Multiple Choice Chapter 31 Self-Quiz 1

. Where was the USS Cole stationed at the time Al Qaeda suicide bombers attacked it in October 2000?

Iraq

Yemen

Saudi Arabia

Lebanon

. What were President George W. Bush's demands of the Taliban in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

He asked that the Taliban resign from the government in Afghanistan.

He demanded that the Taliban arrest Osama bin Laden and extradite him.

He demanded that they leave Pakistan territory.

He asked that they surrender themselves to U.S. forces present in Afghanistan.

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Which of the following nations was not included in George W. Bush's "axis of evil"?

Iraq

Syria

North Korea

Iran

. Which of the following nations was a member of the coalition of the willing which attacked Iraq in 2003?

Germany

Tonga

France

Holland

. How did the Bush administration pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

with taxes

with tariffs

with Iraqi oil revenues

with loans

. Why did conservative leaders like Pat Buchanan and George W. Bush claim that the traditional marriage was under siege in 2004?

Half of all marriages ended in divorce.

Massachusetts had declared gay marriage legal.

Lack of childcare proved a constant problem for millions of families.

Internet social sites increased infidelity in marriages.

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Who was the swing vote in the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in the case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld which imposed limits on the president's right to hold foreign nationals indefinitely in June 2006?

Anthony Kennedy

Antonin Scalia

Samuel Alito

Sandra Day O'Connor

. In the first decade of the new millennium, immigrants in the United States

raised crime rates significantly.

received generous welfare benefits.

did not have to pay income taxes.

often paid Social Security taxes.

. Which Supreme Court case overturned anti-sodomy laws used to criminalize homosexual behavior?

Obergefell v. Hodges

Lawrence v. Texas

Miranda v. Arizona

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

. Why did protest movements develop in various cities around the United States in 2011?

They were protesting the globalization policies of the G-8.

They were raising awareness of income inequality and the disproportionate economic benefits for the top 1 percent.

They were calling for the restoration of the gold standard.

They were protesting America's war on terror.

. How did Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke handle the eroding confidence of investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2008?

They held news conferences with investor groups to keep them on board.

They nationalized the two home mortgage companies to limit the effect on the economy.

They invited Chinese investors to buy out troubled investors.

They privatized the two institutions and let their share prices tumble on the stock market.

. Which of the following is true about John McCain?

He had been a fan of the New Deal in his youth.

He portrayed himself as a maverick.

He gained friends in 2000 with his willingness to criticize conservatives.

McCain had dodged the draft, which caused him to lose the primaries in 2000.

. In crafting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Democrats

wanted to create a nationalized health care system.

attempted to gain bipartisan support by moderating expenses.

didnât care about earning Republican votes.

didnât care about the advice of health insurers or the pharmaceutical industry.

. Which of the following was one of the women President Barack Obama appointed to the United States Supreme Court?

Elena Kagan

Sandra Day O'Connor

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Elizabeth Warren

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