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In the wake of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, George W. Bush labelled which countries an "Axis of Evil"?

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Iran, Iraq, North Korea

 

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan

 

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey

 

Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan

 

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Question 2

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In the "Declaration for Global Democracy" (Document 193) critics of the World Trade Organization claimed all of the following, EXCEPT:

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Governments should not trade with one another at all. Isolation was far preferable to globalization.

 

The WTO was dominated by the interests of corporations and sought enrichment of the few to the detriment of the world's population.

 

The WTO was not democratic or transparent.

 

Global trade should be an instrument for achieving just and sustainable development.

 

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Question 3

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In spite of claims that the election of Barack Obama meant that the United States was "post-racial," black Americans still have a lower average income, a higher poverty rate, and a higher rate of incarceration than white Americans. 

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True

 

False

 

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Question 4

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What word describes the idea - central to political and economic thought in the 1990s - that the world was getting smaller and global economies were becoming increasingly integrated?

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Globalization

 

Futurism

 

Pan-Africanism

 

Macroeconomics

 

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Question 5

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In his opinion in the Obergefell v. Hodges case (Document 199), Justice Anthony Kennedy argued that the right to marry is a fundamental right protected under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Therefore, same-sex couples may not be denied the right to marry.

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True

 

False

 

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Question 6

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Which U.S. president dismantled Aid for Families with Dependent Children, the New Deal-era program better known as "welfare"?

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George Bush

 

Bill Clinton

 

Ronald Reagan

 

George W. Bush

 

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Question 7

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According to the Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush (Document 197), the "best hope for peace in our world" was _______________.

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"the expansion of freedom in the world."

 

"an end to tyranny at home and abroad."

 

"a basic respect for human rights and dignity."

 

"a basic respect for human rights and dignity."

 

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Question 8

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According to the song "Jaula de Oro" (Document 195), undocumented immigrants to the United States __________.

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Took jobs away from white Americans.

 

Raised their children without regard for American customs or the English language.

 

Were mostly criminals and drug dealers.

 

Lived in fear and isolation in a "cage of gold."

 

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Question 9

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What sort of ideology motivated Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber?

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A far right, anti-government ideology

 

Black Nationalism

 

Radical left-wing environmentalism and eco-terrorism

 

Islamic Fundamentalism

 

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Question 10

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In his speech on NAFTA (Document 192), Bill Clinton admitted that it was possible that some Americans would lose their jobs as a result of the treaty.

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True

 

False