USH STAAR Review - ALL ERAS

What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

• To impose economic sanctions on Libya for sponsoring terrorist activities

• To reopen military bases in Europe that had been closed after the Cold War

• To begin military operations in Afghanistan

• To form a coalition to eliminate training bases in Pakistan

Which of the following is true about Sandra Day O'Connor?

• First woman named to the U.S. Supreme Court

• First female member of the U.S. Senate

• First woman nominated as a candidate for Vice President

• First female elected to serve as governor of a state

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• An outbreak of tornadoes felled numerous trees

• The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater

• The Mississippi River was diverted

• The National Weather Service failed to provide adequate warning

What is the primary aim of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001?

• To limit the amount of foreign investment in the United States

• To prevent acts of terrorism across the United States

• To promote the growth of locally owned small businesses

• To increase funding for military contracts

Which of the following correctly completes this description?

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Barack Obama described his 2008 election victory in this manner because the election was the first in which -

• religious beliefs played a significant role in the presidential campaign

• naturalized immigrants had access to multilingual ballots

• federal courts ofdered voter recounts to stop

• a minority candidate was elected president

In this excerpt, President Reagan is referring to what would become known as -

• the Plame affair

• the Whitewater controversy

• the Iran-Contra affair

• the Watergate scandal

How did the goal described in the excerpt most affect the U.S. economy?

• The Federal Reserve raised interest rates to control inflation.

• Lower gasoline prices left people with more disposable income.

• The federal debt increased dramatically as a result of military spending.

• Popular support for cutting the budgets of domestic programs declined.

The War Powers Act of 1973 was intended to affect the balance of power between the President and Congress by

• allowing troops to be sent overseas without the president’s consent

• permitting the president to enter treaties without Senate approval

• requiring the president to remove all United States troops from Southeast Asia

• placing limitations on the president’s ability to keep troops in hostile situations

“We must go forward now together. . . .I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”

—Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974

Why do you think Ford made this speech immediately after gaining the presidency?

• Nixon’s scandal shook the public’s trust in government.

• Newspaper were not covering economic issues.

• Ford faced criticism for pardoning Nixon.

• Ford needed to successfully fight inflation.