated with authoritarian governments and total control of the economy? Options: capitalism, mercantilism, communism, socialism, barter

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communism

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If you want to analyze the total annual production of goods, services, and structures within a nation, which economic figure should you reference? Options: inflation, consumer price index (CPI), gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rate, deflation

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gross domestic product (GDP)