Unit #11 Review (24/25)

Which of the following would most influence improvements in cell phone technology?

• Free Enterprise creating competition between companies

• Increased tariffs on cell phone products

• Government developing policies on wages & product quality

• Sales tax on cell phone equipment is used to generate revenue

Which of the following are ways that Third-parties impact federal elections?

• Shift the issues discussed by the major-party candidates

• Decreases media coverage given to major-party candidates

• Draws votes away from major-party candidates

• Increases voter engagement

Select the characteristics that are most associated with the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT) / World Trade Organization (WTO)

• Reduce & Regulate Tariffs

• Limit Trade Policies to a single region

• Resolve disagreements among member nations

• Encourage Free Trade among member nations

Select the characteristics that are most associated with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

• Resolve disagreements among member nations

• Reduce and regulate tariffs

• Encourage free trade among member nations

• Limit trade policies to a single region

What caused flood waters to enter many homes and businesses in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?

• High winds causing tornadoes

• Levee failures

• Massive Earthquakes caused sinkhole to occur

• Extensive drought caused the city's infrastructure to crumble

How did the attacks on 9/11 influence U.S. foreign policy? (select all that apply)

• U.S. begins the War on Terror

• U.S. sends military forces to Afghanistan

• the U.S.A. Patriot Act is passed

• U.S. sends military forces to Iraq

How did the attacks on 9/11 influence U.S. Domestic Policy? (select all that apply)

• U.S. begins its Global War on Terror

• the U.S.A. Patriot Act is passed

• major changes to the Transport Security Administration

• The Department of Homeland Security is created

Why did many oppose the U.S.A. Patriot Act that was passed after 9/11?

• it gave the President too much power

• it did not give clear guidelines for law enforcement

• it could potentially violate constitutional rights of citizens

• it could drag the U.S. into foreign conflicts

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion of American Culture?

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Advancements in which area has most impacted the expansion of U.S. companies throughout the World?

• Media

• Democracy

• Transportation

• Isolationism