2000s Assessment

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

• a minority candidate was elected president

• naturalized immigrants had access to multilingual ballots

• federal courts ordered voter recounts to stop

• religious beliefs played a significant role in the presidential campaign

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater

• The Mississippi River was diverted

• An outbreak of tornadoes felled numerous trees

• The National Weather Service failed to provide adequate warning

Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?

• Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume

• Debt Crisis Shakes European Union

• Russia Increases Petroleum Exports

• Troops Deployed to Afghanistan

This act has caused conflict between —

• individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain national security

• equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against discrimination

• economic stability and increased government spending on military readiness

• promotion of free-trade policies and protections for workers in domestic industries

This table shows the number of votes received in the state of Florida by the three leading candidates in the 2000 presidential election. Which of the following best describes Ralph Nader's effect on the election in Florida?

• He contested the recounting of election ballots in federal court.

• His presence as a third-party candidate discouraged voter turnout.

• He persuaded state officials to abandon the punch-card method of voting.

• His candidacy drew crucial votes away from the other candidates.