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America Today Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 2000, how many electoral votes did Missouri have?

a)

7

b)

11

c)

10

d)

4

2.

How many votes did Albert Gore get?

a)

266

b)

271

c)

8

d)

11

3.

The votes for the US president and vice president cast by representatives of each state that officially count to determine who the next president will be

a)

Electoral College Vote

b)

Popular Vote

c)

Common Vote

d)

Voting Rights Act

4.

The percentage of the population that voted for each presidential candidate but don't officially count toward the election results

a)

Electoral College Vote

b)

Popular Vote

c)

Common Vote

d)

Voting Rights Act

5.

Name the Event: Hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005.

a)

Katrina

b)

Joplin

c)

Hydroelectric Energy

d)

Flood of 1993

6.

Name the Event: Tornado that destroyed a city in Missouri in 2011

a)

Katrina

b)

Joplin

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Flood of 1993

7.

Name the Event: The collection and reuse of metals, plastics, paper, and glass.

a)

Recycling

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

8.

Name the Event: The production of electricity by collecting energy from the sun.

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Hydroelectric Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Solar Energy

e)

Recycling

9.

Name the Environmental Issue: The production of electricity by collecting energy from flowing rivers.

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Hydroelectric Energy

d)

Recycling

e)

Wind Energy

10.

Name the Environmental Issue: The production of electricity by collecting the energy from the splitting of atoms.

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Hydroelectric Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

11.

Name the Environmental Issue: when the Mississippi River rose to record highs and caused massive destruction along its banks.

a)

Katrina

b)

Joplin

c)

Flood of 1993

d)

Hydroelectric Energy

12.

Use map/graph reading skills to find who had fewer votes in the 2000 election?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Albert Gore

c)

George H.W Bush

d)

Electoral Votes

13.

Name the type of Terrorism: Terrorism that occurs abroad (overseas) by foreigners.

a)

International Terrorism

b)

Domestic Terrorism

14.

Name the type of Terrorism: Terrorism that occurs within the United States by Americans

a)

International Terrorism

b)

Domestic Terrorism

15.

Who was behind the attacks on 9/11?

a)

al Qaeda, a Jewish terrorist group, led by Bin Laden

b)

al Qaeda, an American terrorist group, led by Bin Laden

c)

al Qaeda, a Muslim terrorist group, led by Bin Laden

d)

al Qaeda, a Buddhist terrorist group, led by Bin Laden

16.

What were the locations of the 9/11 attacks? Choose 3

a)

Pentagon

b)

Twin Towers

c)

Empire State Building

d)

Pennsylvania Field

17.

How did America respond to the 9/11 attacks?

a)

People rushed to donate blood for injured Americans.

b)

The US built a wall to keep al Qaeda out.

c)

The Department of Homeland Security was created.

d)

President Bush announced the US would fight a "War on Terror".

e)

The US returned to isolationism.