7th JQ America in the New Millennium

7th JQ America in the New Millennium

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11th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which generalization about U.S. Presidential elections is most clearly supported by the date in this table?

Voter participation in national elections is declining.

Third-party candidates have no effect on Presidential elections.

A candidate can win the election without a majority of the popular vote.

The Electoral College always follows the will of the majority of voters.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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According to the author, what important effect did Hurricane Katrina have on the American economy?

It had little impact on the American economy.

It had some marginal effect of the energy industry.

It mostly shocked Wall Street.

It especially damaged the US oil and gas industries.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the historical significance of the Presidential election of 2000?

The Electoral College ended in a tie.

A third-party candidate won several electoral votes.

Then winner of the popular vote became President.

The U.S. Supreme Court intervened to prevent a recount that might have changed the results.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led the federal government to pass the --

Endangered Species Act

Community Reinvestment Act

USA Patriot Act

No Child Left Behind Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One similarity between Presidents Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush was that both Presidents --

faced the threat of terrorist attacks

vetoed increases in Social Security payments

appointed women to the U.S. Supreme Court

had to deal with serious economic crisis

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which conclusion would be most clearly supported by these headlines?

The United States exports more oil than it imports.

Energy policies are not affected energy sources in declining.

The demand for alternative energy sources is declining.

American dependence on foreign oil remains a major problem.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

An immediate American response by the US to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 was to --

invade Iraq to end the rule of Saddam Hussein

boycott Iran for supporting global terrorism

overthrow Taliban rule in Afghanistan for shielding Osama bin Laden

end trade with the Middle Eastern nations.

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