4th JQ America in the New Millennium

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

The federal government responded to the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by --

• creating a cabinet level Department for Homeland Security

• enacting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• decreasing defense spending

• expanding the civil liberties of American citizens

Evidence that the United States has become more economically interdependent with other nations in the twenty-first century is shown by its--

• policy of raising tariffs on imports

• increased dependence on domestic farm products

• membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)

• change from a service economy to a manufacturing economy

One similarity between the Presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama has been that both leaders --

• emphasized moral principles in dealing with foreign countries

• supported the expansion of imperialism throughout the world

• rejected human rights initiatives passed in Congress

• sought to achieve dominance in the nuclear arms race