Checkpoint 8 Review

What part of the constitution protects individual liberties?

• Preamble

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Bill of Rights

The motto "In God We Trust" is controversial in the USA. Which rule in the constitution does it violate?

• Establishment Clause of the First Amendment

• It isn't the official motto of the USA

• It violates the freedom of speech

• It does not represent the feelings of all Americans.

What was the goal of the War on Terror?

• Defend American citizens and US Interests at home and abroad

• Prevent the spread of communism

• Decrease US authority in world affairs

• Generate support for terrorists

How did the failure of the levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina impact the city?

• When the levees broke there was massive flooding in the city

• The city was able to rebuild immediately

• When the levees failed more people moved to the city

• When the levees failed there was no change in New Orleans

The legal number of migration from Mexico to the USA is increasing. What is the USA likely to do when it comes to this increase in immigration?

• Border immigration controls will be reduced

• Southwestern states will see a reduce in population

• Immigration quotas and caps will be readjusted to limit immigration

• Northeastern cities will have higher unemployment

How did President Nixon's detente policy affect the US relationship with China?

• It negatively affected foreign trade

• It caused China to become democratic

• It negatively impacted China's relations with the USA

• It positively impacted trade by improving relations between the US and China

Who was the first women Supreme Court Justice

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Elena Kagan

• Sonia Sotomayor

Bill Gates said that computers were "The most empowering tool ever created." What was the impact of computers on society?

• Personal Computers changed how we do business and impacted all parts of society

• Computers didn't change business

• Computers barely changed society

• The impact of computers has been greatly exaggerated and computers didn't change business.

Tocqueville believed that for democracy you needed..

• Equality to prevent class systems

• authority

• extreme and stagnet wealth in class systems

• A king